Ever stumbled across a close-up image of an octopus tentacle and felt a sudden wave of disgust wash over you? If you answered "yes," then you, my friend, might just have trypophobia. "Try what?" you say...
Try this: out of curiosity, see how far down this page you can scroll without your skin crawling. If you feel the need to look away, or the urge to throw up, there's a good chance trypophobia (trip-uh-FOE-bee-uh) is at play. It's an oddly specific, stomach-churning fear of clusters of small holes or bumps. While many people see honeycombs, bubble wrap, or even coral, Trypophobes see their worst nightmare - a gateway to hell.
There's an entire online community dedicated to sharing and discussing content related to trypophobia. A digital support group, if you will. The r/trypophobia page has around 14,000 weekly visitors. All there to confront their fears in the most in-your-face way possible.
Bored Panda has put together a list of the best images from the community. Don't forget to upvote the ones that made you want to crawl into a hole and hide.
#1 Acorn Woodpecker's Autumn Hoard For Winter
Image credits: a-horse-has-no-name
#2 Anyone Know What These Monstrosities Are Called?🤮🤮🤮
Image credits: Hothatrickjacko1
#3 Brazilian Grape Tree Gets Me Every Time
Image credits: SinVerguenza04
#4 Organised Eggs I Found On A Chilli
Image credits: benjaminm_4229
#5 So Some Bees Decided To Make A Hive In Between The Window And The Shutters
Image credits: GET_IT_UP_YE
#6 Chocolate Covered Strawberry Without The Strawberry, Inside View
Image credits: RobotMaster1
#7 I Met An Octopus
Image credits: PumpkinDash273
#8 A Water Lily After Shedding Its Petals
Image credits: ExpensiveDrive2851
#9 Ungodly Stingless Bees
Image credits: relishthetrotters
#10 Neanderthal Covered In Calcite
Image credits: ShadowMosesss
#11 Rock On The Beach My Sister Found
Image credits: No-Bodybuilder-8414
#12 Hodgehegg With Ticks Set Me Off
Image credits: Froz3nfox
#13 Empty Wild Bee Hive
Image credits: FoxNamedMango
#14 This Danged Dude
Image credits: lulislomelo
#15 A Bit Of Lichen On A Stick I Found
Image credits: uptwolait
#16 Lion Tongue
Image credits: JustShimmer
#17 This Coral 🪸
Image credits: angelmilk444
#18 Advancements In Science, But At What Cost??
Image credits: ShadowMosesss
#19 Some Skin Peeled Off My Tongue
Image credits: Novae201
#20 🤢🤢🤢
Image credits: Aggravating-Club-487
#21 My Jackfruit Rind After Cutting The Flesh Out
Image credits: fungalzombie
#22 Rhodotus Mushroom
Image credits: Perceptive_Penguins
#23 This Burger Was Served For Lunch In A School Cafeteria
Image credits: beachgoer1661
#24 The Artwork In My Parent’s Cabin On A Cruise Ship
Image credits: AeloraTargaryen
#25 Can't Decide If This Is Worth Stopping Myself From Destroying My Fingers
Image credits: Phalexuk
#26 🤮
Image credits: Hothatrickjacko1
#27 This Fish In My Biology Book
Image credits: Mysterious_BeefCheek
#28 I Designed A 3D Printed Pumpkin That I Hate
Image credits: DaveMakesStuffBC
#29 And Satan Said, Let There Be Sea Lampreys
Image credits: CoquettishNerd
#30 Found In Backyard Chicken Fb 😱
Image credits: OkSherbert2281
#31 Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Image credits: eriometer
#32 Why Do These Strawberries Look Like This?
Image credits: Equivalent_Bet_2234
#33 Get A Load Of This
Image credits: smudger_100
#34 These Galls On An Oak Tree
Image credits: honeysuckleminie
#35 This Tree Disease
Image credits: hereicometosave
#36 Unique Pattern Of A Wild Flower
Image credits: countryroadsguywv
#37 Snail Eggs I Found Along The Riverwalk In San Antonio
Image credits: tiljuwan
#38 This Is Some Type Of Bacterial Foot Thing 🫣
Image credits: Ren071901
#39 My Penne
Image credits: morefood
#40 I Got Stuck Behind This Nightmare At A Stoplight This Morning
Image credits: OneAngryDuck
#41 Kneeled On Plastic Pellets At A Kids Indoor Play Centre
Image credits: mayowithchips
#42 I Still Want It 🤤
Image credits: dropkicksoul
#43 Had It On The Stove A Little Too Long
Image credits: KimCheeHoo
#44 This Breadfruit Freaked Me Out.... Taste Delicious Fried Tho Haha
Image credits: dave_3g
#45 The Bottom Of My Strainer
Image credits: hanlus
#46 A Swarm Of Ladybugs Is Called A Loveliness. There Is Nothing Lovely About This!
Image credits: Hothatrickjacko1
#47 Lotus Pods
Image credits: chickenlounge
#48 Cow / Pig Stomachs
Image credits: sme102030
#49 Wtf Did I Find In My Pool??? *nope*
Image credits: Flaky_Agency_5888
#50 My Bird Lost A Feather And There Is A Hole !!!!!
Image credits: AffectionateArea9245
