You Might Have This Fear 'American Horror Story' Is Triggering In Viewers
By Dave Basner
September 18, 2017
American Horror Story is great at creeping out viewers, but some people aren't even able to watch the series's latest season because it's tapped into a little known fear they didn't even realize they had.
It's called trypophobia, a fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps, and it's something Sarah Paulson's character suffers from in American Horror Story: Cult.
Want to find out if you've got it? Here are some innocent pictures, but if they make you uncomfortable, chances are you're afflicted:
Trypophobia: phobia of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps. Tell me I'm not the only one 😱😱😱😱😱 pic.twitter.com/ULJrSlPqx5
— Bayleigh (@Baylieds) January 12, 2017
Do you fear seeing this image? then you have trypophobia. Else you dont. The images you see holes in human Skins are not real. pic.twitter.com/G5JRmPGlcj
— Zaman Alferoz (@ZamanX90) January 2, 2017
this, the delicious reason the world discovered trypophobia pic.twitter.com/HykX2XQlIe
— ligia (@tyjomami) December 31, 2016
[trypophobia] [clusters]
— ヘシKill✧ハセーベ (@makomaos) December 20, 2016
found some weird mushrooms growing in our front yard pic.twitter.com/lexrPhqIp1
If you've got trypophobia, you're not alone. In fact Kendall Jenner confessed to having it and said she can't stand the sight of honeycombs or pancakes.
Scientists have explained that the brains of people with the fear associate the holes with danger, but research is ongoing as to why that sets them off.
Trypophobia
— de n8wachT (@n8wachT) December 4, 2016
OMG this pretty pink Coral is just Hideous! W@!#@2@@!@ (2/2) pic.twitter.com/Mm6tGKwow2
If you think you can handle it, American Horror Story: Cult airs on Tuesday nights on FX.