I have trypophobia which is the fear of certain designs with holes in it. It causes me to start itc hing and i get a goosebump like feeling all over. Sometimes I also get the same reaction to glitchy audio. Can someone explain why this occurs? I read that maybe its a survival instinct but idk. Thanks in advance
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Trypophobia is not currently recognized as a real phobia. In fact research suggests people who [claim to suffer from it are actually disgusted by holes](https://peerj.com/articles/4185/#general-discussion), not afraid of them.
Now disgust does have features as an evolved response that aids our survival, rooted in avoidance of sick people and rotted food that can harm us. If the things that people say are triggering trypophobia are actually causing disgust then it is in a sense a survival instinct even if not a phobia.
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