Comments for sursumcorda.salemsattic.com/post/trypophobia

Comment #4283

2021-01-11T15:30:31Z

They don't affect me. Strawberries do pop up frequently in the list of "triggers," however. And I don't mind the questions at all. I find the phenomenon, like the images, fascinating. Similarly, I'd love to check out the CN tower in Toronto, and the glass bridge in the Grand Canyon. Or once again see Orion in the Southern Hemisphere. I've just learned that there's such a thing as overdoing the flood of chemicals to my body.

Comment #4282

2021-01-11T13:48:05Z

So far, none of my children react negatively to the images. (Joy and Nathaniel have not yet seen them.)

Jonathan wants to know if the skin patterns of pineapples and strawberries are troublesome. (If all these questions make it worse for you, let me know.)

Comment #4281

2021-01-09T21:47:40Z

The zebras at Fathala survived our visit. And we were close enough that you would probably have noticed if the stripes bothered you. (or maybe too close, actually)

Comment #4280

2021-01-08T20:00:49Z

Interesting. I've never had a problem with zebras that I can remember, but next time I see one I'll pay more attention. I don't think I'm a particularly dangerous predator, but you never know.

Comment #4279

2021-01-08T17:56:29Z

I've heard that zebras' stripes give them some protection from predators, since the predators have difficulty focusing on them. I wonder if it's related somehow.

Comment #4278

2021-01-07T14:54:23Z

And I've never had problems with snakes, though as with most patterns that do not bother me, I can now see how they could in someone with a more severe case.

You might check out the Surinam toad, though. That's pretty freaky. Fascinating, but freaky.

Comment #4277

2021-01-07T14:43:23Z

You mean the bumps on the head of the pachycephalosaurus? Somewhat, though I probably wouldn't have noticed except for my now-heightened awareness.

About the big red button. It won't kill you to do the search, and it's not even particularly "triggering" for tryptophobes. But apparently it was the suffix "-philia" that brought up sexual perversions I really didn't want to know about.

Comment #4276

2021-01-07T14:15:55Z

I know there has been at least one movie made with scenes that—apparently deliberately—incite trypophobia.

Comment #4275

2021-01-07T14:10:00Z

The honeycomb is especially interesting. It was posted by Winter Park Honey on Facebook. Here's what they said about it: "This photo was taken by the owner of the hive. The beekeeper forgot to put the frames in which the bees collect honey, and the bees built their own architecture from the honeycomb, which takes into account natural ventilation, so that the air can flow freely and maintain a stable temperature. This is the heart!"

Comment #4274

2021-01-07T13:25:12Z

I do not have the reaction that you do to these pictures. (Though I can imagine what it might be like when I think of leaning over a balcony to a large dropoff.) My thought at the honeycomb is that I can see a heart shape.

However, the second lotus seed head reminds me of some alien movies, especially if I imagine the holes with eyes in them. Or alien skin. Is 16% of the population enough to make that a valid reason to include such things in movies that are supposed to elicit a scared reaction?

It also slightly reminds me of a pachycephalosaurus. Do you have the reaction to drawings of those dinosaurs?

I'm wondering if the snake connection is another type of chicken/egg situation. Do some skin patterns elicit this reaction in people? Do they for you?

By the way, "you do not want to google 'trypophilia.'" is like putting a big label "Do not push the red button!" I will restrain myself on that one, because I do trust you.

But I will be asking my kids to look at the pictures to see if they have any reactions. Even if they do, it will likely be helpful to them to know that it is a "thing."

Comment #4273

2021-01-06T21:16:44Z

For some people all it takes is spots. For me, the more three-dimensional it appears, the stronger the effect.

Comment #4272

2021-01-06T21:07:28Z

The morels reminded me of image of ductile steel fractures. Is the three-dimensionality necessary for the effect, or can leopard spots and wallpaper also generate it?