Is it normal that my phobia is this intense
I have this weird phobia of holes. I recently found out that there's a common but rare (if you know what i mean) phobia of small clusters of holes called trypophobia or something (not gonna look it up to check the name cause of obvious reasons). But i also fear individual holes too.
people say phobias are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain, but people also say that they are caused by a traumatizing experience, but i can't figure out if i've had one.
I have a couple other phobias (germaphobia, phobia of water, etc...) but none of them affect me like this one. I literally go into an anxiety attack. I get panicky and sweaty and even sometimes start to cry. Even typing this post right now is giving me a little anxiety.
Is it normal for a phobia to affect me THIS much?
and do u know of ways to lessen this?
do not suggest confronting the fear, that will not work and I have already read that that usually worsens the situation.