i have been told for years im over reacting and to just get over it. which drives me more insane. along with saying i wish i was deaf all i ever get is oh you dont mean that youd miss hearing music or our voices...erm no i can say with absolute conviction that the quality of my life would improve drastically if i was deaf. as much as i wouldnt wish this on anyone its nice to know im not alone and other people understand.
you are definitely NOT alone. I think teaching MANNERS to all children would greatly improve this for everyone for many reasons. Of course it isn't always about "manner" but sometimes a good deal of it is. Anyway, good luck to all and God Bless you all.❤
Mine is so bad, even the blinking turn signal noise enrages me. I have to have earbuds in. I will plug my ears if I'm next to someone who starts drinking or eating anything. I look crazy, but I have to do it, especially in the car. I loathe the sound of someone eating chips/crackers. Slurping, someone eating with their mouth open like a neanderthal, the sound of the water when the shower is going, the clicking of a pen, someone chewing on their nails omg. I can be at a basketball game and still hear someone popping gym and chewing loudly. I want to scream and ask is that good?!?! They are most definitely loud chewers when I can hear at a basketball game. I have it so bad, and I wish people understood. They think I'm crazy of course, and I always say do you think I enjoy this?! Do you think I like having this?! No, it is pure hell. I have asked where I can get industrial strength ear plugs that are sound proof, a barrier that sound cannot get through. There isn't anything out there that doesn't make me look crazy or weird. I have it with my sight too! I hate seeing someone chew on their fingers/nails. So the sight and sound both with that. Seeing someone eat spaghetti or a bite of a salad, where they slurp or the food is hanging out, I say you know, that food isn't going anywhere, eat like a fricken adult! I wish there was a cure, I need therapy lol.
I have misophonia. Had it for most of my life. My mom chewing gum made (and still makes) me physically angry. I used to tell her about it but I had no name for it/ didn’t know why I was like this so she told me to “get over it” :( Now many years later there is this lady at the office I work at that chews gum with her mouth open after lunch everyday. And our office is typically very quiet so it’s very hard to tune out. That’s when I get my AirPods our and blast music. 😭 I so wish there was a cure. I hate myself for it because, like he said, It’s more of a ME problem. Sigh
Yea, misophonia sucks and it's hard for people to understand, look at it from other people's perspective, some person getting angry over sounds, how childish. Blasting that music is probably the best solution lol
For anyone who is struggling really bad I recomment buying any wireless headphones that fit inside ear defenders (they sell them on amazon). This method has been a life saver for me as it blocks out around 85% of noise and then when I turn on the music I hear almost nothing... :) the only downside is that I have to navigate a bit like a deaf person but that's about it.
I was watching a movie, it was about a CIA agent or something I think it was called "Old Man" and the woman was in a bar and the guy behind her was eating and well basically she said she had misophonia and explained what it was. So thank you actress. LOL. I can explain this to my family now. My husband has bad sinus issues and sleep apnea so he can't eat quietly, he just doesn't eat around me at all. In a restaurant though, it's more tolerable for me.
I have misophonia but it's also visual stimuli that affect me. I also cant deal with chewing singing or humming. I had no idea why I sould become so angry. My family still dont understand other than my mother. They all think I'm overreacting :(
@@sourskittles_good It’s hard definitely, I suggest getting some loop earbuds and listening to music when it gets too much. It doesn’t always work but it’s helped. There’s also breathing excersizes and loads of support online. If you ever need help with it feel free to reach out 😊
I’m living with that from age 11, now in 65 ,my life is very hard . Trying navigate true life.Not go anywhere ,I can’t ,gum is most . What I think is on what frequency level I receive the noise, children outside is very hard ,having grandchildren,most difficult,my family sometimes say like can you just get over it,more I can explain is you turn into the Hulk,the big green man .,now use your imagination what he can do ,this is how is feel.
I have it and when its triggered i think people are doing it on purpose to irrirate and anger me. I realize within 5 years i have had it since i was a teenager.
Mine cripples me most days, i have ptsd too and its hell. I do have loop ear plugs that help dampen it but for me its not just eating its everything! I work in a free play arcade which you'd think would be hell but where its so many loud sounds its strangely better but when I leave I have to adjust slowly to the difference or i cant handle the low ambience with trigger noises. I praise headspace too! But boy howdy do i wish that there was a cure!!!! 😭
Oh, no, it doesn't feel like a little slap to the face, it feels like a vicious huge attack. It's NOT JUST an annoyance, it triggers a suicidal/homicide rage. And it is NOT easier to be atound triggers with background noise. It's IMPOSSIBLE to ignore. There is no way to learn to accept it and move through it. And mindfulness doesn't work. Your misophonia must be EXTREMELY mild if those things work for you.
For me it’s like fire ants crawling into my ears, stinging, prickling insects. My ears get so red and inflamed and my emotions escalate to the point where it’s like I have to defend against an attacker.
I have visual issues as well... If I'm in a store and not immediately next to who I came with I cannot for the life of me, distinguish a familiar face amongst strangers. There is no "meet me at the such and such" because I will go to that area, dumb as a deer in headlights, and just end up walking out to the car and waiting and fighting tears of frustration. I hate that I'm like this!!!!
Actually these are all different.... Visual generally will be misokinesia/ synesthesia/sensory processing disorder ...tactile = sensory processing disorder/HSP ... Misophonia is strictly auditory. However all these crazy, complex and marvelous brain "disorders" all come from over firing neural pathways and usually a brain will have multiple sensory issues, someone with ADHD will likely also have HSP or misophonia etc.
TY friends were trying to teach me mahjong then they broke out the snacks i flipped flew out saying i gotta make a call that was 2 hrs ago. i will pretend this was my call to my therapist its helped just knowing im not alone
When my husband is watching TV and lets say If I'm taking a nap and haven't yet fallen asleep he will keep tapping with his fingers on a bottle cap or the side of the water bottle. Yes, steam is building inside me so I ask "will you please stop tapping because I can hear it from my bedroom. He will stop momentarily but while he has stopped tapping I am getting more anxious and angry because I know he will start again so I will lay in my bed waiting for the sound to start again and it always does and when it starts again I'm thinking that he is doing in on purpose but actually he is not. I do have OCD and my dad could not stand for someone to eat a peach without pealing it first. He said it bothered him knowing that the teeth were scraping on the peach fuzz.
My triggers are a loud truck running for a long time the boom boom of a amplifier doors slamming over and over high pitched leaf blowers it makes me angry
Asked those same questions, I would answer EXACTLY like this guy. My (49 years ) husband's throat clearing drives me crazy. As a kid, it was my mother's chewing. I isolate a lot. I feel insane. Or I feel like killing myself just to make it stop. I've started self-harming. I do echolalia. Audiologist was less than helpful.
I feel the same exact way!! I can't take it! My next door neighbor plays her music with bass all the time and even when it's very faint, I wanna kill myself. It sends me into the WORST rage that I can't calm down from. My AC unit also sounds just like it. Chewing, crumbling a plastic bag, ppl chewing gum!!
I always feel about the way I react to these eating sounds he is talking about. No one ever knows it because I keep it to myself, but it is so worrisome to me. Why do I feel this way.. I just pray about it and move on with my life. I just remove myself to another room if I have to. Restaurants are ok for me because there is so much noise all around me. But my husband eating a bowl All Bran Buds with milk in the morning with the slurping and the crunching makes me cringe. So I just go to my art studio and it immediately calms me down. Sadly, he just eats breakfast alone everyday. Terrible I know. He also eats soooo fast . When we go out to restaurants I feel like we are pigs going to a trough. I am always the last one to finish my meal. I take small bites, chew quietly and converse a little in between most bites. He just shoves it all down so quickly. I find myself wishing his mother had taught him better. Sad I know. Trust me I know. I am dealing with it just fine but I am so relieved to discover that there are other people experiencing this same phenomenon just like myself. I hope they are able to deal with it better to. God Bless All!❤
My brother and I would get otheted and perturbed at lunch time because so many would chew smack with theyre mouths open. Taliking while eating and with food shooting out, The screeching of chalk on the chalk board. the screeching of the subway cars on NYC. Oh my god ! We used Buddhist meditation. Silence And we treated it by the complete opposite. We started listening to avant garde music loud. It's was difficult at first to listen to those sounds but I could actually feel it changing my brain some how. I don't get bothered by any of my old triggers any more. Google say jt productions "she dances in the wind" or "Zappa Beefheart" by the youth listen your brain will start to shift. Ianis xanakis. John cage. Lucuano Berio are composers of the avant garde. Try it. It wirks great for us. Pretty much cured us.
I have really bad misophonia, my sister was the only one who understood because she had it too. Unfortunately, she passed away of breast cancer. My triggers are gum chewing, slurping, tapping, clicking, and turning pages too loudy.
I have misophonia and I didn't realize it until I began a long term relationship (married). My husband is a nurse and doesn't believe it's real or I'm just oversensitive. I always tell him that if a car alarm was going off in the neighborhood for 3 hours I'd only be mildly annoyed, but human body sounds (sniffing, throat gurgling, lip smacking, chewing) drive me absolutely insane and fill me with rage.
The fact that he doesn't recognize this as a condition or neural disorder...is appalling. He needs to be *more* sensitive or empathetic. Hopefully you have some support.
I am a nurse and have misophonia. It’s definitely real.... I have had it for most of my life and it’s a miserable condition. I can’t stand chewing noises or kissing sounds. It makes me feel violent and I am not a violent person. The fact your husband is in health care and doesn’t recognize that this is a true medically recognized condition is concerning.
I HATE IT!!! IT’S SO ANNOYING AND IT’S LIKE WANTING TO CHOP YOUR EARS OFF AND CLOSE YOUR EYES!! -someone with moderate Misophonia since 9, and has visual triggers.
I agree, there isn’t a cure for it. There are only coping techniques (that don’t work) to try to minimize the symptoms. It is a life long struggle. It’s weird, my symptoms vary though. Sometimes I want to kill people that eat like cows, other times I just want to punch them. But either way violence is an over reaction to what I’m hearing.
@@GilaMonster971 I to have Misophinia and you described it exactly how It Effects me. I use the term instantaneous rage because it’s just that fast and it hurts. It hurts because it makes me sad I don’t want to be that way so I just isolate stay away from everything I’ve been alone my whole life
@@Ginger-g8j I just avoid people in situations that involve eating. People think it’s weird I avoid thanksgiving gatherings…but I have to explain it’s horribly unpleasant to be around people while they are eating. Sometimes I show up to functions after the dishes are washed 🤣
Reducing stress can be a big help though. If you're generally anxious or irritable, it's going to be real bad. Easier said than done, but taking care of anxiety can make life more bearable in general.
soft sound sensitivity syndrome is how it was termed when I discovered the name of my sound adventures. I'm going to say that was about 2010 or there about. To say its only sounds from the 'human' body is totally incorrect. Animals eating, drinking, LICKING THEMSELVES.......... dear God help us.
I believe it's pronounced My-so-phone-ia. Just me. Someone who's been suffering since age 6. No offense, since maybe there are different pronunciations.
Well, I was looking forward to it. Then the young guy started speaking and that's that. All I want to do is smash this phone into a million pieces. Now there's a total of 3 guys voices I can't stand..oi
I can hear someone chewing two rooms away, even a single opening/closing of the mouth that produces the sounds that trigger me. When I hear it, I want to rip apart the one that produces the sound.
Living with misophonia is like dodging sound landmines all day, every day, everywhere, all the time.
Quite exhausting really.
Fr and sometimes you can’t dodge em :/
I have had misophonia since I was a kid I'm 55 now my mom an dad thought I was crazy but it's a real thing these sounds will drive u nuts !!!
Thank you for describing what misophonia is like and proving I is real
i have been told for years im over reacting and to just get over it. which drives me more insane. along with saying i wish i was deaf all i ever get is oh you dont mean that youd miss hearing music or our voices...erm no i can say with absolute conviction that the quality of my life would improve drastically if i was deaf. as much as i wouldnt wish this on anyone its nice to know im not alone and other people understand.
you are definitely NOT alone. I think teaching MANNERS to all children would greatly improve this for everyone for many reasons. Of course it isn't always about "manner" but sometimes a good deal of it is. Anyway, good luck to all and God Bless you all.❤
Mine is so bad, even the blinking turn signal noise enrages me. I have to have earbuds in. I will plug my ears if I'm next to someone who starts drinking or eating anything. I look crazy, but I have to do it, especially in the car. I loathe the sound of someone eating chips/crackers. Slurping, someone eating with their mouth open like a neanderthal, the sound of the water when the shower is going, the clicking of a pen, someone chewing on their nails omg. I can be at a basketball game and still hear someone popping gym and chewing loudly. I want to scream and ask is that good?!?! They are most definitely loud chewers when I can hear at a basketball game. I have it so bad, and I wish people understood. They think I'm crazy of course, and I always say do you think I enjoy this?! Do you think I like having this?! No, it is pure hell. I have asked where I can get industrial strength ear plugs that are sound proof, a barrier that sound cannot get through. There isn't anything out there that doesn't make me look crazy or weird. I have it with my sight too! I hate seeing someone chew on their fingers/nails. So the sight and sound both with that. Seeing someone eat spaghetti or a bite of a salad, where they slurp or the food is hanging out, I say you know, that food isn't going anywhere, eat like a fricken adult! I wish there was a cure, I need therapy lol.
my sister and i both have misophonia and i just want to say i really enjoyed this video!! definitely will be sending it to her :)
You are amazing, Michael Tollefsrud!! I am so proud of you and your accomplishments! 🥰
Quiet places like a library a court room. The court room which is the most dangerous place to have a meltdown that involves rage
I have misophonia. Had it for most of my life. My mom chewing gum made (and still makes) me physically angry. I used to tell her about it but I had no name for it/ didn’t know why I was like this so she told me to “get over it” :(
Now many years later there is this lady at the office I work at that chews gum with her mouth open after lunch everyday. And our office is typically very quiet so it’s very hard to tune out. That’s when I get my AirPods our and blast music. 😭 I so wish there was a cure. I hate myself for it because, like he said, It’s more of a ME problem. Sigh
Yea, misophonia sucks and it's hard for people to understand, look at it from other people's perspective, some person getting angry over sounds, how childish. Blasting that music is probably the best solution lol
@@mrbozo6199 of course, that’s exactly why I do it lol
Typical ignorant comment get over it I hate that damn saying
Typical ignorant statement the get over it one
For anyone who is struggling really bad I recomment buying any wireless headphones that fit inside ear defenders (they sell them on amazon). This method has been a life saver for me as it blocks out around 85% of noise and then when I turn on the music I hear almost nothing... :)
the only downside is that I have to navigate a bit like a deaf person but that's about it.
I was watching a movie, it was about a CIA agent or something I think it was called "Old Man" and the woman was in a bar and the guy behind her was eating and well basically she said she had misophonia and explained what it was. So thank you actress. LOL. I can explain this to my family now. My husband has bad sinus issues and sleep apnea so he can't eat quietly, he just doesn't eat around me at all. In a restaurant though, it's more tolerable for me.
Totally get that.
I have misophonia but it's also visual stimuli that affect me. I also cant deal with chewing singing or humming. I had no idea why I sould become so angry. My family still dont understand other than my mother. They all think I'm overreacting :(
My family is the same except my dad understands me not my mom
@@sourskittles_good It’s hard definitely, I suggest getting some loop earbuds and listening to music when it gets too much. It doesn’t always work but it’s helped. There’s also breathing excersizes and loads of support online. If you ever need help with it feel free to reach out 😊
Thank you. I am 48. Just learned what this is. My whole life I thought it was just me.
I’m living with that from age 11, now in 65 ,my life is very hard . Trying navigate true life.Not go anywhere ,I can’t ,gum is most . What I think is on what frequency level I receive the noise, children outside is very hard ,having grandchildren,most difficult,my family sometimes say like can you just get over it,more I can explain is you turn into the Hulk,the big green man .,now use your imagination what he can do ,this is how is feel.
I’m living with that from age 11, now in 65 ,my life is very hard . Trying navigate true life.Not go anywhere ,I can’t ,gum is most .
I have it and when its triggered i think people are doing it on purpose to irrirate and anger me. I realize within 5 years i have had it since i was a teenager.
Mine cripples me most days, i have ptsd too and its hell. I do have loop ear plugs that help dampen it but for me its not just eating its everything! I work in a free play arcade which you'd think would be hell but where its so many loud sounds its strangely better but when I leave I have to adjust slowly to the difference or i cant handle the low ambience with trigger noises. I praise headspace too! But boy howdy do i wish that there was a cure!!!! 😭
Oh, no, it doesn't feel like a little slap to the face, it feels like a vicious huge attack. It's NOT JUST an annoyance, it triggers a suicidal/homicide rage. And it is NOT easier to be atound triggers with background noise. It's IMPOSSIBLE to ignore. There is no way to learn to accept it and move through it. And mindfulness doesn't work. Your misophonia must be EXTREMELY mild if those things work for you.
For me it’s like fire ants crawling into my ears, stinging, prickling insects. My ears get so red and inflamed and my emotions escalate to the point where it’s like I have to defend against an attacker.
It’s also visual
And tactile... But then again I was diagnosed with "4S" which is now known as Sensory Processing Disorder. :)
Advertisements when they do that finger slide thing across the product... that's the worst.
I have visual issues as well... If I'm in a store and not immediately next to who I came with I cannot for the life of me, distinguish a familiar face amongst strangers. There is no "meet me at the such and such" because I will go to that area, dumb as a deer in headlights, and just end up walking out to the car and waiting and fighting tears of frustration. I hate that I'm like this!!!!
Like him moving in the chair back and forth.
Actually these are all different.... Visual generally will be misokinesia/ synesthesia/sensory processing disorder ...tactile = sensory processing disorder/HSP ... Misophonia is strictly auditory.
However all these crazy, complex and marvelous brain "disorders" all come from over firing neural pathways and usually a brain will have multiple sensory issues, someone with ADHD will likely also have HSP or misophonia etc.
TY friends were trying to teach me mahjong then they broke out the snacks i flipped flew out saying i gotta make a call that was 2 hrs ago. i will pretend this was my call to my therapist its helped just knowing im not alone
When my husband is watching TV and lets say If I'm taking a nap and haven't yet fallen asleep he will keep tapping with his fingers on a bottle cap or the side of the water bottle. Yes, steam is building inside me so I ask "will you please stop tapping because I can hear it from my bedroom. He will stop momentarily but while he has stopped tapping I am getting more anxious and angry because I know he will start again so I will lay in my bed waiting for the sound to start again and it always does and when it starts again I'm thinking that he is doing in on purpose but actually he is not. I do have OCD and my dad could not stand for someone to eat a peach without pealing it first. He said it bothered him knowing that the teeth were scraping on the peach fuzz.
My triggers are a loud truck running for a long time the boom boom of a amplifier doors slamming over and over high pitched leaf blowers it makes me angry
I react exactly the same, to the sound of a bathroom fan top note from a distance, is this Miso?
Misophonia is not uncommon. It's uncommon to find rude people that correct their loud chewing.
EXACTLY
Weed helps
Asked those same questions, I would answer EXACTLY like this guy. My (49 years ) husband's throat clearing drives me crazy. As a kid, it was my mother's chewing. I isolate a lot. I feel insane. Or I feel like killing myself just to make it stop. I've started self-harming. I do echolalia. Audiologist was less than helpful.
I feel the same exact way!! I can't take it! My next door neighbor plays her music with bass all the time and even when it's very faint, I wanna kill myself. It sends me into the WORST rage that I can't calm down from. My AC unit also sounds just like it. Chewing, crumbling a plastic bag, ppl chewing gum!!
I searched for "life in Mesopotamia", and UA-cam gave me this...
I always feel about the way I react to these eating sounds he is talking about. No one ever knows it because I keep it to myself, but it is so worrisome to me. Why do I feel this way.. I just pray about it and move on with my life. I just remove myself to another room if I have to. Restaurants are ok for me because there is so much noise all around me. But my husband eating a bowl All Bran Buds with milk in the morning with the slurping and the crunching makes me cringe. So I just go to my art studio and it immediately calms me down. Sadly, he just eats breakfast alone everyday. Terrible I know. He also eats soooo fast . When we go out to restaurants I feel like we are pigs going to a trough. I am always the last one to finish my meal. I take small bites, chew quietly and converse a little in between most bites. He just shoves it all down so quickly. I find myself wishing his mother had taught him better. Sad I know. Trust me I know. I am dealing with it just fine but I am so relieved to discover that there are other people experiencing this same phenomenon just like myself. I hope they are able to deal with it better to. God Bless All!❤
My brother and I would get otheted and perturbed at lunch time because so many would chew smack with theyre mouths open. Taliking while eating and with food shooting out, The screeching of chalk on the chalk board. the screeching of the subway cars on NYC. Oh my god !
We used Buddhist meditation. Silence
And we treated it by the complete opposite. We started listening to avant garde music loud. It's was difficult at first to listen to those sounds
but I could actually feel it changing my brain some how.
I don't get bothered by any of my old triggers any more. Google say jt productions "she dances in the wind" or
"Zappa Beefheart"
by the youth listen your brain will start to shift. Ianis xanakis. John cage. Lucuano Berio are composers of the avant garde.
Try it. It wirks great for us. Pretty much cured us.
I have really bad misophonia, my sister was the only one who understood because she had it too. Unfortunately, she passed away of breast cancer. My triggers are gum chewing, slurping, tapping, clicking, and turning pages too loudy.
I have misophonia and I didn't realize it until I began a long term relationship (married). My husband is a nurse and doesn't believe it's real or I'm just oversensitive. I always tell him that if a car alarm was going off in the neighborhood for 3 hours I'd only be mildly annoyed, but human body sounds (sniffing, throat gurgling, lip smacking, chewing) drive me absolutely insane and fill me with rage.
The fact that he doesn't recognize this as a condition or neural disorder...is appalling.
He needs to be *more* sensitive or empathetic.
Hopefully you have some support.
I am a nurse and have misophonia. It’s definitely real....
I have had it for most of my life and it’s a miserable condition. I can’t stand chewing noises or kissing sounds. It makes me feel violent and I am not a violent person. The fact your husband is in health care and doesn’t recognize that this is a true medically recognized condition is concerning.
Soo im not the only one...😳
I HATE IT!!! IT’S SO ANNOYING AND IT’S LIKE WANTING TO CHOP YOUR EARS OFF AND CLOSE YOUR EYES!!
-someone with moderate Misophonia since 9, and has visual triggers.
No cure for misophonia
Be a homesteader and only talk to your goats.
I agree, there isn’t a cure for it. There are only coping techniques (that don’t work) to try to minimize the symptoms. It is a life long struggle.
It’s weird, my symptoms vary though. Sometimes I want to kill people that eat like cows, other times I just want to punch them. But either way violence is an over reaction to what I’m hearing.
@@GilaMonster971 I to have Misophinia and you described it exactly how It Effects me. I use the term instantaneous rage because it’s just that fast and it hurts. It hurts because it makes me sad I don’t want to be that way so I just isolate stay away from everything I’ve been alone my whole life
@@Ginger-g8j I just avoid people in situations that involve eating.
People think it’s weird I avoid thanksgiving gatherings…but I have to explain it’s horribly unpleasant to be around people while they are eating.
Sometimes I show up to functions after the dishes are washed 🤣
Reducing stress can be a big help though. If you're generally anxious or irritable, it's going to be real bad. Easier said than done, but taking care of anxiety can make life more bearable in general.
soft sound sensitivity syndrome is how it was termed when I discovered the name of my sound adventures. I'm going to say that was about 2010 or there about.
To say its only sounds from the 'human' body is totally incorrect. Animals eating, drinking, LICKING THEMSELVES..........
dear God help us.
We are not crazy. Sound just makes us very angry. Please stop making obnoxious sounds so we don't kill you 🙃
Exactly!!!
I believe it's pronounced My-so-phone-ia. Just me. Someone who's been suffering since age 6. No offense, since maybe there are different pronunciations.
Nah it’s pronounced meeso
@@markonw6661 Seriously? THAT'S what you decide to say to that comment? I'm sorry, but...just no. No.
@@lilahayes5443 It's pronounced the same as "misanthrope".
Well, I was looking forward to it. Then the young guy started speaking and that's that. All I want to do is smash this phone into a million pieces. Now there's a total of 3 guys voices I can't stand..oi
I can hear someone chewing two rooms away, even a single opening/closing of the mouth that produces the sounds that trigger me. When I hear it, I want to rip apart the one that produces the sound.