Help‼️ I Have A Bad Case Of Trypophobia ⏺⏺⏺⏺

[Anonymous]

this is so interesting to me as someone who is not affected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have suffered from “Trypophobia” my entire life.
(I am fifty-two.)

Meaning any + every time I see a cluster of organized (or unorganized!) bumps or holes, I immediately feel nauseous/creeped out or just really itchy + uncomfortable.

My worst moment was when I was watching a Michael B. Jordan action hero movie (cannot remember the title).
The scene where his skin is covered in a cluster of organized bumps on his chest made me leave immediately.

Seeing holes on a sponge 🧽 or even a sugar comb freak me out as do a beehive and bedbug bites.
The worst is of course the “Surinam Toad.” 😳
That toad who gives birth through a cluster of holes on its back.

Please….
Anyone else have this weird disorder??

Thanks for mentioning the damn toad. Gonna have nightmares tonight.

[Anonymous]

What’s a phobia of that shock white hair? I had it as a child. This actor on Tv had the shock white hair and I felt nauseous. I was about 5. He was on Airplane too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have it too. I didn't know what it was and was a biology teacher and talked to one of my colleagues about how spongey bone made me nauseous. Years later he sent me an article in the washington post about the condition. Made complete sense. Ever see those things in potpourri, the things that have seeds missing? Ugh. Just thinking about it makes me feel sick. Don't get me started on honeycombs...

Lotus. I had to remove one from a big potpourri I got as a gift.

But like pp said, exposure therapy works.

My friend used to send me pictures of various trypophobic triggers because she thought it was funny. I eventually stopped feeling that all over nauseous "run away" feeling. And now holey things are sometimes bearable and rarely induce panic feelings.

[Anonymous]

My daughter has it. She even hates my waffle weave towels. I don’t like the holes/other triggers but they don’t cause that severe reaction in me. I feel uncomfortable though. DH got me a hand massager that leaves a horrifying pattern of dimples all over the palm and back of my hands. It feels so good but then I can’t look at my hands for an hour after.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have suffered from “Trypophobia” my entire life.
(I am fifty-two.)

Meaning any + every time I see a cluster of organized (or unorganized!) bumps or holes, I immediately feel nauseous/creeped out or just really itchy + uncomfortable.

My worst moment was when I was watching a Michael B. Jordan action hero movie (cannot remember the title).
The scene where his skin is covered in a cluster of organized bumps on his chest made me leave immediately.

Seeing holes on a sponge 🧽 or even a sugar comb freak me out as do a beehive and bedbug bites.
The worst is of course the “Surinam Toad.” 😳
That toad who gives birth through a cluster of holes on its back.

Please….
Anyone else have this weird disorder??

Thanks for mentioning the damn toad. Gonna have nightmares tonight.

OP Here:

Oops, truly sorry PP.
That is my biggest trigger.
I wonder how it must feel for that creepy toad to have multiple babies emerging from all those holes in her back!
Does it hurt? Tickle??

*shudders*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have it too. I didn't know what it was and was a biology teacher and talked to one of my colleagues about how spongey bone made me nauseous. Years later he sent me an article in the washington post about the condition. Made complete sense. Ever see those things in potpourri, the things that have seeds missing? Ugh. Just thinking about it makes me feel sick. Don't get me started on honeycombs...

Yeah, wtf are those things? They look like fake plants an idiot made badly but apparently are real seed pods?

Anyway I don't have this disorder-just agree that those seed pod things are disgusting looking.

[Anonymous]

My DD and I both feel this sometimes. I can sometimes work through it by trying to flatten the image in my mind so it's just 2d. For some reason, 3d patterns make me think of boils or some illness. Gag. I don't mind just a pattern of spots that are flat.

[Anonymous]

I have it bad too but SSRIs help a lot. It’s weird but I think definitely an evolutionary thing to help protect from diseases or things that might be poisonous. Don’t Google it because horrible images pop up!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have it bad too but SSRIs help a lot. It’s weird but I think definitely an evolutionary thing to help protect from diseases or things that might be poisonous. Don’t Google it because horrible images pop up!!

I should of taken your advice PP!
After Googling I not only saw images of the Pipa Pipa, but I saw some girl w/photoshopped holes (with eyes!!) on her arms.
Yikes.

[Anonymous]

I didn’t know what a Suriname toad was until I saw OP’s post. Thanks for for giving me nightmares!

[Anonymous]

I had no idea this was a thing. I've been at the beach most of my life, but one time there was this cluster of barnacles on a rock that sent me over the edge into the willies. I thought it was just a weird isolated event, but I wonder if it triggered that part of my brain...

[Anonymous]

You're not alone OP. Both DD and I have this. There used to be a decorative display on the first level of Montgomery Mall, right by the Macy's - the indoor trees were covered in little round black stones. Clusters of them!! I was like WHY! Every time I walked by I had to close my eyes. it was horrifying. I haven't been in a while, for all I know they're still there. ACK!!!

[Anonymous]

It is interesting this issue affects so many people.
Which makes me feel better that I am not so alone in feeling like this because no one I know in real life understands this.

[Anonymous]

https://www.google.com/search?q=trypophobia+michael+b.+jordan&client=safari&channel=iphone_bm&prmd=invx&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjV786vtcv0AhW5GDQIHQ91DKEQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=414&bih=704&dpr=2#imgrc=uqsaZufVOZx_hM


This is my worst trypophobia trigger.

Ever.