Misophonia

[divinemistress36]

Anyone else deal with this? The hatred of sound. Especially coughing, clearing of the throats, loud chewing, dishes clanking together. It makes me so angry and have to isolate . How do you deal?

 

[CatLvr]

I just focus an ANYTHING else but my husband slurping his drink! My gosh it drives me NUTS!!

 

[divinemistress36]

I just focus an ANYTHING else but my husband slurping his drink! My gosh it drives me NUTS!!

like nails on a chalkboard

 

[CatLvr]

like nails on a chalkboard

No kidding! I would have thought the look I give him would have been a clue ... But nope. He is completely oblivious to how what he does affects others. We fight so much about " important shit" that I just grit my teeth and order another glass of wine ...

 

[Namelesa]

My previous best friend has misophonia and something we did when I had to eat or we had to go into a situation with noises he didn't like, he wore ear defenders.

I would assume noise canceling headphones would give a similar result or even better if you put music on

 

[Pluto]

 

[untothedepths]

im not sure if it counts, but all alarms hurt my ears. i hate them.

 

[DarknessAtNoon]

Anyone else deal with this? The hatred of sound. Especially coughing, clearing of the throats, loud chewing, dishes clanking together. It makes me so angry and have to isolate . How do you deal?

Yep,it's honestly one of main reasons I like working nights so I don't have to hear my coworkers chewing around me all day.

 

[avoid]

I bought myself earmuffs last year and have been wearing them 24/7 at home, including when I sleep, and I often double up with my wireless earbuds. I made a profile post on why I bought them.

Personally, "human noises" and click-tick-tap sounds annoy me but they don't induce anxiety. I'm annoyed but fine nonetheless when I hear the to be expected noises from the environment I'm in, such as eating sounds in a cafeteria or sniffles in a busy waiting room. The reason I wear earmuffs at home is not knowing when and how long the next noise will disrupt my peace. I expect irritating noises from my neighbors and not knowing when they come is dreadful to me.

On another note, I'm pretty sure my mother has Misophonia. She hates little out-of-place sounds and shows a lot of telltale signs. Imagine you have Misophonia and your child has Tourette—that's my mother and I. I love my mom no matter what but I still remember the hurt I felt when she told me to be quiet or leave the room, the constant glaring I pretended not to notice, the stress of trying to suppress my tics in futility, and her anger. I suppose this seems rather mild but that's not how it felt. GTS is a part of me, and telling me to leave the room to not hear me is as painful to hear as telling someone with a deformation to leave the room to not see him. I understand GTS is Misophonia's kryptonite so I'm not angry or sad (anymore).