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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As I have previously mentioned in another article, I try to start my day on a positive note. I wake up, stretch, take my vitamins, my generic Lexapro for anxiety, and a pain reliever for my joint and hip pain. I eat breakfast, and then I do something busy and productive, to fully wake…
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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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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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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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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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