If your doctor has never heard of misophonia, it is harder to obtain care. Unfortunately misophonia is a lesser-known condition so few doctors and medical professionals have hands-on experience with the disorder. While your doctor is a trained healthcare professional, they are not psychic. This means that fields are ever-changing, and there is a reason…
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Triggers for misophonia are unique to the individual. However, there are some that been reported by many. This does not mean one person will have all the triggers, or that they will not have other misophonia triggers. Misophonia triggers are events that set off the fight/flight/freeze portion of the brain. Since misophonia is most-likely neurological,…
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Misophonia classification is not necessarily an easy topic. This is particularly not easy because research for the disorder is still in its infancy. However, there may be classifications that are more or less likely based on the current research, and the proposed directions for the disorder. It is important to note that the way researchers…
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Many persons ask the question, “Is Misophonia psychological?” While the answer to this question is largely based on a small body of research, the answer is none-the-less important . This question is particularly challenging not because of misophonia, but because of the ever-changing field of research and theory. In modern times it has become increasingly…
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Is Misophonia Mental Illness? What are the facts and theories? The important question to ask when determining the misophonia mental illness debate is to define, at least quickly, what a mental illness is, because a lot of people are unsure what constitutes mental illness. There is a general consensus within the medical and advocacy communities that…
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“I hate whistling” Weird. I’ve had a love-hate relationship with that word my entire life. On one hand, it made me who I am today. On the other, I’ve been hearing it since childhood. “You’re so weird, Kim.” Sometimes it would be followed with a sneer and an eye roll, and others, an affectionate ribbing.…
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Many people have wondered, is misophonia neurological? Classifications of disorders are usually based upon their underlying causes. Thus, if a disorder is caused by a neurological problem, we would say it is a “neurological” disorder. However, in modern times it has become increasingly difficult to categorize disorders in this way because disorders overlap, and causality is…
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Because misophonia is not currently in the DSM-5 (the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the U.S), finding a misophonia diagnosis is nearly, if not literally, impossible. Because of insurance codes, American medicine relies on diagnostic codes to classify disorders. However, this is changing. More and more conditions are being…
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Ever since I was a little girl, I loved singing. I would sing in the shower, sing in public, and sing at church. I joined a choir when I was still in elementary and remained a part of that choir up until I graduated from 8th grade. I sang in a choir in high school…
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Today I had the opportunity to chat with an amazing person online. While scrolling through some Facebook posts I came across a teacher, “Josie” reaching out for some answers. One of her students, Jimmy appeared to be suffering from Misophonia. She witnessed his reactions of rage to repetitive noises in the classroom. The matter was…
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