I totally know what you mean about holes and clusters of holes, beehives,
coral etc. I think it all fits in with my fear of grids, which is kind of similar to hole-clusters except they don't
necessarily have to be embedded. The first time I remember realising how afraid I was of them was at primary
school. In Britain we used to get free little bottles of milk at school (before Margaret Thatcher put a stop
to it) and I remember aged about 9 being sent out to collect the crate from the school gate. The milk bottles
were arranged on newspaper in the crate and it was horrific, I had to carry the crate and was shaking the
whole time. When we took the bottles off the paper they left a sort of pattern (from the wet bottoms of the
bottles) and the pattern was just as scary. I feared the milk crates from then onwards and just refused to
go get the crate or touch it or look at it. I can't bear to look at crates even now, just thinking about one makes
me shudder.
Similarly I can't look at or walk over grids in pavements (like when you
can see down into the sewers, or into cellars/basements). If I accidentally see one I think about dropping something
really important down there like my engagement ring or something, and having to fish it out with my fingers
and I have a mini panic attack.
I also can't stand office-fans, the ones that move around, and have a grid
covering. A moving grid is just not natural!!
Another thing I am afraid of is Adam's Apples, but I found out my friend
is too, so I think that's not too uncommon.