<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypophobia" rel="nofollow">Trypophobia</a> is the </p>

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  <p>alleged pathological fear of objects with irregular patterns of holes, such as beehives, ant hills and lotus seed heads.</p>
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<p>I find some sample pictures that relevant to trypophobia sickening, because they remind me of a human flesh infested with some parasites. </p>

<p>Thus, I wondered whether there can be an evolutionary formed reflex making people feel disgust when they see a certain geometrical patterns, to prevent them from being infested.  </p>

<p>Does this sound like a sensible explanation for the reasons behind trypophobia?</p>

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I know little about phobias, but I wonder to what extent they have/need a "sensible explanation"?
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Is fear of parasites an explanation for trypophobia?
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# Is fear of parasites an explanation for trypophobia?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-03)

[Trypophobia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypophobia) is the

> alleged pathological fear of objects with irregular patterns of holes, such as beehives, ant hills and lotus seed heads.

I find some sample pictures that relevant to trypophobia sickening, because they remind me of a human flesh infested with some parasites.

Thus, I wondered whether there can be an evolutionary formed reflex making people feel disgust when they see a certain geometrical patterns, to prevent them from being infested.

Does this sound like a sensible explanation for the reasons behind trypophobia?

**Tags:** abnormal-psychology, clinical-psychology, anxiety, phobia

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> **username_1**: I know little about phobias, but I wonder to what extent they have/need a "sensible explanation"?  

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