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Do not google trypophobia. Ugh. I want to vomit.
Do not google trypophobia. Ugh. I want to vomit.
Seriously... don't.
As a public service... and that's the least disturbing image I saw on Google Image Search.

The term trypophobia (sometimes called repetitive pattern phobia[1]) was coined in 2005, a combination of the Greek trypo (punching, drilling or boring holes) and phobia.[2][3] Although not recognized in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.,[2][4] thousands of people claim to be fearful of objects with small holes, such as beehives, ant holes, and lotus seed heads.[4] Research is limited and Arnold Wilkins and Geoff Cole, who claim to be the first to scientifically investigate, believe the reaction to be based on a biological revulsion, rather than a learned cultural fear.[4]

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I don't know... I get excited seeing cross section of termite mounds, bee hives, hornet nests, sponges and ant galleries. And I love lotus root soup. And I have multiple piercings on ears.
Tryphophilia, perhaps?

Tryphophilia, perhaps?


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Well I didn't listen
but can't say I understand it. Supposed to be a fear of clusters of small holes but all the images are of people with just that. I guess I missed something here but if you are scared of something surely you avoid it?
Oh and it seems that most of the images are of girls? Is this a female dominated thing?

Oh and it seems that most of the images are of girls? Is this a female dominated thing?
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Not personally - yek!
I went down Desker Road and the surrounding alleys one night with some p'd up mates in the mid-90's, armed with a video camera. I lived close by on Mt Sophia and had heard what went on up that way, but still was shocked to see the sordid deprivation at first hand. I wonder if it's still the same.
Perhaps sometime I should try and host some of those old vid-clips...
I went down Desker Road and the surrounding alleys one night with some p'd up mates in the mid-90's, armed with a video camera. I lived close by on Mt Sophia and had heard what went on up that way, but still was shocked to see the sordid deprivation at first hand. I wonder if it's still the same.
Perhaps sometime I should try and host some of those old vid-clips...
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