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I've always had a strange fear of holes or dots together, when i looked it up i got something called trypophobia. is that a real disease?
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Questionable: thousands of people state they have Trypophobia or the the fear of objects with an irregular pattern of holes it is not a recognized disease by the American Psychiatric Association or the DSM 5 however that does no mean it's not real.
Answered 9/19/2014
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