Trypophobia Reactions
Users share personal experiences of feeling unsettled, creeped out, or triggered by trypophobia-inducing images or visuals from the article, such as clustered holes or irregular patterns. Discussions distinguish between fear, disgust, and instinctive aversion.
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I am not trypophobic but I find these images unsettling nonetheless.
Interesting idea! Are people not creeped out by that?
I don't suppose that too many people are terrified of these things, but many (including me) find them mildly unsettling. I imagine trypophobia is similar in that sense.
That character triggers my trypophobia.
Kinda scary... I can imagine being attacked by these things
Huh. There’s something scary about that in my lizard brain. Not sure what.
I had the exact same reaction but clicked it anyways. I really appreciated them not doing that. All the past articles I've read always included an image -- I can't help but feel the author/editors thought it would be funny or are being dismissive of this fear/aversion. For me it is also triggered by the sight of sick fishes when their scales are puffed up. Images of large numbers of holes triggers a strong fight or flight reaction in me.
It's an unpleasant thought - getting acclimated to avoiding looking at things for fear of activating them
For people with trypophobia like me surely will terrified by it.
I never knew about those, they are super creepy :/