What you’ll be reading is an account from one day, and an account from another day. Kind of like journal entries. I had started the first “entry” as a post for the site, but then I gave up after awhile. The second entry is sort of a continuation of that, but more of a plan…
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What can I do? Communication and Understanding Triggers Misophonia sounds like a made-up term, “hatred of sound” is the literal definition. As with many other words and phrases, it should not be taken literally. A person with Misophonia does not necessarily hate sound although we can certainly grow to hate them based on our trigger…
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Does your family eat together? Kelly Bruno offers an explanation on why it’s okay if they don’t! I ran out the kitchen door with a skip in my step. It was my turn to ring the dinner bell. Dad was up the hill, across the field, and deep in the garden, weeding. My brother was…
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At what point does Misophonia take over everything that you love. Dealing with Misophonia can be the hardest thing that some people have had deal with, including myself. I have lost friends, excluded myself from social events, lost career paths but most importantly, I may have lost my soulmate. Misophonia has taken three years of…
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I have a friend with Misophonia. It took me a while to understand what it was and how it affected their life. Eventually I realized it affects my life as well and not just because they are in my life. When I first met her, I couldn’t even tell. It looks like OCD from far…
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This is a hot-button topic that I have seen on support forums, as well as through comments and questions on Misophonia International. Now, I wish I could give you a magic wand, wave it, and then have your parents believe that you have the disorder. Unfortunately, this doesn’t exist… we’re working on it (kidding). Now,…
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One of the more pernicious side-effects of misophonia, particularly when one is lacking the proper coping skills, is isolation. When it seems as if trigger sounds may pop up anywhere one goes, and lead to internal mayhem one does not know how to deal with, the easiest solution often seems to be staying home, avoiding…
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As some of you may know, I’m an adolescent, or a teenager. I’m only 16 but I’m not ashamed to admit I have been in quite a few relationships. There’s a lot of judgement surrounding this top which I believe is unfair. Adolescence is a period of time for learning and discovery. You learn to…
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Most people have never heard of Misophonia, including medical professionals. If you try to explain it to them, their first reaction is “tune it out”, “ignore it” or even “get over it.” If ONLY it could be that simple. Many physicians brush it aside, try to treat it as a mental illness, making it virtually…
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Marriage is a beautiful thing. To live forever with whom you deem your soul mate, best friend, partner in crime? That’s awesome. My relatives talk to me all the time about what marriage is like, and almost every time the topic comes up, they mention having kids. They talk about how kids are such a blessing, which…
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