Definitely not alone!! Something I have noticed is that if someone who is close to me and has controlled me in the past I have a tendancy to be more annoyed by them, like my father and his false teeth and chewing taffy, not my mother though cause she babied me being I was the only boy with two older sisters. Yes white noise and noise blockers help a ton.. I started a Dj business on top of my full time job cause I was so in tune with music from listening to it 24/7. Keep that aching chin up
thank you for making this video, this is an inspiration for many of us, we should all share our experience in order to spread the word and help other to identify if they suffer from Misophonia. I'll make my video shortly. Thanks again Tyler! You are not alone!
I have never been able to relate to someone regard this as much as you. Everything you said about the way people chew is so incredibly accurate and I've been thinking, and told I'm crazy for a long time. The physiological response I have insane. Thanks for sharing 😊
I'd love to find a group to go to or something too.. I've only found out about this recently, less than a year ago, but since then it's been a massive relief to know I'm not just mad or something ahah. I'm only 14 and I started noticing these things to be badly irritating me when I was about 7 or 8. It's great when people post these videos telling stories of misophonia as it helps raise awareness of it and makes us feel less alone with the problem, so thanks:)
Thanks for your video. I see most the videos on here are people I cant related too. I feel like a crazy person and everytime I see a new video on TH-cam it only supports that feeling. My doctors are not understanding, I seen a counsellor and she barely helped me. I have two kids and a wife. As well as two cats. There seems to be a trigger after trigger of things that get to me. And no one that understands the pain it causes. Trying to go to work, or school. I failed a course simply because of gum chewing that was alowd in the classroom. I dont wanna tell people to stop eating. But when I cant enjoy a meal or a movie without freaking out and storming off. I appreciate the voice you are projecting thank u.
I have this and have been struggling with it for almost 4 years. I'm only 15. you've done a wonderful job explaining the condition and the triggers, as well as even the look of chewing. My parents are on the verge of insanity with me and non of my friend are supportive because they don't understand. I thank you for this video because its given me hope knowing i'm not the only one suffering with this so thank you. You give me hope.
Thanks for sharing your story. Ive been suffering with misophonia for roughly 30 years now, and it's a horrible thing for myself and loved ones. It's gotta be tough living with me unfortunately.
First you are a great story teller, I laughed so much I cried. On a serious note, I am 43 and have been this way since about 7 or 8. Just drove myself insane with anger and wanting to smack people or grab their food and throw it. I hate the movie theatre for this reason too. I've actually have made comments out loud, not so nice ones. The mall....I get anxious just thinking about it. My poor mom, always yelling at her. Chips....CRUNCH CRUNCH AGH! I really thought I was by myself until looking up something else something reverted me to knowledge...I feel a bit better.
Dear man, thank you for making this brave & honest video. I only came across this condition today after googling for it! For me, it's sniffers on a train. I feel like either hacking them to death or passing out. I will even avoid sitting near someone who looks like they may be a sniffer. Newspaper & crisp packet rustlers too. I turn into the Incredible Hulk. I need help for this, like yourself. Thanks for posting this clip. X
35yrs and I googled it too. Massive relief to find there are others with the same problem. I've had so many fights with my wife about this and I excitedly told her that I wasn't mad and it really is a disorder she lost it. She said that it made her paranoid about eating, so now we both have a problem. I wish I could just get rid of it. Its ruining my life and has moulded me into someone I'm not. Someone needs to find a cure, its to late for me and I really feel sorry for younger people.
It was such a relief to me to find out about this condition. I just thoguht I was an awful and picky person. I can ampathize with everything you said. Even watching people eat is horrible. I sometimes want to scream or attack someone when they are making these sounds. Good luck to you.
Hey Tyler. I just found a support group on Facebook actually. Its a page though, and its called just that...''Misophonia Support Group''. A lot of nice people there with some stories, and good tips on avoiding any situation where someone with the disorder could actually get into a fit. I enjoyed this video, thanks for sharing, and you're definately not alone :)
ive had mesophonia since i was 8 and didnt find out about it untill i was 10 or so.( im 13 now) i was so relived to find out it acually had a name! and that people had it. i don't know of any group that talks about this sort of thing but they definatley should organize one and i would join it! i read a comment down there and would like to reply, the sound that i like is the sound of a fan it helps drowned out the noise and makes school bearable. but some cant stand it! you have inspired me to
hi tyler i can identify with your story most of all.im 23 and have had this for as long as i can remember.i have been researching all afternoon and have just requested to join the yahoo support group today. i cant wait prove to my family that im not crazy.my sister would purposely torture me with chips when we were young. i have tons of stories as well.as it turns out,im about an hour away from the doctor who runs the support group and i will be arranging to meet her asap.
A friend posted a random fact online today that read "Getting angry at people when we listen to them breathing or eating is called Misophonia, which is an actual brain disorder." I find it somewhat relieving knowing it is a real issue and I'm not completely bat shit crazy. I generally don't have outbursts, but keep it bottled inside and can feel my guts twisting and blood boiling... It's good to know there are more people out there sharing the angst, Keep posting, please!
hey Tyler, great blog!!! OMG you sound just like me. You were taking the words right out my mouth when you were describing the things that trigger the anger and anxiety. I'm just finding out about this word Misophonia. I'm so relieved that there is a name and that other people are experiencing this as well. I mean, i don' wish this on anyone but just knowing im not crazy!!
I can have a really great day, be in a really great mood, and then bam... someone will bite a chip, or I will see someone on TV eating (can't hear it) but just seeing their mouth move, or someone shaking their leg - and instantly I get soooo angry and panicked. It is the worst out-of-control feeling. This has haunted my life forever. So glad to find there is a name for it and I'm not crazy.
I am 42 and have has misophonia for as long as I can remember. I finally realized that I am not the only one...and I am glad about that. I'm looking forward to more of your stories. If you're like me, I know you just hate those Kit Kat commercials!
Hi Tyler, Thanks for the post. I've been living with the same thing for my whole life, and just recently discovered it has a name. So I told my Dad, which was hard, that his eating basically made me insane. He thinks I'm just being a jerk, and my parents visited over Christmas. He ate almost all the time, even broke out the cps and salsa while we were opening presents. It was awful and the breaking point for me. I simply cannot be around him anymore, and like the more he does it, the less I l
Thank you for this video, I feel with you. The main issue is, that you just cannot explain this problem anyone who doesn't have it. They don't understand and think you are overreacting. In fact, sure, we are overreacting, but what they see us doing, saying "please stop it" or going away is FAR LESS than what we WANT to do, i.e. throw them against a wall...
Thanks for sharing. I've been suffering from misophonia since I was 9. I remember when it started, i'd be at the dinner table and since i was terrified of my dad, the worst I could do is give my mother and father death stares and squeeze myself and hit things under the table where it couldn't be seen. Eventually, they found out it bothered me, and would chew loud whenever i got angry at them. Not fun. Today, my girlfriend also has something a lot like misphonia and we understand each other.
Just hearing you speak of these sounds is giving me anxiety. I am in the same boat. I've suffered since I was in grade school. I had no idea it was even a disease until last year. Wish there was a cure or a way to tolerate these triggers
Tyler - This was really good. Until a few days ago I had NO IDEA that such a thing might exist. I broke up with a great girl because of the way she ate, I stay away from the movies, and I've written scathing online posts when I was near people eating nacho chips. I thought I was just an intolerant d-bag, and I suspect she thought that too. I'm going to keep working on this, I've read it's like PTSD (I had a concussion when I was young too) so if you hear more please keep us posted. thanks. Tim
I've lived with this condition for almost 30 years... and just today I decided to google if someone else out there in the world was by any change going though the same thing, and oh surprise!! It's like if I discovered a new world!! Tons of people with Misophonia! When 15 minutes ago I thought I was going insane... now I thank God I've discovered I'm not alone and some else can understand me. From my earliest memories I can recall not being able to eat around some people, specially my mother...
omg.... thank you! ive been having this condition for as long as i can remember... my family always get mad at me when i get angry over their chewing sound.. people without misophonia couldn't understand how i feel. the anger and the feeling of running away or punching the source hard lol ..
I've had this since I was maybe 4, the way my family used to talk used to make me angry and cry and my chin used to hurt. I couldn't stand hearing my mum talk on the phone, it used to burn my ears and it still does. I couldn't bear the sound of people typing on the keyboard! I'm 16 now and it still kills me, everytime I'm doing work, I have to blast music really load to block out any voices just to concentrate. The sharp sounds sting my ears. I'm happy though, I'm not alone.
Misophonia is literally the worst. Family dinners, lectures, and even hearing myself breathe just sets me off. The only thing I've found so far that has helped is to play continuous music in the background. It's certainly not a complete cure, but it makes certain situations a lot more bearable than they would be otherwise. Hope that helps some of you. (:
... and now I have problems wit my husband and friends, as soon as they start eating I feel annoyed and I want to leave the room right away... I want to scape from the chewing and slurping. I get very stressed, and when I have to stay to be polite... I would start a fight against my husband for apparently no reason. I had told him before that certain sounds will drive me nuts, and he thought I was exaggerating. He Just watched this video with me and it has opened his eyes, Thks for sharing!!
Tyler - This was really good. Until a few days ago I had NO IDEA that such a thing might exist. I broke up with a great girl because of the way she ate, I stay away from the movies, and I've written scathing online posts when I was near people eating nacho chips. I thought I was just an intolerant d-b*g, and I suspect she thought that too. I'm going to keep working on this, I've read it's like PTSD (I had a concussion when I was young too) so if you hear more please keep us posted. thanks.
For me, the sound of horse hooves is just...heaven. Rivers, ocean tide, rain. Huh, a lot of water...except people drinking. Orca vocalizations are really soothing to me too...I'm an animal/ocean nut though, so that might have something to do with it.
I have the same issues. The worst part about it is when people-as you explained- don't get it and think its a joke. Especially when they take a little further and do noises on purpose. I'm sure we have to live with it for the rest of our lives but making people understand would be a blessing to me. You sounded just like me when you described watching the way people chew...just wait until you have kids and a wife and are unable to enjoy a family meal together. =/
Tyler - This was really good. Until a few days ago I had NO IDEA that such a thing might exist. I broke up with a great girl because of the way she ate, I stay away from the movies, and I've written scathing online posts when I was near people eating nacho chips. I thought I was just an intolerant d-b*g, and I suspect she thought that too. I'm going to keep working on this, I've read it's like PTSD (I had a concussion when I was young too) so if you hear more please keep us posted. thanks. Tim
Feels man. Very few people would ever truly understand. You can try but, well if you don't know and feel it. Very hard to understand or explain. Mine was always there bit It grew exponentially worse in a personal stressful situation. It's really bad now and affecting, the last good parts of my life.
same here, im 35 now, and ive always had it, my brother smacking when eating, chewing his nails making slimy sounds, having a whistle in his nose when he inhales. My parents always told me to stop focusing on it and ignore him, but i couldnt and would get to fits of rage. Nowadays I just try to escape any situation where im in that has things that I cant stand to hear.
I recently came about the term Misophonia. I discussed this with my mother, and she said she was not surprised, and also mentioned HSP (Hypersensitivity Person). I have always dealt with this, and thought I was exaggerating things, and it frustrated my husband to bits. But now that there is a name to it, and that I am not the only one, does make sense. And a load falls off my shoulders. The movie thing is familiar. I cannot, just CANNOT stand when people chew popcorn loud, and I keep looking into their direction and they keep on doing it, and I cannot focus on the movie. Even the whispering of my daughter gets me up the walls. I don't want to feel like that, but it does. She whispers all the time for no reason. Slurping, loud chewing, chewing with the mouth open, makes me want to slam something (instead of the person itself, I can contain myself to an item, rather, than a person). I always have a head set with me, to drown out "people noises" in public areas. To find a space of silence and solace within my home when needed. I think this may be genetic. My mom is also HSP. There is no cure, but there is treatment. There is a support group on FB! facebook.com/groups/misophoniasupport/
I hear ya PfunkGW. my mother and grandmother are my biggest triggers. They brought me to tears more than once and I don't go over to my grandma mostly because of this. when you try to say something about it she gets really mean so it's no use to even try. My mom doesn't get mean but she makes herself the victim. ALWAYS!!! so I just try to avoid my triggers as much as I can and really have to hold on to myself when a trigger catches me off guard. but hang in there peeps we're not alone in this.
thanks for uploading. i have just uploaded a video on it too. it affects me with my running and is so devastatingly annoying. hopefully the more we raise awareness the more the medical profession will realise the importance of this condition
The worst part about it is that when you tell people you have it, they go ahead and start doing it on purpose with so much ignorance and insensitivity. So it's a lose-lose situation. The amount of rage and hatred that goes through my body is unbelievable because i'm not an angry person, and I try my best to smile. But it's impossible
I definitely feel for ya, while I have felt bad for the way I have treated them I also suffer from social seclusion which if you read up on Misphonia is a common thing to happen, and its not by choice but out of necessity for our sanity. I was literally at a Rammstein concert, I was in the pit and it was loud, yet I found a point where I was focused on this guy chewing his gum 5 feet from me.
I am so happy to find this has a name. I really feel like punching people in the face when they smack, chew, or chunch loudly. The worst offenders for me are gum and bananas. I flip out and scream at people when I really want to punch them. I even get angry about the way some words sound. I hate the word supper. I also constantly feel like something stinks. I don't know if all of these things are connected, but I feel like a psycho half the time.
"I havent hurt anybody yet,but,well his neck mightve been a little sore" lol its really cause ive had to deal with those kind of people that get off on testing/pushing to see how mad you can get...got some stories myself but havent heard or seen any kind of support group-but thats a great idea :)I thought it was just a an over-hearing thing since I was 9 but it definitly heightened since then.
YES!! "Repetitious Unecessary Noises" has been the key phrase as to what bothers me. Subtleties drive me nuts. Well if it makes you feel any bit more not alone I can tell you that I had a major head injury when I was 7 and obtained acute hearing.. which means I hear fine sounds much more prominently, moreso in my left ear.
I suffer from misophonia too. Especially the part of the chips, where people dont close their lips before chewing! You say it exaclty like i think it is!! Someone should invent a remote on which you can press mute to mouth noises. aaarghhhhhh
A new book has been published summer 2013. It’s called, Sound-Rage. A Primer of the Neurobiology and Psychology of a Little Known Anger Disorder (Chalcedony Press, 210 pgs) and is available from amazon.com.uk and amazon.com. The book provides compelling evidence that “misophonia” is a developmental, neurological disorder, and presents detailed information about trigger expansion, emotions, cognitions and therapies.
I will have to look that up, thank you for the suggestion. Haven't really got into the tapping yet, found that a sufficient amount of sleep and cutting back on my alcohol intake has been very effective. Ironic thing is that the way I get the best sleeps is if I have a few drinks. Don't think it helps to have acute hearing as well.
I was also thinking the same. I also have misophonia and absolutely DESPISE certain noises, yet I really enjoy ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) videos on TH-cam for other noises. I do wonder if having misophonia is connected.
I agree fed up liz! I'm going crazy! my mom and husband drive me crazy! Mom is really trying. Husband will not stop! Twisting plastic bottles, smaking, teeth hitting when he eats, his voice! His voice! I say can you talk softer, turn tv down? I always am made to look crazy and I hate it!
I don't know if I have misophonia, but sometimes, a little noises like signs of existence of another human being in my environment bother me a lot, especially in the morning. What I do in that case is that I concentrate myself on something I love to do, and then it is gone, I don't even hear it anymore. Lack of sleep can be the reason for that, too.
I'm 43 and have been this way my whole life. Eating with someone sends me over the edge. Corn nuts anyone? I want to choke the life out of them. It has effected me with women and my friends. Sometimes I don't want to socialize with my friends. Just be alone. I work construction, and those extremely loud noises don't bother me. It's the smacking, chewing, swallowing, gum smacking, bottle squeezing subtle noises that send me on a rocket to anxiety. And to top it off, I have vertigo too.
I didn't let my kids eat with metal spoons untill they could eat without letting their teeth touch the spoon for 100% of the time. metal to teethe or metal to metal is one of my biggest triggers along with loud eating, smacking, grinding teeth and swallowing with sound. writing it down alone makes my skin crawl.
I totally understand the gum and bananas, those are at the top for worst triggers. I could never date a gum chewer. I have also had periods where I constantly feel like something smells or that I need to wash my hands, that is ocd though, something I have a touch of as well.
Wonder if you could name those sounds that you find soothing for me, I woudl like a list, maybe others would find comfort in them too and use them to distract from ones that irritate. :)
Maybe we are crazy... yes it can completely change my mood entirely. But I have been recognizing when I am in one of those really irritable states and I guard myself. Misdirection is key when you can't, focus on something else, distract your mind. I am drawn to stare at people eating with their mouths open for such a strange reason that I don't know and I have to wonder why I torture myself cause it annoys me to see it.
Actually I'm on the west coast. Yeah I just had a nightmare story recently, had to do with my friends whom I thought understood yet put me through one of my worst experiences. I'd post a video with the story but it seems my videos have an audio delay and it would be kind of annoying to watch. Is there no way to private message on here?
oh no, you know someone who does that to?!i.hate.haaate.that. yah!almost exactly me,except the nail biting...never done that, I have picked at them when im anxious or something. my triggers usually just make my skin crawl and im cringing to the point of almost being cemented, shake a little but ony when the triggers are real bad and in the rage of it. @PalmTreeMechanism
I agree with certain sounds soothe me. Very odd. Like people using a nail file. And I also read an article about physical reactions. The only physical reaction I get in a sextual twinge I get down there that I absolutely DON"T want in that moment. Most of all I just get very angry and mad at that person that is chewing. I can't even sit next to my husband because he breaths to LOUD. It is very upsetting!
Wow listening to your story made feel like nervous or whatever just thinking of all the lip smacking. I can't stand that. When you got to the chip part I completely understood what you meant. I've begged my friends with money NOT to eat chips in the car with me. Others just don't get it. I want to post a video soon as I have tons of stories too! This is an old old old username so I may update it. I'm a little concerned about doing it so publically too. Do you happen to live on the east coast?
Yes. I couldn't have said it better. The worst is "gum popping". I also have a phobia of the smell of Mint, but that's called Osmophobia. It all sounds funny but it really isn't.
I've always hated the sounds of people eating didn't know to recent what it was called, find I don't get so annoyed when I'm eating myself but I've I'm just sitting there and so w comes in eating can't bare it, also of late notices things like the washing machine or the ambiance fan now
People chewing makes me angry. If I can hear it, I can feel my body getting really hot and I just become so agitated. It's caused arguments between my boyfriend and I. Breathing is a big one too. The sound of someone breathing is enough to drive me insane. Sniffling repeatedly, shuffling feet, snoring, tapping, or when people make that loud snapping noise with gum. I can't set foot in a movie theater because everyone elses noises are so distracting to me.
I have vowed to stray from a drug to help, its just a mask. I am on a path to what is called tapping, its used for many many things apparently, addictions, stress, phobias. Its a matter of misdirection and blood flow.
hey tyler thx for posting the vid really appreciate it. grrrr for the smacking though haha Nah j/k I've been looking on fb and there are support groups there. I've found 2 so you might wanna look there.
Lots of info and forums, the yahoo support group link is on the bottom right of the page. I've been in the group a couple weeks now..and the NFB treatment looks really promising. TH-cam won't let me post link I will have to PM you. Actually, it's just misophonia(dot)info
I've been researching Misophonia and unfortunately, the treatment for this hell on earth is worse than hell on earth..... it is to listen to the sounds you hate! It's called Habituation, recording the noises that drive you insane. Then systematically desensitizing yourself from them by first listening for a few seconds, than slowly building up time as you tolerate it, then more and more time.. Basically the same treatment for OCD, systematic desensitization and flooding. or forcing yourself to endure the anxiety and distress by not escaping the noises. Our first instinct is fight or flight when we are exposed to the triggering noises, just like people with phobias and OCD can't be around whatever causes their anxiety. But the thought of forcing myself to listen to people type on a keyboard may send me back to Urgent Care. The noise is so irritating it triggers an anxiety attack. They say you have to start off slow, listen a couple seconds, then gradually increase the time as I said. The worst thing we can do is headphones, ear plugs, and avoidance of people and social situations because then we become more intolerant of the noises.
People have tried desensitization, it doesn’t work. Based on very new research it’s caused by over myelination if certain parts of the brain. The use it or lose it rule is still relevant for this, and so by exposing yourself to the noises more it’ll just make it worse and reinforce those synaptic connections. Plus, exposing yourself to it won’t get rid of the extra myelin. So basically it’s hopeless and there’s nothing anyone can do yet. As someone who also has it, I’m very sorry to anyone who got their hopes up. There’s so much misinformation and random people offering ‘treatments’ that don’t work and haven’t been shown to work, and it just drains people of money and hope.
Yea I absolutely do NOT understand why people have to make these ridiculous sounds and mouth movements. I really makes me even angrier when I explain to people and they persist. So it confirms to me that people have always done to me on purpose!!
Hey man, I JUST found out about this Misophonia as well....also dealt with it my whole life. There is apparently a yahoo support group run by the doctor who created 4S (same as Misophonia) and I just requested to join today... I don't have the link but I found it on the webpage misophonia.info
That's the irony of this disorder: the sufferer's own noises don't affect them--only other people's noises. I really liked Tyler's video and his story-telling, but I had to fight through the distraction of his occasional, sentence-starting lip smack.
Hey poor buddy. I want to get your thoughts on a theory i came up with regarding misafucknonia...... excuse my english. I want to raise what i think is a very interesting theory on the possible origins of how misophonia develops in a persons life, and how common, seemingly harmless sounds like open mouth chewing, slurping, gum chewing, crunching etc etc, causes agonizing pain and suffering to the point that it distroys most misophoniacs lives and pushs them into a life of isolation and often loneliness. I believe it may have started in the womb as a fetus. Heres why. I theorise that if a pregnant mother routeinly eats while under stress (which is common) and is driven routinely to eat while stressed or angry in some way. The fetus may feel the negative emotions of the mother and hear all the chewing, slurping, swollowing and breathing sounds that eco inside the body. And again if the mother is in some kind of stressful state, the fetus can, and does pick up on those sets of emotions and sounds and perhaps those sounds and negative emotions become linked in the unborn babies mind. So if the sounds ecoing through the body and the negative emotions held in the body are received simultaneously and routinely over 9 months. Perhaps perhaps perhaps there is some kind of neuro connection that emerges at the age of 8-12 as the brain grows & builds and those memories while a fetus, begin to surface. And pehaps thats when misophonia starts to show. So to do a simple experiment. For those who are able. When your friend or partner is eating and breathing and swallowing and making the common hated sounds etc, place your ear on his or her tummy where a fetus would be and you will hear everything exactly what an unborn baby would hear. So again, if a mother is stressed in some way and habitually goes for the fridge or pantry and this happens routinely over 9 month's, bingo! That just might be at least part of the cause. It seems like an ellusive obvious to me and i would love us to all do some research to find a common thread. Lets all do a simple survey. All miso sufferers, ask your mothers if they routinely ate when distressed while pregnant. And really get them to think hard and long about it, and let us all see if there is a common thread. An important factor to include is a childs temperament. I feel a set of factors have to be in place for misophonia to develop. Plz consider reading the link , www.keirsey.com/sorter/register.aspx Your feed back would be helpful to this investigation :)
+sam man Thank you for caring enough to try to come up with a theory. I can't relate to that theory because I didn't suffer from misophonia until adulthood. I would think if it was caused in utero I would have it my whole life. I think it has more to do with trauma, I have had complex trauma, emotional trauma, and Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome developed. Over the years the noises have gotten more irritating from me, and the more tired or stressed out/anxious I am, the worse the noises bother me. Hearing other people type on a computer keyboard has irritated me since I was in my early 20's but got much much worse after I went through some emotional trauma. Now not only does hearing other people type irritate me, but certain words and syllabys, along with strong spanish accents are intolerable for me to be around. I can't stand listening to people swallow loudly or eat loudly, but the typing drives me crazy, and often on TV commercials they will be typing out words, I have to change the station. I have to work on my own/self employment because I could no longer tolerate being around people, sharing offices with people, and dealing with irritating and repetitive noises. I couldn't tolerate people talking all the time or people asking me how to spell words. I just got more and more intolerant of people in general, and everything irritates me now. So I isolate myself away from people so I don't have to deal with them. It's very lonely and miserable, but the alternative is hell on earth. I think I have had some sort of neurological damage as a result of the emotional trauma I've endured from being bullied in the work place. I have not been the same since I was bullied for 8 months straight by horrible supervisors and couldn't get the help I needed, nobody believed me. Ever since then noises and loud people are intolerable for me and I stay home alone to escape it. I also have no tolerance for rude people, I become extremely angry, way angrier than the situation calls for, and can't be around them or associate with them. I am sure that stressed out pregnant women pass cortisol or some other adrenal hormone on that doesn't help, because my mother had severe anxiety disorder and was stressed out throughout pregnancy and I have severe situational anxiety myself. But the noise problem I do not recall having before adulthood.
Hey, not sure if you’ll see this, but I think trying to look up over myelination and misophonia might leas you to some new research articles. I can’t remember the doctors name, but I think it starts with an S
Wow I did too.. that was just to get your attention :) Sorry sufferers. I have guys at work that joke about torturing me on the CB radio with lip smacking, a form of torture that would in fact cause hatred... don't understand why some find that humourous.
Everything you said completely discribes how I feel on a daily basis.
Been like that since I was a kid, and just realized there's a name for it. Glad to know I'm not alone.
Definitely not alone!! Something I have noticed is that if someone who is close to me and has controlled me in the past I have a tendancy to be more annoyed by them, like my father and his false teeth and chewing taffy, not my mother though cause she babied me being I was the only boy with two older sisters.
Yes white noise and noise blockers help a ton.. I started a Dj business on top of my full time job cause I was so in tune with music from listening to it 24/7.
Keep that aching chin up
thank you for making this video, this is an inspiration for many of us, we should all share our experience in order to spread the word and help other to identify if they suffer from Misophonia. I'll make my video shortly. Thanks again Tyler! You are not alone!
I have never been able to relate to someone regard this as much as you. Everything you said about the way people chew is so incredibly accurate and I've been thinking, and told I'm crazy for a long time. The physiological response I have insane. Thanks for sharing 😊
I'd love to find a group to go to or something too.. I've only found out about this recently, less than a year ago, but since then it's been a massive relief to know I'm not just mad or something ahah. I'm only 14 and I started noticing these things to be badly irritating me when I was about 7 or 8. It's great when people post these videos telling stories of misophonia as it helps raise awareness of it and makes us feel less alone with the problem, so thanks:)
Thanks for your video. I see most the videos on here are people I cant related too. I feel like a crazy person and everytime I see a new video on TH-cam it only supports that feeling. My doctors are not understanding, I seen a counsellor and she barely helped me. I have two kids and a wife. As well as two cats. There seems to be a trigger after trigger of things that get to me. And no one that understands the pain it causes. Trying to go to work, or school. I failed a course simply because of gum chewing that was alowd in the classroom. I dont wanna tell people to stop eating. But when I cant enjoy a meal or a movie without freaking out and storming off. I appreciate the voice you are projecting thank u.
I have this and have been struggling with it for almost 4 years. I'm only 15. you've done a wonderful job explaining the condition and the triggers, as well as even the look of chewing. My parents are on the verge of insanity with me and non of my friend are supportive because they don't understand. I thank you for this video because its given me hope knowing i'm not the only one suffering with this so thank you. You give me hope.
Thanks for sharing your story. Ive been suffering with misophonia for roughly 30 years now, and it's a horrible thing for myself and loved ones. It's gotta be tough living with me unfortunately.
First you are a great story teller, I laughed so much I cried.
On a serious note, I am 43 and have been this way since about 7 or 8. Just drove myself insane with anger and wanting to smack people or grab their food and throw it. I hate the movie theatre for this reason too. I've actually have made comments out loud, not so nice ones. The mall....I get anxious just thinking about it. My poor mom, always yelling at her. Chips....CRUNCH CRUNCH AGH! I really thought I was by myself until looking up something else something reverted me to knowledge...I feel a bit better.
Dear man, thank you for making this brave & honest video. I only came across this condition today after googling for it! For me, it's sniffers on a train. I feel like either hacking them to death or passing out. I will even avoid sitting near someone who looks like they may be a sniffer. Newspaper & crisp packet rustlers too. I turn into the Incredible Hulk. I need help for this, like yourself. Thanks for posting this clip. X
35yrs and I googled it too. Massive relief to find there are others with the same problem. I've had so many fights with my wife about this and I excitedly told her that I wasn't mad and it really is a disorder she lost it. She said that it made her paranoid about eating, so now we both have a problem. I wish I could just get rid of it. Its ruining my life and has moulded me into someone I'm not. Someone needs to find a cure, its to late for me and I really feel sorry for younger people.
It was such a relief to me to find out about this condition. I just thoguht I was an awful and picky person. I can ampathize with everything you said. Even watching people eat is horrible. I sometimes want to scream or attack someone when they are making these sounds. Good luck to you.
Hey Tyler. I just found a support group on Facebook actually. Its a page though, and its called just that...''Misophonia Support Group''. A lot of nice people there with some stories, and good tips on avoiding any situation where someone with the disorder could actually get into a fit.
I enjoyed this video, thanks for sharing, and you're definately not alone :)
ive had mesophonia since i was 8 and didnt find out about it untill i was 10 or so.( im 13 now) i was so relived to find out it acually had a name! and that people had it. i don't know of any group that talks about this sort of thing but they definatley should organize one and i would join it! i read a comment down there and would like to reply, the sound that i like is the sound of a fan it helps drowned out the noise and makes school bearable. but some cant stand it! you have inspired me to
I commend you on having the courage to post this video. I think you did a very good job of explaining how the triggers and reactions work.
hi tyler i can identify with your story most of all.im 23 and have had this for as long as i can remember.i have been researching all afternoon and have just requested to join the yahoo support group today. i cant wait prove to my family that im not crazy.my sister would purposely torture me with chips when we were young. i have tons of stories as well.as it turns out,im about an hour away from the doctor who runs the support group and i will be arranging to meet her asap.
A friend posted a random fact online today that read "Getting angry at people when we listen to them breathing or eating is called Misophonia, which is an actual brain disorder." I find it somewhat relieving knowing it is a real issue and I'm not completely bat shit crazy. I generally don't have outbursts, but keep it bottled inside and can feel my guts twisting and blood boiling... It's good to know there are more people out there sharing the angst, Keep posting, please!
hey Tyler, great blog!!! OMG you sound just like me. You were taking the words right out my mouth when you were describing the things that trigger the anger and anxiety. I'm just finding out about this word Misophonia. I'm so relieved that there is a name and that other people are experiencing this as well. I mean, i don' wish this on anyone but just knowing im not crazy!!
Amen!!!
I can have a really great day, be in a really great mood, and then bam... someone will bite a chip, or I will see someone on TV eating (can't hear it) but just seeing their mouth move, or someone shaking their leg - and instantly I get soooo angry and panicked. It is the worst out-of-control feeling. This has haunted my life forever. So glad to find there is a name for it and I'm not crazy.
I am 42 and have has misophonia for as long as I can remember. I finally realized that I am not the only one...and I am glad about that. I'm looking forward to more of your stories. If you're like me, I know you just hate those Kit Kat commercials!
Hi Tyler, Thanks for the post. I've been living with the same thing for my whole life, and just recently discovered it has a name. So I told my Dad, which was hard, that his eating basically made me insane. He thinks I'm just being a jerk, and my parents visited over Christmas. He ate almost all the time, even broke out the cps and salsa while we were opening presents. It was awful and the breaking point for me. I simply cannot be around him anymore, and like the more he does it, the less I l
Thank you for this video, I feel with you. The main issue is, that you just cannot explain this problem anyone who doesn't have it. They don't understand and think you are overreacting. In fact, sure, we are overreacting, but what they see us doing, saying "please stop it" or going away is FAR LESS than what we WANT to do, i.e. throw them against a wall...
Thanks for sharing. I've been suffering from misophonia since I was 9. I remember when it started, i'd be at the dinner table and since i was terrified of my dad, the worst I could do is give my mother and father death stares and squeeze myself and hit things under the table where it couldn't be seen.
Eventually, they found out it bothered me, and would chew loud whenever i got angry at them. Not fun.
Today, my girlfriend also has something a lot like misphonia and we understand each other.
Just hearing you speak of these sounds is giving me anxiety. I am in the same boat. I've suffered since I was in grade school. I had no idea it was even a disease until last year. Wish there was a cure or a way to tolerate these triggers
Tyler - This was really good. Until a few days ago I had NO IDEA that such a thing might exist. I broke up with a great girl because of the way she ate, I stay away from the movies, and I've written scathing online posts when I was near people eating nacho chips. I thought I was just an intolerant d-bag, and I suspect she thought that too. I'm going to keep working on this, I've read it's like PTSD (I had a concussion when I was young too) so if you hear more please keep us posted.
thanks.
Tim
I've lived with this condition for almost 30 years... and just today I decided to google if someone else out there in the world was by any change going though the same thing, and oh surprise!! It's like if I discovered a new world!! Tons of people with Misophonia! When 15 minutes ago I thought I was going insane... now I thank God I've discovered I'm not alone and some else can understand me.
From my earliest memories I can recall not being able to eat around some people, specially my mother...
omg.... thank you! ive been having this condition for as long as i can remember... my family always get mad at me when i get angry over their chewing sound.. people without misophonia couldn't understand how i feel. the anger and the feeling of running away or punching the source hard lol ..
Hi Tyler, i have misophonia too ...you're not alone. Cheers !
I've had this since I was maybe 4, the way my family used to talk used to make me angry and cry and my chin used to hurt. I couldn't stand hearing my mum talk on the phone, it used to burn my ears and it still does. I couldn't bear the sound of people typing on the keyboard!
I'm 16 now and it still kills me, everytime I'm doing work, I have to blast music really load to block out any voices just to concentrate. The sharp sounds sting my ears.
I'm happy though, I'm not alone.
Misophonia is literally the worst. Family dinners, lectures, and even hearing myself breathe just sets me off. The only thing I've found so far that has helped is to play continuous music in the background. It's certainly not a complete cure, but it makes certain situations a lot more bearable than they would be otherwise. Hope that helps some of you. (:
... and now I have problems wit my husband and friends, as soon as they start eating I feel annoyed and I want to leave the room right away... I want to scape from the chewing and slurping. I get very stressed, and when I have to stay to be polite... I would start a fight against my husband for apparently no reason. I had told him before that certain sounds will drive me nuts, and he thought I was exaggerating. He Just watched this video with me and it has opened his eyes, Thks for sharing!!
Tyler - This was really good. Until a few days ago I had NO IDEA that such a thing might exist. I broke up with a great girl because of the way she ate, I stay away from the movies, and I've written scathing online posts when I was near people eating nacho chips. I thought I was just an intolerant d-b*g, and I suspect she thought that too. I'm going to keep working on this, I've read it's like PTSD (I had a concussion when I was young too) so if you hear more please keep us posted.
thanks.
For me, the sound of horse hooves is just...heaven. Rivers, ocean tide, rain. Huh, a lot of water...except people drinking. Orca vocalizations are really soothing to me too...I'm an animal/ocean nut though, so that might have something to do with it.
I have the same issues. The worst part about it is when people-as you explained- don't get it and think its a joke. Especially when they take a little further and do noises on purpose. I'm sure we have to live with it for the rest of our lives but making people understand would be a blessing to me. You sounded just like me when you described watching the way people chew...just wait until you have kids and a wife and are unable to enjoy a family meal together. =/
Thanks Richard, and if anyone else reads this I recommend the site! There is hope :)
Tyler - This was really good. Until a few days ago I had NO IDEA that such a thing might exist. I broke up with a great girl because of the way she ate, I stay away from the movies, and I've written scathing online posts when I was near people eating nacho chips. I thought I was just an intolerant d-b*g, and I suspect she thought that too. I'm going to keep working on this, I've read it's like PTSD (I had a concussion when I was young too) so if you hear more please keep us posted.
thanks.
Tim
Feels man. Very few people would ever truly understand. You can try but, well if you don't know and feel it. Very hard to understand or explain. Mine was always there bit It grew exponentially worse in a personal stressful situation. It's really bad now and affecting, the last good parts of my life.
same here, im 35 now, and ive always had it, my brother smacking when eating, chewing his nails making slimy sounds, having a whistle in his nose when he inhales. My parents always told me to stop focusing on it and ignore him, but i couldnt and would get to fits of rage. Nowadays I just try to escape any situation where im in that has things that I cant stand to hear.
I recently came about the term Misophonia. I discussed this with my mother, and she said she was not surprised, and also mentioned HSP (Hypersensitivity Person). I have always dealt with this, and thought I was exaggerating things, and it frustrated my husband to bits. But now that there is a name to it, and that I am not the only one, does make sense. And a load falls off my shoulders.
The movie thing is familiar. I cannot, just CANNOT stand when people chew popcorn loud, and I keep looking into their direction and they keep on doing it, and I cannot focus on the movie.
Even the whispering of my daughter gets me up the walls. I don't want to feel like that, but it does. She whispers all the time for no reason. Slurping, loud chewing, chewing with the mouth open, makes me want to slam something (instead of the person itself, I can contain myself to an item, rather, than a person).
I always have a head set with me, to drown out "people noises" in public areas. To find a space of silence and solace within my home when needed.
I think this may be genetic. My mom is also HSP.
There is no cure, but there is treatment.
There is a support group on FB! facebook.com/groups/misophoniasupport/
I hear ya PfunkGW.
my mother and grandmother are my biggest triggers.
They brought me to tears more than once and I don't go over to my grandma mostly because of this.
when you try to say something about it she gets really mean so it's no use to even try.
My mom doesn't get mean but she makes herself the victim. ALWAYS!!! so I just try to avoid my triggers as much as I can and really have to hold on to myself when a trigger catches me off guard.
but hang in there peeps we're not alone in this.
thanks for uploading. i have just uploaded a video on it too. it affects me with my running and is so devastatingly annoying. hopefully the more we raise awareness the more the medical profession will realise the importance of this condition
The worst part about it is that when you tell people you have it, they go ahead and start doing it on purpose with so much ignorance and insensitivity. So it's a lose-lose situation. The amount of rage and hatred that goes through my body is unbelievable because i'm not an angry person, and I try my best to smile. But it's impossible
The dog part made me laugh. Love cats . Need to learn how to control myself during these times. Its an everyday struggle. Btw u are so fine.
I definitely feel for ya, while I have felt bad for the way I have treated them I also suffer from social seclusion which if you read up on Misphonia is a common thing to happen, and its not by choice but out of necessity for our sanity. I was literally at a Rammstein concert, I was in the pit and it was loud, yet I found a point where I was focused on this guy chewing his gum 5 feet from me.
I am so happy to find this has a name. I really feel like punching people in the face when they smack, chew, or chunch loudly. The worst offenders for me are gum and bananas. I flip out and scream at people when I really want to punch them. I even get angry about the way some words sound. I hate the word supper. I also constantly feel like something stinks. I don't know if all of these things are connected, but I feel like a psycho half the time.
"I havent hurt anybody yet,but,well his neck mightve been a little sore" lol its really cause ive had to deal with those kind of people that get off on testing/pushing to see how mad you can get...got some stories myself but havent heard or seen any kind of support group-but thats a great idea :)I thought it was just a an over-hearing thing since I was 9 but it definitly heightened since then.
YES!! "Repetitious Unecessary Noises" has been the key phrase as to what bothers me. Subtleties drive me nuts. Well if it makes you feel any bit more not alone I can tell you that I had a major head injury when I was 7 and obtained acute hearing.. which means I hear fine sounds much more prominently, moreso in my left ear.
I suffer from misophonia too. Especially the part of the chips, where people dont close their lips before chewing! You say it exaclty like i think it is!! Someone should invent a remote on which you can press mute to mouth noises. aaarghhhhhh
A new book has been published summer 2013. It’s called, Sound-Rage. A Primer of the Neurobiology and Psychology of a Little Known Anger Disorder (Chalcedony Press, 210 pgs) and is available from amazon.com.uk and amazon.com.
The book provides compelling evidence that “misophonia” is a developmental, neurological disorder, and presents detailed information about trigger expansion, emotions, cognitions and therapies.
I will have to look that up, thank you for the suggestion. Haven't really got into the tapping yet, found that a sufficient amount of sleep and cutting back on my alcohol intake has been very effective. Ironic thing is that the way I get the best sleeps is if I have a few drinks. Don't think it helps to have acute hearing as well.
I was also thinking the same. I also have misophonia and absolutely DESPISE certain noises, yet I really enjoy ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) videos on TH-cam for other noises. I do wonder if having misophonia is connected.
I would love to know about a support group. No one understands how awful this is unless they go through this.
I agree fed up liz! I'm going crazy! my mom and husband drive me crazy! Mom is really trying. Husband will not stop! Twisting plastic bottles, smaking, teeth hitting when he eats, his voice! His voice! I say can you talk softer, turn tv down? I always am made to look crazy and I hate it!
lolololoolll.. you described the open mouth chewing so welllll... i try to get people to understand this all the time...
I don't know if I have misophonia, but sometimes, a little noises like signs of existence of another human being in my environment bother me a lot, especially in the morning. What I do in that case is that I concentrate myself on something I love to do, and then it is gone, I don't even hear it anymore. Lack of sleep can be the reason for that, too.
I'm 43 and have been this way my whole life. Eating with someone sends me over the edge. Corn nuts anyone? I want to choke the life out of them. It has effected me with women and my friends. Sometimes I don't want to socialize with my friends. Just be alone. I work construction, and those extremely loud noises don't bother me. It's the smacking, chewing, swallowing, gum smacking, bottle squeezing subtle noises that send me on a rocket to anxiety. And to top it off, I have vertigo too.
Well I posted another video with some stories on there, l hope you enjoy it, sorry about the choppy quality. Hate commercials!!
I didn't let my kids eat with metal spoons untill they could eat without letting their teeth touch the spoon for 100% of the time. metal to teethe or metal to metal is one of my biggest triggers along with loud eating, smacking, grinding teeth and swallowing with sound. writing it down alone makes my skin crawl.
I totally understand the gum and bananas, those are at the top for worst triggers. I could never date a gum chewer. I have also had periods where I constantly feel like something smells or that I need to wash my hands, that is ocd though, something I have a touch of as well.
I saw a support group thing on this meetup website. Not sure if there were a lot of people going to it though
03:13 Thanks Tyler. That made my fucking day.
I've never physically harmed someone over it, but it's ruined my relationship with my father.
Wonder if you could name those sounds that you find soothing for me, I woudl like a list, maybe others would find comfort in them too and use them to distract from ones that irritate. :)
I understand my friend...
Maybe we are crazy... yes it can completely change my mood entirely. But I have been recognizing when I am in one of those really irritable states and I guard myself. Misdirection is key when you can't, focus on something else, distract your mind. I am drawn to stare at people eating with their mouths open for such a strange reason that I don't know and I have to wonder why I torture myself cause it annoys me to see it.
Actually I'm on the west coast. Yeah I just had a nightmare story recently, had to do with my friends whom I thought understood yet put me through one of my worst experiences. I'd post a video with the story but it seems my videos have an audio delay and it would be kind of annoying to watch. Is there no way to private message on here?
oh no, you know someone who does that to?!i.hate.haaate.that. yah!almost exactly me,except the nail biting...never done that, I have picked at them when im anxious or something. my triggers usually just make my skin crawl and im cringing to the point of almost being cemented, shake a little but ony when the triggers are real bad and in the rage of it. @PalmTreeMechanism
I agree with certain sounds soothe me. Very odd. Like people using a nail file. And I also read an article about physical reactions. The only physical reaction I get in a sextual twinge I get down there that I absolutely DON"T want in that moment. Most of all I just get very angry and mad at that person that is chewing. I can't even sit next to my husband because he breaths to LOUD. It is very upsetting!
Wow listening to your story made feel like nervous or whatever just thinking of all the lip smacking. I can't stand that. When you got to the chip part I completely understood what you meant. I've begged my friends with money NOT to eat chips in the car with me. Others just don't get it. I want to post a video soon as I have tons of stories too! This is an old old old username so I may update it. I'm a little concerned about doing it so publically too. Do you happen to live on the east coast?
Running a fan at night to block out the breathing of others? It helps me to a point because it's a constant sound rather than repetitive.
Facebook support > Misophonia: Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome (4S)
great community of people helping - listening (comfortably) to each other!
Sorry for multiple posts...it kept saying error.
Hey just wondering if you have that link, I'd like to check it out.
Yes. I couldn't have said it better. The worst is "gum popping". I also have a phobia of the smell of Mint, but that's called Osmophobia. It all sounds funny but it really isn't.
There is a meetup(dot)con site where I saw a support group for ppl with misophonia. Not sure if many people were going to it though...
I've always hated the sounds of people eating didn't know to recent what it was called, find I don't get so annoyed when I'm eating myself but I've I'm just sitting there and so w comes in eating can't bare it, also of late notices things like the washing machine or the ambiance fan now
People chewing makes me angry. If I can hear it, I can feel my body getting really hot and I just become so agitated. It's caused arguments between my boyfriend and I. Breathing is a big one too. The sound of someone breathing is enough to drive me insane. Sniffling repeatedly, shuffling feet, snoring, tapping, or when people make that loud snapping noise with gum. I can't set foot in a movie theater because everyone elses noises are so distracting to me.
Whoops! Sorry I posted that twice. I thought it didn't post with the website but I guess it did!
I have vowed to stray from a drug to help, its just a mask. I am on a path to what is called tapping, its used for many many things apparently, addictions, stress, phobias. Its a matter of misdirection and blood flow.
Some folks line to do it on purpose and don't realize they are playing with their lives
hey tyler thx for posting the vid really appreciate it. grrrr for the smacking though haha Nah j/k I've been looking on fb and there are support groups there. I've found 2 so you might wanna look there.
I would like to hear how this went, pm me please
Lots of info and forums, the yahoo support group link is on the bottom right of the page. I've been in the group a couple weeks now..and the NFB treatment looks really promising.
TH-cam won't let me post link I will have to PM you. Actually, it's just misophonia(dot)info
I've been researching Misophonia and unfortunately, the treatment for this hell on earth is worse than hell on earth..... it is to listen to the sounds you hate! It's called Habituation, recording the noises that drive you insane. Then systematically desensitizing yourself from them by first listening for a few seconds, than slowly building up time as you tolerate it, then more and more time.. Basically the same treatment for OCD, systematic desensitization and flooding. or forcing yourself to endure the anxiety and distress by not escaping the noises. Our first instinct is fight or flight when we are exposed to the triggering noises, just like people with phobias and OCD can't be around whatever causes their anxiety. But the thought of forcing myself to listen to people type on a keyboard may send me back to Urgent Care. The noise is so irritating it triggers an anxiety attack. They say you have to start off slow, listen a couple seconds, then gradually increase the time as I said. The worst thing we can do is headphones, ear plugs, and avoidance of people and social situations because then we become more intolerant of the noises.
Susan, I'd rather kill myself than get used to noise irritation! :-)
People have tried desensitization, it doesn’t work. Based on very new research it’s caused by over myelination if certain parts of the brain. The use it or lose it rule is still relevant for this, and so by exposing yourself to the noises more it’ll just make it worse and reinforce those synaptic connections. Plus, exposing yourself to it won’t get rid of the extra myelin. So basically it’s hopeless and there’s nothing anyone can do yet. As someone who also has it, I’m very sorry to anyone who got their hopes up. There’s so much misinformation and random people offering ‘treatments’ that don’t work and haven’t been shown to work, and it just drains people of money and hope.
Yea I absolutely do NOT understand why people have to make these ridiculous sounds and mouth movements. I really makes me even angrier when I explain to people and they persist. So it confirms to me that people have always done to me on purpose!!
I always thought I was crazy for wanting to murder people for chewing and popping gum.
I hated you for 2:02. But then you apologized, so I guess I forgive you.
He's talking about ASMR
Hey man, I JUST found out about this Misophonia as well....also dealt with it my whole life. There is apparently a yahoo support group run by the doctor who created 4S (same as Misophonia) and I just requested to join today... I don't have the link but I found it on the webpage misophonia.info
Asmr!! Opposite of misophonia.
That's the irony of this disorder: the sufferer's own noises don't affect them--only other people's noises. I really liked Tyler's video and his story-telling, but I had to fight through the distraction of his occasional, sentence-starting lip smack.
make a vid of my experiences. keep making vids! now subscribing.
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Lack of self awareness and as well consideration
Here's a great forum: www.reddit.com/r/misophonia/
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Hey poor buddy.
I want to get your thoughts on a theory i came up with regarding misafucknonia...... excuse my english.
I want to raise what i think is a very interesting theory on the possible origins of how misophonia develops in a persons life, and how common, seemingly harmless sounds like open mouth chewing, slurping, gum chewing, crunching etc etc, causes agonizing pain and suffering to the point that it distroys most misophoniacs lives and pushs them into a life of isolation and often loneliness.
I believe it may have started in the womb as a fetus. Heres why.
I theorise that if a pregnant mother routeinly eats while under stress (which is common) and is driven routinely to eat while stressed or angry in some way. The fetus may feel the negative emotions of the mother and hear all the chewing, slurping, swollowing and breathing sounds that eco inside the body.
And again if the mother is in some kind of stressful state, the fetus can, and does pick up on those sets of emotions and sounds and perhaps those sounds and negative emotions become linked in the unborn babies mind.
So if the sounds ecoing through the body and the negative emotions held in the body are received simultaneously and routinely over 9 months. Perhaps perhaps perhaps there is some kind of neuro connection that emerges at the age of 8-12 as the brain grows & builds and those memories while a fetus, begin to surface. And pehaps thats when misophonia starts to show.
So to do a simple experiment. For those who are able. When your friend or partner is eating and breathing and swallowing and making the common hated sounds etc, place your ear on his or her tummy where a fetus would be and you will hear everything exactly what an unborn baby would hear.
So again, if a mother is stressed in some way and habitually goes for the fridge or pantry and this happens routinely over 9 month's, bingo!
That just might be at least part of the cause. It seems like an ellusive obvious to me and i would love us to all do some research to find a common thread.
Lets all do a simple survey. All miso sufferers, ask your mothers if they routinely ate when distressed while pregnant. And really get them to think hard and long about it, and let us all see if there is a common thread.
An important factor to include is a childs temperament. I feel a set of factors have to be in place for misophonia to develop.
Plz consider reading the link , www.keirsey.com/sorter/register.aspx
Your feed back would be helpful to this investigation :)
+sam man Thank you for caring enough to try to come up with a theory. I can't relate to that theory because I didn't suffer from misophonia until adulthood. I would think if it was caused in utero I would have it my whole life. I think it has more to do with trauma, I have had complex trauma, emotional trauma, and Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome developed. Over the years the noises have gotten more irritating from me, and the more tired or stressed out/anxious I am, the worse the noises bother me. Hearing other people type on a computer keyboard has irritated me since I was in my early 20's but got much much worse after I went through some emotional trauma. Now not only does hearing other people type irritate me, but certain words and syllabys, along with strong spanish accents are intolerable for me to be around. I can't stand listening to people swallow loudly or eat loudly, but the typing drives me crazy, and often on TV commercials they will be typing out words, I have to change the station. I have to work on my own/self employment because I could no longer tolerate being around people, sharing offices with people, and dealing with irritating and repetitive noises. I couldn't tolerate people talking all the time or people asking me how to spell words. I just got more and more intolerant of people in general, and everything irritates me now. So I isolate myself away from people so I don't have to deal with them. It's very lonely and miserable, but the alternative is hell on earth. I think I have had some sort of neurological damage as a result of the emotional trauma I've endured from being bullied in the work place. I have not been the same since I was bullied for 8 months straight by horrible supervisors and couldn't get the help I needed, nobody believed me. Ever since then noises and loud people are intolerable for me and I stay home alone to escape it. I also have no tolerance for rude people, I become extremely angry, way angrier than the situation calls for, and can't be around them or associate with them. I am sure that stressed out pregnant women pass cortisol or some other adrenal hormone on that doesn't help, because my mother had severe anxiety disorder and was stressed out throughout pregnancy and I have severe situational anxiety myself. But the noise problem I do not recall having before adulthood.
Hey, not sure if you’ll see this, but I think trying to look up over myelination and misophonia might leas you to some new research articles. I can’t remember the doctors name, but I think it starts with an S
Wow I did too.. that was just to get your attention :) Sorry sufferers. I have guys at work that joke about torturing me on the CB radio with lip smacking, a form of torture that would in fact cause hatred... don't understand why some find that humourous.