House hunting can be a fun and exciting time. For someone who suffers from Misophonia, it can be downright terrifying! Looking for a perfect home is not as easy as it sounds. First, you prepare your wish list, and prioritize your “must haves.” Luckily, with the internet and realtor websites, you can shop online and…
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How old were you when you first started to experience migraine symptoms? When I first started to experience migraine symptoms I was 20 years old. How long did you experience symptoms before you were officially diagnosed? I was diagnosed shortly after having regular symptoms for migraines. How many doctors did you have to see before…
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One of the most asked questions about misophonia that I’ve seen has been whether or not marijuana, or weed, can help sufferers with misophonia. I’ll start this article by letting people know that I am Canadian. Weed was legalized here officially, for recreational use, on October 17th. In the past week I tried sativa, indica,…
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Like a ghost, the memory of finger-tapping has become my own personal poltergeist. I feel jolted just as one would if the doors were slamming – if the lights were erratically going on and off. I lie in bed and I replay each finger tap. I don’t want to think about it – but like…
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The other day, a strange and wonderful thing happened. I received a message on Twitter regarding an article I had written for Misophonia International, titled “The Not So Peculiar Peculiarity.” The message was from a man who had scoured the social media circuit to find me after reading my article in hopes of sharing his…
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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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Misophonia is way worse when you’re stressed – managing stress and misophonia during finals can feel like its own full time job. Right now I’m going through finals – and my god, every single noise is absolutely driving me crazy! Luckily I have switched to an online university but this doesn’t stop me from being…
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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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Misophonia is hard. Living through triggers is hard too. When you’re faced with triggers, you need to Regulate, Reason and Reassure (Dr. Jennifer Jo Brout’s coping method). The following are things that you can remind yourself while in the midst of challenging misophonia triggers. You might want to bookmark this list and read through it…
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When we think of teenagers we often focus on hormonal, physiological and emotional changes. However, we often neglect to focus on how cognitive abilities, or thinking, changes. By adolescence, individuals are typically able to utilize abstract reasoning. However, this doesn’t happen for all teens at the same time. During the “tween” years, individuals begin to make logical predictions about the…
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