Does anyone else suffer from MISOPHONIA?

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What are your coping methods? I literally had to leave Walmart today, because this man was whistling and I had the fight or flight reaction.

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Yesss. I've had it ever since I can remember but only found out what it was in my adult years. My family just always thought I was angry. There are really no cures besides anxiety meds and therapy. I honestly just leave the situation. My poor husband is such a loud chewer/gulper and makes all kinds of crazy noises. I have to leave or turn up the to really loud. I've accepted the fact that I will never be able to eat a table with my family. I'm in grad school right now and occasionally I get stuck in a lecture sitting beside a gulper or slurper and it takes all of my strength to sit through it. Sometimes I'll text someone like my sister or husband about how I want to punch or kill the gulper. I know that sounds extreme but I have to get out the anger in some way. I wish I was more help 😔. Just know I feel your pain

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Omfg. I cannot stand to hear people chew or mouth sounds I  general (like when people wet their lips), I hate the sound of other people breathing and or coughing. Snoring is a definite no. The sound of rubbing makes me cringe. I scream at people for making sounds. I want to cry and be in a damn deprivation chamber for the rest of my life. My mom thought it was hilarious when I brought this up to her.

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I find that lashing out and . punching the person works best in a perfect world, but since it's not very nice nor does it solve anything, i try to separate myself from whoever is annoying me with whatever they're doing. If its a person ive eaten with before then i just,deal with it because i love them. Plugging 1 ear helps me.lol i feel like such a weirdo!!! Is it strange  that sometimes i myself have to stop eating because i annoy myself?  I haven't been diagnosed but i feel i do have it and didn't realize it was a thing.

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I don't really have a coping mechanism.  If it is a stranger and I am in public, like when I get stuck in the same aisle as a gum popper, I will find a way to separate myself.  But, at dinner with family or something I just have to deal with it.  My husband recently quit all tobacco products and is a huge gum chewer now, he has learned to keep the chomping under control or it makes me irrationally angry and anxious.

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It is torture. I have to blast music or go outside when I feed my cat. I hate sitting in groups of people because someone around me is bound to be chewing gum. I wish my husband understood what it's like for me. He has decent table manners but he takes big bites and he chomps instead of chews. I have to leave the room a lot. I'm 11 weeks pregnant with my first and it makes me really nervous that I'll get furious hearing the baby eat :(

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I try to ignore it when dealing with strangers, but when around my husband and family members, I find myself sometimes giving meaningful glances because their table manners aren't the best. I know my misophonia makes me hyper-aware of the sounds of chewing & drinking, but I shouldn't still have to remind my husband to close his mouth while he's chewing, or snap at him to stop slurping his coffee or soup. I go to dinner with my in-laws and I see why I have to issue these reminders. I don't blame all of my irritation on the misophonia because I've encountered too many people with terrible table manners!

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My brother lives with it. It's horrendous. I feel for you who have to live with it. It's so hard and I've watched my brother suffer for 15 years.

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I've never been formally diagnosed so I don't want to say yes, but I truly think I do. It's not as simple as, "Wow that annoys me, I wanna cringe when I hear it!" Moreso, I am completely intolerant and cannot handle it emotionally or physically. Logic and calm thought go out the window and I am fueled by pure feelings of rage and despair. I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy :(

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Yes and I have yet to find a way to control it. My blood starts boiling, I just want to cry, and I almost lose it. If anyone knows of any ways to help it would be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone else suffer from MISOPHONIA?

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