The word phobia comes from the Ancient Greek god of fear, Phobos. The unveiling of the new iPhone 11 Pro has apparently triggered some people’s fear of small holes. If you’ve never heard of ...

This is not a clinically recognised phobia, but this fear of holes can be very unsettling for someone who experiences it.

I worry I’m on the road to isolation or hermetism. What should I do about this phone phobia? Do you remember the days before texting, when everybody would just sit on public transport blaring ...

Clare has never liked oranges, but she thinks her phobia stems from a specific experience ... which is an intense fear of small holes in patterns – such as on pancakes. Eddie Redmayne hates ...

Objects featured in these images included drilled holes in a brick wall ... involving intense but rational fears (such as the phobia of snakes, heights or dogs), people with trypophobia would ...

For many people the sight of holes can bring on a physical reaction. Trypophobia is believed to have evolutionary origins. Produced by Kevin Reilly. Original reporting by Jennifer Welsh.