Trypophobia

Trypophobia be an aversion to de sight of repetitive patterns, anaa clusters, of small holes anaa bumps. Although no be clinically recognized as a separate mental anaa emotional disorder, trypophobia fi fall under de category of 'specific phobia' insyd cases wer e dey cause excessive fear anaa distress. Most sufferers normally dey experience mainly disgust wen dem see trypophobic imagery, although sam dey experience equal levels of fear den disgust.

, trypophobia be poorly understood by de scientific community. Insyd de few studies wey na take place, na chaw researchers hypothesize say e be de result of a biological revulsion, wey dey cause de afflicted to associate trypophobic shapes plus danger anaa disease, wey therefore fi get sam evolutionary basis, den dat exposure therapy fi be a possible treatment.

Na dem coin de term trypophobia by an anonymous member of an online forum insyd 2005. Na e since cam be a common topic on social networking sites.

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