Another writer for Misophonia International E-Magazine, Sharon graduated yesterday. She messaged the rest of the staff and crew, with concern about the actual ceremony. Not only was she triggered by one of the speakers, but there would be large congregation of people, which guarantees triggers, and automatic anxiety, for Misophones, in general. This magazine has…
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I experience audial, visual and tactile triggers. I must confess, at first, my audial triggers were more prevalent, because I can close my eyes and avoid touching certain things, but I can’t always avoid a sound. Both visual and tactile triggers, usually are coupled with, and therefor, overshadowed by, an audial trigger. With visuals, I…
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Tonight, on Thursday June 9, 2016, my boyfriend and I went to a going away party for one of our friends. He (our friend) had just gotten a job in Alaska and was moving there very soon to start his new job. I was excited to go because it was unlikely that I’d see this…
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If you’ve ever been on a long field trip, whether it’s to visit family or go on vacation (or a combination of both), and you were stuck in the car with all kinds of triggers, you know what I’m talking about. It’s probably the worst thing to anticipate and go through, especially if you HAVE…
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When I first read Sound I was astonished by its striking honesty. The story of a young girl, Jessica, was able to permeate through layers of my emotion and eventually settle upon my heart. I’m not saying this lightly. At many points I had to pause to shed a tear. As a writer it’s not…
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College misophonia sufferers face troubles that many students have never imagined. I’m a college sophomore, soon to graduate from my community college (yay!) And from my time there–2 years–I have had to deal with countless triggers from other classmates and from the professors themselves. Let me tell you, it’s HARD to concentrate on a lecture…
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Volunteering can be very rewarding; you can meet some wonderful people while contributing to the community. Being a mom, I have always taken great pleasure in volunteering at my children’s schools. As much as I enjoyed volunteering I realized that working with all of the triggers was causing me severe anxiety. After many years…
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For Better or Worse…Living with Misophonia is not easy on anyone I realize that it is not easy to live with someone with Misophonia. For the most part, my husband has been very supportive and I do see him making a sincere effort not to trigger me. He is very soft spoken and reasonable and…
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Telling the Boss about your Misophonia … it Sounds Crazy For many years I have worked from home. It’s been very stressful to work in an office. The noise… the terrible sounds of yelling… the clicking of shoes across the floor, conversations, staplers, papers shuffling… the list goes on and on. As I sat in…
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In 5th grade, right around the time I hit puberty, I started to notice that I was very sensitive. I would get immediately distracted and violently aggravated, by the sound of certain, usually repetitive, ambient and bodily noises. I cannot sleep or concentrate if I hear a ticking clock, and I have been known…
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