Fear of heights (acrophobia) or fear of being in a narrow place (claustrophobia) you may have heard often. However, have you heard of phobia of holes (trypophobia), maybe not many people know about it yet. For that, consider the following explanation of the phobia of holes.
A few years ago, a picture of a skin with many holes became viral on various social media. The edited photo was also successful in making many people cringe when they see it. And not only photos of perforated skin that can trigger these feelings, lotus seed petals, beehives, rocks, sponges, cheese with many holes, or even pomegranate can also make people become frightened.
Well, if you feel trembling, sweating, nausea, dizziness, shortness of breath, mouth becomes dry, heart rate becomes fast, hot or cold, numbness or tingling, confusion, anxiety, or want to hurry to the toilet when you see the photo, it could be that you have phobia of holes.
What Are Hole Phobias?
Phobia of holes or trypophobia is fear of a group of small holes or bumps on a particular object or image that shows a cluster of small holes. For example strawberries, beehives, or rocks.
But researchers don't categorize hole phobias into serious phobias. Because, this phobia is not a fear of situations or circumstances that can endanger the sufferer.
Nevertheless, seeing the magnitude of the phobia phenomenon of this hole, then carried out research on the phobia. This study uses images that are thought to trigger trypophobia and images of poisonous animals, such as snakes and spiders. From that research, it was found that phobia of holes or trypophobia is a feeling of discomfort associated with the shape of an object that is considered disgusting. And different from the fear of venomous animals that are consciously considered to be harmful to the body.
Dealing with Hole Phobias
If you experience fear of holes or other things, you should do the following ways:
- Fight things that make you afraid. Finding out more about the source of your fear is an effective way to overcome phobias of holes or other phobias. For example, if you shudder to see the lotus petals, then find out why they look like that.
- Face your fears and change your perspective.
- Undergoing counseling with a psychologist or psychiatrist and get psychotherapy, examples of psychotherapy that might be applied are cognitive behavioral therapy, and exposure therapy.
- Meet people with similar fears.
- Doing relaxation with the method of meditation, yoga, or breathing exercises in order to calm down.
If a phobia of holes makes it difficult for you to go about your daily activities and affect your performance or mindset, then the condition should be seen by a psychiatrist. Your doctor may give you a sedative or antidepressant. The use of drugs to overcome phobias is recommended to be consumed only in the short term.
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