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.
We 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
#2 A Water Lily After Shedding Its Petals
#3 Anyone Know What These Monstrosities Are Called?🤮🤮🤮
#4 Advancements In Science, But At What Cost??
#5 This Danged Dude
#6 Brazilian Grape Tree Gets Me Every Time
#7 Organised Eggs I Found On A Chilli
#8 Ungodly Stingless Bees
#9 A Bit Of Lichen On A Stick I Found
#10 I Met An Octopus
#11 Hodgehegg With Ticks Set Me Off
#12 So Some Bees Decided To Make A Hive In Between The Window And The Shutters
#13 The Artwork In My Parent’s Cabin On A Cruise Ship
#14 Chocolate Covered Strawberry Without The Strawberry, Inside View
#15 This Coral 🪸
#16 Empty Wild Bee Hive
#17 Neanderthal Covered In Calcite
#18 Lion Tongue
#19 Some Skin Peeled Off My Tongue
#20 Rock On The Beach My Sister Found
#21 Rhodotus Mushroom
#22 This Fish In My Biology Book
#23 This Burger Was Served For Lunch In A School Cafeteria
#24 🤢🤢🤢
#25 My Jackfruit Rind After Cutting The Flesh Out
#26 Can’t Decide If This Is Worth Stopping Myself From Destroying My Fingers
#27 🤮
#28 Unique Pattern Of A Wild Flower
#29 I Designed A 3D Printed Pumpkin That I Hate
#30 I Got Stuck Behind This Nightmare At A Stoplight This Morning
#31 These Galls On An Oak Tree
#32 This Tree Disease
#33 And Satan Said, Let There Be Sea Lampreys
#34 Why Do These Strawberries Look Like This?
#35 Get A Load Of This
#36 This Is Some Type Of Bacterial Foot Thing 🫣
#37 My Penne
#38 Found In Backyard Chicken Fb 😱
#39 Kneeled On Plastic Pellets At A Kids Indoor Play Centre
#40 I Still Want It 🤤
#41 Amelogenesis Imperfecta
#42 A Swarm Of Ladybugs Is Called A Loveliness. There Is Nothing Lovely About This!
#43 Snail Eggs I Found Along The Riverwalk In San Antonio
#44 Had It On The Stove A Little Too Long
#45 The Bottom Of My Strainer
#46 Lotus Pods
#47 My Bird Lost A Feather And There Is A Hole !!!!!
#48 This Breadfruit Freaked Me Out…. Taste Delicious Fried Tho Haha
#49 Acne Scars
#50 Cow / Pig Stomachs
#51 Wtf Did I Find In My Pool??? *nope*
#52 Eggs Sunday
#53 Pasta Stuck To The Bottom
#54 Bon Appetit! 🍝
#55 The Walls In Spain
#56 Pancake My Boyfriend’s Mom Made
#57 What Is The Point Of This Design On A Wi-Fi Router?
#58 This Food Makes Me So Uneasy
#59 Ticks And Snake
#60 There Is Nothing In This World That Makes Me More Physically Want To Puke Than Sheeps Stomach Lining
#61 Small Holes Under My Skin
#62 Raspberry 🙂
#63 Heard You Guys Like Holes, Let Me Introduce You To Porosity
#64 Some Brownies At My Neighbor’s House
#65 Ewww
#66 Stone I Found At The Beach
#67 How The Snow And Dust Settled On This Machine At Work 🤢
#68 Clustered Bell Pepper Seeds
#69 Weird Steak
#70 My Husband Texted Me This Picture And I Hate It 🙁
#71 A Tree Stump Hammered With Pennies
#72 An Art I Saw Today
#73 My Moms Steering Wheel Cover 😬
#74 Large Pores
#75 Will You Be Joining Me For Dinner?
#76 This Heinous Cheese Spotted At Work
#77 This Brisket Was Brutal To Look At
#78 Toothpicks In A Beard, Such A Silly Thing To Set Me Off
#79 This Earscaping Trend Is Not As Cute As I Originally Thought
#80 This Guys Scalp 💀💀💀🏴☠️
