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Early symptoms of trypophobia? risk factors of trypophobia?
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Trypophobia: This is an abnormal/ excessive fear of clustered holes - it may be human skin, meat, sponges, plants, wood or many other things which occur in nature. "The holes, or images of holes, stimulate "a primitive portion of his or her brain that associates the image with something dangerous," per https://www.cbsnews.com/news/understanding-trypophobia-why-some-people-fear-holes/. Sx is fear or disgust
Answered 9/7/2017
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