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[–] Wabbitsmiles@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] abcd@feddit.org 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Like most phobias I think most people experience discomfort with this imagery but to really have a phobia it needs to be an unreasonable level of anxiety I think.

IDK why we have a hard wired aversion to these. It might be a vestigial response to some kind of predator or danger which is no longer relevant.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I think it signals severe ailment, like blisters, pox diseases, etc

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