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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Campbell

Trypophobia: ‘Mushrooms, Beanie Babies and Doja Cat - I lived in fear for 30 years’

PA Real Life

A woman who is terrified of lines and holes “suffered in silence” for more than 30 years before speaking about her phobia, afraid people would think that she was a “freak”.

Samantha Harradine has since discovered a whole community of people left nauseous by objects such as honeycomb and mushrooms – including her own daughter.

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