Scoleciphobia, which is worm fear. I don’t like worms, any kinda worm. I can deal with one worm, if I absolutely have to, but not several worms.
What bothers me about them is that they’re just this moving thing with no recognizable end. I don’t like that they don’t have eyes or legs but yet still manage to move. Maggots have mouths, sometimes a black head, but I still can’t stand them, ESPECIALLY maggots because, well, ew.
I don’t mind things like caterpillars, snakes, centipedes or tentacles, say from an octopus, because those either have legs, heads or are attached to something.
But worms are just like, this little moving thing and I can’t explain it they just totally freak me out.
How do I deal with it? I don’t haha. People often tell me that to get over it, I need to realize that, for the most part, worms are our friends and friendly to the environment, and I totally realize this, but there are a lot of different kindsa worms, and some are parasitic.
I know there’s treatment for it, but as long as I stay away from them it’s fine.