I must confess, like most if not every person with misophonia, I’ve had violent fantasies when someone makes a trigger noise. Despite my usual positiveness about getting through my days with misophonia, I can’t deny the fact that I have violent fantasies as well. “How do you deal with that?” One may ask. I’m…
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Having lots of friends that have Misophonia has been an eye, and ear-opening, experience. Many times we can become egocentric through our struggles with disorders. Definitions such as “hatred of sound” try to paint us all with a broad brushstroke. In truth, we are complex and different. Each and every one of us has…
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I’ve always been an avid reader. My parents always encouraged me to read and to especially read books that I was interested in. From the novels, I love reading fiction, fantasy, mystery, and thriller. I also developed an interest in mangas (Japanese comic books and graphic novels), and read several online, as well as…
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A few years ago, I posted on Facebook that I had misophonia. I was extremely nervous because most of the people in one Facebook group, the Misophonia Support Group, had negative experiences. I explained it as best I could, and the people who saw that post and commented have been nothing but supportive, which is…
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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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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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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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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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Does the grass sound greener on the other side? My son is my world… I have watched him grow into a wonderful young man. Graduation day came all too soon. As it started to approach the fear and anticipation started to build up about the graduation ceremony. The triggers- clapping, whistling, gum chewers-…
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