[positivemisophonia-blog]

Do I Have Misophonia?

Misophonia affects about 10% of the general population. However, misophonia is drastically different from simply being annoyed at a sound. This is not to say misophonia does not result in very, very strong annoyance from sound; annoyance is not the only symptom. Misophonia elicits a physical response, such as flinching (at its most drastic), muscle tension, and/or increase in heart rate. Misophonia also results in a strong emotional response, such as hatred, anxiety (fear of sound is known as phonophobia and is a related, but separate, disorder), wish to harm the source of the sound, and/or anger. 

See where you rank on the scale below:

(misophonia-uk.org)

[oh-god-the-trash-cat]

having both misophonia AND misokinesia is so funny like i put in my airpods and i’m like haha cya l8r loser and then i look up and i see their mouth moving like 20 feet up and down like damn i can never win

[krissyfoxx]

If you know someone has misophonia and/or misokinesia and you knowingly continue to trigger them, that is abuse and you need to stop.

[chengdu-zone]

anyone else with misophonia get really uncomfortable when they see the name of their trigger/a description of it when reading? cause yeah

[lyyn-gray]

have you ever innocently offered someone some of your food just to immediately regret it as soon as they start chewing

[misophoniasupportblog]

I’m incredibly lucky to have access to headphones 24/7 as well as family + extended family that aren’t bothered by them and don’t mind that I don’t sit at meals. But I remember a time before we knew what was wrong where my parents thought I was exaggerating or even lying about how awful I felt.

I know this is tumblr, but on the off-chance that a parent finds this, don’t push your kid’s needs aside. Misophonia is not a joke and never should be taken lightly. Much the same applies to any comorbid disorders.

[catnippackets]

I wanna spread some love to everyone who has misophonia/misokinesia tonight

misophonia is a sensory disorder where certain sounds (things like chewing, breathing, tapping, any of those little human sounds we make all the time) cause a horrible surge of emotional distress in you. it’s not being “annoyed” or “grossed out” at a sound, it’s having an intense terrible feeling triggered inside you when you hear the noises that makes you want to scream or tear your hair out or claw out your own eardrums with your bare hands just to escape the sound. it’s terrible, and it’s awful, and there’s really no way to make it better or cure it. misokinesia is the same thing but with sights instead of sounds, like fingers moving or someone twirling their hair or even just specific markings on a piece of paper

I’m sorry if you feel like you’re a burden on your loved ones because they have no way of understanding how terrible it feels. you’re not a burden, and you’re not controlling. you’re not a bad person for not being able to eat dinner with your family. you’re not a bad person for needing to leave the room when one of your loved ones is humming to themselves. you’re not a bad person for asking someone to stop clicking their pen or bouncing their leg. you’re not a bad person for wearing noise cancelling headphones around other people. you have a really awful terrible issue and I know it sucks but people who don’t have it will never be able to understand what you’re going through and so their reaction to you comes from a place of complete misunderstanding, and it doesn’t say anything about who you are as a person. I’m sorry that they don’t understand you, and I’m sorry that you have to choose between being triggered and feeling like you’re the worst person alive for telling people about your triggers in the first place

[fake]

its unfair to expect the world to accommodate me so i accommodate the world by staying home

[shrimpmandan]

If there’s even one tiny upside I can find to my experience with misophonia, is that for all the sounds (particularly voices: pitches, tones, reverberation, repetition) that I find physically painful to listen to, to the point of suicidal ideation – it gives me a greater appreciation for the voices and sounds that are the opposite of that. Voices that are soothing and comforting and basically never dip into misophonic territory. You just hear it and you melt like butter. You feel safe and calm and just someone’s voice alone can insta-attract me to them because it triggers an almost opposite response than my misophonia does.

For all the pain and suffering misophonia brings, at least I can appreciate when there’s a sound that I just love.

[forever-hating-my-misophonia]

Happy holidays <3

[spartanlocke]

People with misophonia have the strongest willpower out of all mankind and I really think we don’t get enough credit for it. 

[officialmittromney69]

Not to be disordered™️ on main, but people who eat with their mouths open should be oppressed

[misophoniamemes]

me: no, i’m not letting this hurt me today. i’m gonna stay strong and live my life because the noises can’t hurt me and people can’t help it, i’m simply just going to ignore any noises and focus on me

*sniff*

me:

[fungus-friend]

If you are anxious and terrified of sharing your triggers with friends because you fear being told they are trivial or being yelled at for being controlling and abusive, clap your hands

[catnippackets]

I wanna spread some love to everyone who has misophonia/misokinesia tonight

misophonia is a sensory disorder where certain sounds (things like chewing, breathing, tapping, any of those little human sounds we make all the time) cause a horrible surge of emotional distress in you. it’s not being “annoyed” or “grossed out” at a sound, it’s having an intense terrible feeling triggered inside you when you hear the noises that makes you want to scream or tear your hair out or claw out your own eardrums with your bare hands just to escape the sound. it’s terrible, and it’s awful, and there’s really no way to make it better or cure it. misokinesia is the same thing but with sights instead of sounds, like fingers moving or someone twirling their hair or even just specific markings on a piece of paper

I’m sorry if you feel like you’re a burden on your loved ones because they have no way of understanding how terrible it feels. you’re not a burden, and you’re not controlling. you’re not a bad person for not being able to eat dinner with your family. you’re not a bad person for needing to leave the room when one of your loved ones is humming to themselves. you’re not a bad person for asking someone to stop clicking their pen or bouncing their leg. you’re not a bad person for wearing noise cancelling headphones around other people. you have a really awful terrible issue and I know it sucks but people who don’t have it will never be able to understand what you’re going through and so their reaction to you comes from a place of complete misunderstanding, and it doesn’t say anything about who you are as a person. I’m sorry that they don’t understand you, and I’m sorry that you have to choose between being triggered and feeling like you’re the worst person alive for telling people about your triggers in the first place

[iminovermyheadd]

something i dont hear talked enough about in the community is paranoia. for me paranoia is a huge issue. one of my biggest fears and triggers is hiccups. im constantly on high alert. it sounds dumb and counterproductive but im always scanning for triggers and it sucks because as soon as i notice it i cant unnotice it. but anyway, its hard to relax when my brain is constantly scanning for trigger sounds. and one of the worst parts is sometimes my brain will convince me i hear something that isnt there. ill think i hear someone with hiccups in the other room and have to stop in my tracks, lift off my headphones and take out my earplugs to make sure, and the cycle continues all day long. its not only with hiccups but thats my best example. its exhausting living day to day life like this. idk if anyone else can relate?

[tripod-fish]

luckily haven’t seen anyone do this, but…

if you say you have misophonia because you dont like the sound of a fork on a plate or something, you’re frankly being pretty disrespectful.

its the same as saying you’re “oooh so ocd” when you want to tidy something up or make it perfect, or “ohhhh i have adhd because i cant focus on my homework” or whatever just.. yeah.

from personal experience i can say misophonia is a pretty shitty disorder, it’s something that makes your brain process certain sounds as dangers and overreacts as a result 

my brain’s learned to associate certain places with triggers and thus bad places, so. it’s even done this with specific people.

i can’t go to public school anymore because people are always making triggers in my class, so basically i’ve learned to associate school with it. i have headphones that blast white noise on 100 volume but even then i still think i hear the sounds and i still see the visual triggers. thus i cant look up in class at all and i’m always on edge, so i can’t get anything done.

i’m on edge around my own brother because of a trigger he makes every few minutes (that frankly is pretty concerning? he’s been doing it for years. it’s really fucking frequent. like he needs to go to the doctor for this.) and thats just sad…

i think i’ve had something akin to a flashback because of this once (though i dont say this for sure, i’m not totally sure if it was one, but basically a scene replayed in my head and i felt that same feeling i did when i was there and i was shaken up for days) so like… yeah. please dont trivialize a disorder that causes so much discomfort or psychological pain even, its just shitty. thx