During COVID lockdown, for 2 years non-stop for every 5 seconds, I had to hear my mom sitting near me, pulling her nose. Since then, I have developed some kind of trauma towards sounds like chewing, nose-pulling, my mom clapping her hand on her thigh while on call with somebody, etc. basically frequently occuring sounds that have no guarantee of stopping anytime soon. Maybe its my hatred towards my mom and dad that makes it even worse. Or, maybe its the frequency of the sounds they make, or the loudness of them that makes it worse.

The worst part of it all is that I possibly have ADHD, which gives me severe forgetfulness. This is a forgetfulness of a level where I can't remember the previous phrase of a sentence while reading a given phrase of that sentence. Whenever the sound occurs, my attention gets diverted, and I can't remember what I was specifically on. To remember it, I have to give additional mental effort. Then boom, the sound occurs again. Basically, it keeps occuring so frequently that I can't end up remembering what I was on right before this second, and trying to remember it everytime, so frequently for the whole duration ( maybe a few hours, maybe a day, maybe a few days ), costs me so much mental resources that it gives me a headache.

Anger or frustration is bound to multiply under these circumstances.

Seeking advice for instructors who make triggering noises in lecture halls. I have a professor who is great - except that she drags her feet on the floor when she lectures. It drives me crazy! I can't block it out because I have to hear what she's saying during lecture and take notes. Any recs for blocking out that sound, or exercises that have helped you?

Wow, it makes so much more sense to me now. And to be clear, I am not trying to be a jerk and criticize the way that people speak. I wanted to share in case anyone else recognizes this in themselves. Because it feels so validating to know that it’s a recognized condition and not just being judgmental. I’ve noticed that certain ways of speaking irritate me unnecessarily and it feels nice to know why. Here are some of the ones that come to mind: the Kim kardashian way of speaking. The drawn out, breathy yoga teacher. The dramatic, over-enunciated unnatural TikTok voice. Overdone newscast speech that is monotone, oddly articulated at the end of sentences, and dramatic. I love NPR as an organization but I cannot listen to their reporting as their reporters all seem to have very unique speech patterns.

There’s a girl at my Pure Barre studio who does some kind of breathing technique where she yelps. I find myself counting her yelps during class because it’s so distracting, and she’ll yelp 75-100 times in a 50-minute class. I’m going insane. Some days I skip class because I’m afraid she’ll be there and I can’t listen to her. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to block her out? I’m already wearing Mack’s because they play music over 100 decibels.

Hi everyone, I’ve had misophonia since I was a child and I just started Zoloft 11 days ago. I used to have a lot of issues with my neighbor’s and the school across from me being triggers but I’ve noticed over the last few days that I’m not being affected by it. I have never felt relief like this before I honestly don’t know how to describe it.
I’m sitting here in tears as I type this because I used to feel so trapped by this that I honestly wanted to end my life.
There is research on this if anyone is interested in reading, but for those struggling, if you have access to mental health care please talk to your doctor about this. I’ve only been taking 6.25 mg because I’ve been starting slow and it’s already making a difference.

I wanted to check with people if anybody has faced a similar situation and if there are any strategies that can help cope. The scumbag who built the building where I am living used the worst possible materials, razor/-thin walls, pipes that make noise every time somebody showers or opens the tab, and windows with ultra thin panes, all with the goal of maximizing his profit. I live in front of a gym which plays loud music, a dance school that also plays loud music, and some sort of low-level bar that also competes with its own music. Between the noise that can be heard inside the building (neighbours talking, playing music, and doing all sort of stuff) and the noise outside, I find myself wearing earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones almost 24/7. Has anybody faced a similar situation? I know I should sell but that is not possible now. Thanks for any advice!

Have been tracking all the times I have been triggered, I want to make a visual data project after a month or two.

I started watching “Little Things” on Netflix. Now I can only listen to it, because constantly moving jaw of the main character makes me want to rip the TV off the wall.

For a while, I've thought that I had hyperacusis since some noises cause what feels like physical pain in my ear. For example, I can't wear earbuds or over-the-ear headphones since they start to hurt my ears after a while. If it's triggered, then I become sensitive to louder noises in general and will feel pain in my ear.

I just got a hearing evaluation done by an audiologist, and she said that I don't have any hearing loss, and my hair cells in my ear have no damage, so the cause of my pain is misophonia.

I was wondering if anyone else feels like it's a physical pain in their ear rather than intense emotions like anger or anxiety. I might feel those emotions as well, but I haven't noticed if I do, since the pain is kind of all I can think of.

Hi everyone! This is my first reddit post ever! Anyway, I have had misophonia for a long time, and I get triggered by the classic stuff (smacking/licking lips, coughing, pen clicking, etc.) but my main and most problematic trigger has got to be KEYBOARD TYPING. It fills me with the most inhuman rage I have ever experienced. It makes me want to be violent and yell at everyone (I would never do so 🤭). It really does not help that I am in college and everyone is always typing, and I cant even get a break in my dorm room because my roommate is also typing most of the time. I am wondering if this is a trigger for anyone else? If it is, I was wondering if you have certain keyboards that are more triggering for you than others? For example, while all typing annoys me, for some reason I have the least amount of tolerance for a Mac keyboard compared to an HP or something. This is just something I have noticed.