As a new, lesser-known condition, there is one thing I think needs to be verified by scientific efforts so that we can settle the debate once and for all: do behavioural analysts have any business treating misophonia? The most basic answer to this question is that currently, no one has any business treating misophonia. What…
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I propose the name Misophonia Induced Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder for this poorly understood symptom. I discovered the name for sounds causing a fight-flight-freeze reaction in 2021, when I read an article on misophonia. As someone who has suffered from this condition as long as I can remember, you can imagine just how earth shattering…
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How did you get into the treatment of people with misophonia? I have had misophonia since I was 18 years old. Many people in the community discuss that they have had misophonia since far younger, even younger than 8 years old. I want to specify that there is no current approved treatment for misophonia, and…
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While speaking in confidence with me, many individuals with misophonia have expressed their horrific experiences with exposure therapy in research or clinical environments. Parents of children with misophonia have reached out with concerns that these practices seemed cruel and unreasonable when used on their children. So, why do practitioners, particularly those who cling to a…
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This package includes 8 therapy sessions with Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond, the author of Misophonia Matters and the creator of the Misophonia Matters course. Shaylynn is also the director of the International Misophonia Foundation and holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, and is licensed in New Brunswick, Canada as an LCT-C. This package was created…
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Through S. Raymond Media and Counselling Inc. and The International Misophonia Foundation, Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond is currently directing and producing a documentary on misophonia called, “Misophonia Matters”. This is an advocacy-based project with the goal of raising awareness on misophonia and showing the very real impact this disorder has on sufferers of the condition. Those who…
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When I was 11 or 12 I developed a disgust for my stepmother. We ate most meals together as a family, especially dinner. I remember just glaring at her while I was filled with this uncontrollable rage. I couldn’t understand where this rage was coming from, but I knew it happened when I heard that…
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Please note that this is a volunteer position through the International Misophonia Foundation 501 (c) (3). If you require a letter of hours volunteered, this can be provided. We are currently seeking social Media Managers, graphic Makers, and video editors. Preference will be to persons who could fill all 3 roles in one, but separate…
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To the Donors and Supporters of The International Misophonia Foundation in 2023, I want to first thank you immensely for contributing to our foundation in its opening stages and helping us accomplish our goal of becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This was just one of the many goals we managed to accomplish between August and…
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MIL and FIL Just Don’t Understand Luckily my husband has always been supportive of my misophonia. Even before we were married, he was an incredibly supportive, kind, and generous man. This does not mean he has always liked dealing with my misophonia, or that it hasn’t been hard to deal with—but, he has tried his…
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