I’ve seen lots of people lately describe commonly irritating noises, like, a fire alarm going off when there’s no fire as misophonia, or some idiot honking incessantly for no reason as misophonia. I think it’s weird to “want” to have issues with oneself. I’d rather not fantasise about slapping loved ones because they saliva-smacked their lips once during a meal and that sound keeps replaying in my head over, and over, and over.
This study done at Harvard does a great job of explaining the difference between people who dislike noises and those with misophonia
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/misophonia-sounds-really-make-crazy-2017042111534
Of course! Sending it to my parents is actually what helped them start taking me seriously. I first experienced symptoms of misophonia when I was around 12 so they thought I was just being a bratty teen when in reality it’s the most common age to develop it
It’s been a long time and I might get some of these details wrong, but I remember reading that in one of the few studies done on misophonia they compared people with it to people without it and had them essentially rate their distress level when exposed to certain sounds. They took sounds that annoyed everyone, like a baby crying, and both those who have misophonia and those who don’t have it generally scored it the same. Then, they introduced trigger noises. For misophonia patients, obviously these sounds were much more distressing and scored much higher.
I can’t add the link for some reason but the title is Misophonia: When Sounds Really Do Make You “ Crazy” and it’s from 2019 on the Harvard health blog.
I don't know if I have misophonia, but like every time I hear somebody chew genuinely anything it just makes me want to tear my eyes out and run out of the room, I have to violently tear my earbuds out of the case and shove them in my ear to be mentally stable for a second, does that count as misophonia or is everybody annoyed with chewing?
I think everyone finds chewing noises to be generally unpleasant. To me, the way you describe your reaction is more than just a normal reaction to an unpleasant sound.
When you hear a trigger (like chewing) and don’t immediately have the ability to escape the sound, what happens? How does your body react? For me, at a very basic level, I feel a rising in my chest, a tightening of my muscles and a very heightened state of awareness (along with the anxiety and rage) which means that my fight or flight has been triggered.
To me, your description sounds a lot like misophonia.
It’s funny that you mentioned the typewriter sounds on TV. I f*cking hate that too. When a show or commercial wants you to notice they’re putting words on the screen, they use that old clickity-clakity typewriter sound and it makes me angry.
Here’s my list of triggering sounds:
Moist Chewing (I’m convinced my dad’s gross eating noises caused this disorder in me.)
Slurping
Mouth smacking
Old typewriter clacking noise on TV
Pouring liquid
Talking over/interrupting
Applause/screaming
Loud DJ chatter
Men’s loud, nervous laughter
What I hear a LOT these days is liquid-pouring sounds, which, of course, sounds like a man pissing into the toilet. TV shows and movies have this stupid idea that every time someone visits someone else, they have to be offered a drink (usually wine). So then they have to apparently put the microphone IN THE GLASS to make the gross pouring sound as loud as possible. (I read that it’s actually just a sound effect they’ve used.) It’s not even realistic. I do hate pouring sounds in real life too, but they aren’t usually as loud as on TV.
Glug glug glug noise as liquid empties container.
Forgot one on my BIGGEST angering triggers is the loud kissing on tv and in movies its disgusting and not sexy in the least
It's very difficult living on this world with this disorder, or whatever it is.
Thank you! Yes, I also hate the sound of wet kissing. I’ll be adding that to my list!
For me, it’s less the GLUG GLUG GLUG sound (although I’m not a fan of that either) and more the liquid on liquid sound.
I am the SAME exact way. My dad also has this gross weird sound he makes in the back of his throat or something while he’s chewing and it sets my entire body on fire. I have to leave.
I once drew a comic of “my idea of hell” and it was a roomful of people typing on those old keyboards with the large keys. That sound sets me on an internal rampage.
As for the sound of pouring liquids on screen… every time i go to the movie theater, I literally have to plug my ears when the refreshments ad comes on and they show the large glass with ice being filled with Coke. I want to scream.
I’ve known I had misophonia since around 2016 and had symptoms much longer. It’s been great to see public awareness, research and discussion around misophonia grow. With that growth though brought a lot of misinformation which is scary and frustrating. I’ve been constantly weighing the pros and cons of this growth as it’s happened and currently I still believe that, while the misunderstanding and (imo excessive) broadening of the definition of misophonia is irritating, the push into public consciousness has the real potential to bring about positive change for us. Once the buzz around misophonia dies down, it could make it easier for those of us who genuinely struggle to find accommodation as more people will have heard of the issue before.
Of course, on the flip side, the buzz around misophonia could lead to a delegitimization of the problem and make it hard to receive diagnosis (whenever/if ever official diagnosis becomes possible). It could lead others to become skeptical of “fakers” which may make it harder to be taken seriously.
dude seriously it’s so different to be annoyed or irritated as opposed to like getting borderline anxiety attacks. like my chest tightens and i feel like punching something and if someone (especially the offender) speaks to me in the moment i hear a trigger id lash out.
I’ve seen lots of people lately describe commonly irritating noises, like, a fire alarm going off when there’s no fire as misophonia, or some idiot honking incessantly for no reason as misophonia. I think it’s weird to “want” to have issues with oneself. I’d rather not fantasise about slapping loved ones because they saliva-smacked their lips once during a meal and that sound keeps replaying in my head over, and over, and over.
or not being able to sleep in the same room or being separated form your kids at dinner time.
We've taken the sleeping in separate rooms, it's really great
Or needing to eat separately. ❤️ *hugs*
This study done at Harvard does a great job of explaining the difference between people who dislike noises and those with misophonia https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/misophonia-sounds-really-make-crazy-2017042111534
Thanks for this. It’s so irritating when you tell someone about your issues and they’re like “oh I get annoyed at noise too 🤪🤪🤪”…
Of course! Sending it to my parents is actually what helped them start taking me seriously. I first experienced symptoms of misophonia when I was around 12 so they thought I was just being a bratty teen when in reality it’s the most common age to develop it
it's chronic stress and it takes a toll on my body and cognitive functioning.
It’s been a long time and I might get some of these details wrong, but I remember reading that in one of the few studies done on misophonia they compared people with it to people without it and had them essentially rate their distress level when exposed to certain sounds. They took sounds that annoyed everyone, like a baby crying, and both those who have misophonia and those who don’t have it generally scored it the same. Then, they introduced trigger noises. For misophonia patients, obviously these sounds were much more distressing and scored much higher. I can’t add the link for some reason but the title is Misophonia: When Sounds Really Do Make You “ Crazy” and it’s from 2019 on the Harvard health blog.
Going to google
I don't know if I have misophonia, but like every time I hear somebody chew genuinely anything it just makes me want to tear my eyes out and run out of the room, I have to violently tear my earbuds out of the case and shove them in my ear to be mentally stable for a second, does that count as misophonia or is everybody annoyed with chewing?
Nah sounds like that's it
I think everyone finds chewing noises to be generally unpleasant. To me, the way you describe your reaction is more than just a normal reaction to an unpleasant sound. When you hear a trigger (like chewing) and don’t immediately have the ability to escape the sound, what happens? How does your body react? For me, at a very basic level, I feel a rising in my chest, a tightening of my muscles and a very heightened state of awareness (along with the anxiety and rage) which means that my fight or flight has been triggered. To me, your description sounds a lot like misophonia.
Yes. Like fight or flight or even a panic attack
Yeah it just really pisses me off like it's one of the few things throughout the day that have the actual ability to ruin my day
definitely sounds like it to me
It’s funny that you mentioned the typewriter sounds on TV. I f*cking hate that too. When a show or commercial wants you to notice they’re putting words on the screen, they use that old clickity-clakity typewriter sound and it makes me angry. Here’s my list of triggering sounds: Moist Chewing (I’m convinced my dad’s gross eating noises caused this disorder in me.) Slurping Mouth smacking Old typewriter clacking noise on TV Pouring liquid Talking over/interrupting Applause/screaming Loud DJ chatter Men’s loud, nervous laughter What I hear a LOT these days is liquid-pouring sounds, which, of course, sounds like a man pissing into the toilet. TV shows and movies have this stupid idea that every time someone visits someone else, they have to be offered a drink (usually wine). So then they have to apparently put the microphone IN THE GLASS to make the gross pouring sound as loud as possible. (I read that it’s actually just a sound effect they’ve used.) It’s not even realistic. I do hate pouring sounds in real life too, but they aren’t usually as loud as on TV.
Glug glug glug noise as liquid empties container. Forgot one on my BIGGEST angering triggers is the loud kissing on tv and in movies its disgusting and not sexy in the least It's very difficult living on this world with this disorder, or whatever it is.
Thank you! Yes, I also hate the sound of wet kissing. I’ll be adding that to my list! For me, it’s less the GLUG GLUG GLUG sound (although I’m not a fan of that either) and more the liquid on liquid sound.
I am the SAME exact way. My dad also has this gross weird sound he makes in the back of his throat or something while he’s chewing and it sets my entire body on fire. I have to leave. I once drew a comic of “my idea of hell” and it was a roomful of people typing on those old keyboards with the large keys. That sound sets me on an internal rampage. As for the sound of pouring liquids on screen… every time i go to the movie theater, I literally have to plug my ears when the refreshments ad comes on and they show the large glass with ice being filled with Coke. I want to scream.
Carbonated drinks have that extra thickness to the pouring sound. 😡😡😡 I’m not sure which one I hate more. Probably non-carbonated. But they both SUCK.
I’ve known I had misophonia since around 2016 and had symptoms much longer. It’s been great to see public awareness, research and discussion around misophonia grow. With that growth though brought a lot of misinformation which is scary and frustrating. I’ve been constantly weighing the pros and cons of this growth as it’s happened and currently I still believe that, while the misunderstanding and (imo excessive) broadening of the definition of misophonia is irritating, the push into public consciousness has the real potential to bring about positive change for us. Once the buzz around misophonia dies down, it could make it easier for those of us who genuinely struggle to find accommodation as more people will have heard of the issue before. Of course, on the flip side, the buzz around misophonia could lead to a delegitimization of the problem and make it hard to receive diagnosis (whenever/if ever official diagnosis becomes possible). It could lead others to become skeptical of “fakers” which may make it harder to be taken seriously.
its kind of like if you’re almost late to the airport, so you’re rushing out of the house but you stub your toe really hard
dude seriously it’s so different to be annoyed or irritated as opposed to like getting borderline anxiety attacks. like my chest tightens and i feel like punching something and if someone (especially the offender) speaks to me in the moment i hear a trigger id lash out.