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Not even clicking on this article because I know it's about trypophobia and I'm afraid of seeing the pictures!

by vesche 7y ago

khendron 7y ago
There actually are no triggering images. I guess they want trypophobics to be able to read it.
- maxander 7y ago
  Pretty few would take the risk, I bet. It's an interesting problem- we have "trigger warnings" and "content warnings" but not "content all-clears."
  - tokai 7y ago
    I have seen SFW used in that regard.
  - Avamander 7y ago
    I'm actually surprised accessibility movements haven't standardized an HTML tag or a meta attribute that specifies that the site has certain phobia-inducing images. It would allow people with certain phobias to avoid seeing such images (e.g. images could be auto-blanked, text blurred).
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    - hombre_fatal 7y ago
      Yikes, the real horror is always in the comments.
- vagab0nd 7y ago
  Not even joking here, I got triggered by the "mosaic newsletter" animation half way through the article and I had to close the article. That's how strong my trypophobia is. Heck, even the word "trypophobia" is a trigger for me.
- JKCalhoun 7y ago
  Ummm, just don't click any of the links in the article though.
hangonhn 7y ago
I had the exact same reaction but clicked it anyways. I really appreciated them not doing that. All the past articles I've read always included an image -- I can't help but feel the author/editors thought it would be funny or are being dismissive of this fear/aversion. For me it is also triggered by the sight of sick fishes when their scales are puffed up. Images of large numbers of holes triggers a strong fight or flight reaction in me.
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mapcars 7y ago
I wonder can't you see the picture is just a picture? In a way as when you watch a movie where people die or something you realize it's just a movie, right?
- kup0 7y ago
  I think it's not really about the rational/analyzing part of the brain being involved here. A lot of phobias have "involuntary" reactions, so, for me, it doesn't matter that I know the picture can't hurt me- I still get the negative reaction to it every time and no amount of rational thinking or understanding has any effect. It's something more primal than that.

Not even clicking on this article because I know it's about trypophobia and I'm afraid of seeing the pictures!

by vesche 7y ago

Not even clicking on this article because I know it's about trypophobia and I'm afraid of seeing the pictures!

khendron 7y ago

There actually are no triggering images. I guess they want trypophobics to be able to read it.

maxander 7y ago
Pretty few would take the risk, I bet. It's an interesting problem- we have "trigger warnings" and "content warnings" but not "content all-clears."
- tokai 7y ago
  I have seen SFW used in that regard.
- Avamander 7y ago
  I'm actually surprised accessibility movements haven't standardized an HTML tag or a meta attribute that specifies that the site has certain phobia-inducing images. It would allow people with certain phobias to avoid seeing such images (e.g. images could be auto-blanked, text blurred).
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  - hombre_fatal 7y ago
    Yikes, the real horror is always in the comments.
vagab0nd 7y ago
Not even joking here, I got triggered by the "mosaic newsletter" animation half way through the article and I had to close the article. That's how strong my trypophobia is. Heck, even the word "trypophobia" is a trigger for me.
JKCalhoun 7y ago
Ummm, just don't click any of the links in the article though.

hangonhn 7y ago

I had the exact same reaction but clicked it anyways. I really appreciated them not doing that. All the past articles I've read always included an image -- I can't help but feel the author/editors thought it would be funny or are being dismissive of this fear/aversion. For me it is also triggered by the sight of sick fishes when their scales are puffed up. Images of large numbers of holes triggers a strong fight or flight reaction in me.

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mapcars 7y ago

I wonder can't you see the picture is just a picture? In a way as when you watch a movie where people die or something you realize it's just a movie, right?

kup0 7y ago
I think it's not really about the rational/analyzing part of the brain being involved here. A lot of phobias have "involuntary" reactions, so, for me, it doesn't matter that I know the picture can't hurt me- I still get the negative reaction to it every time and no amount of rational thinking or understanding has any effect. It's something more primal than that.