Tripophobia

Tripophobia is the fear or repulsion that a person feels when faced with the vision of a repetitive pattern of geometric figures that are equal and close together. As for example, holes, circles, holes, squares, holes, rectangles, etc.

If you feel nausea or anxiety when observing images of objects with holes, holes or figures that follow a regular pattern, it is very possible that you suffer from it.

In 2010, an informal survey by a group of financial services for a marketing program cited the tripophobia, the fear of holes or groups of holes as the second greatest fear, behind the fear of wooden objects (xylophobia).

Types:

They are cataloged in two types that are:

Extreme tripphobia: a tripophobia is considered extreme when the tolerance to these repetitive patterns of geometric figures, holes, holes or holes, is very low This type of phobia or fear apparently unjustified, seriously affects the quality of life of the patient, since in his environment will recurrently find phobic stimuli.

Tripophobia in the skin: it is a phobia very similar to the dermatopatofobia, which people suffer with an irrational fear of rashes and skin conditions that occur with repetitive patterns. You can find thousands of examples of real strong images of tripphobia in the network. That although in some cases they are real, in real life, it is not usual to find it in humans.

Causas

Casi todas las fobias que el hombre puede padecer tienen su origen en una mala experiencia muy traumática, o bien, aprendida o recibida por herencia cultural.

Pero no sucede lo mismo con la tripofobia, la fobia a los hoyos. Según se refleja en un estudio publicado en la revista Psychological Science en febrero de 2013 y que fue realizado por la prestigiosa Universidad de Essex.

The repetitive visual patterns that provoke in people with clear tripphobia and evident symptoms, are very similar to those that appear when seeing a poisonous animal. According to Geoff Cole, an expert researcher in vision sciences.

Many of the most lethal animals on the planet, such as the king cobra, some spiders, the arrowhead frog, the blue-ringed octopus, the marble cone snail or some scorpions, have repetitive patterns of geometric figures on their skin.

Symptom

Anxiety
Palpitations
Repulsion
Disgust or disgust
Sensation of tightness in the chest
Dizziness
Tingling in the extremities
Sensation of weakness or fainting
Nausea or vomiting
Feeling short of breath
Sweating
Tremors

Do you have a cure?

As with other phobias, tripophobia has a cure; although not only one exists, but several possible treatments; among which we find gradual exposure, cognitive behavioral therapy and treatments.

Links of interest:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripofobia
http://www.curiosfera.com/tripofobia/
https://www.muyinteresante.es/salud/preguntas-respuestas/que-es-la-tripofobia-361516362037
https://www.esalud.com/tripofobia/