Coffee bubble phobia may be deep-seated aversion to parasites
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 15:32
in Biology & Nature
Some people experience intense aversion and anxiety when they see clusters of roughly circular shapes, such as the bubbles in a cup of coffee or the holes in a sponge. Now psychologists have found that the condition -- known as trypophobia -- may be an exaggerated response linked to deep-seated anxiety about parasites and infectious disease.