Misophonia | What to do when you HATE sounds | 5 remedies

What kind of noises or sounds drive you crazy? 😜

This disorder is literally ruining my life 🥲i get so angry when I open up to my friends about it and ask them to stop making a certain noise, then they laugh at me and say “I’ll try” then continue to make that noise constantly. I feel bad about it but also wish they’d be a little bit more understanding.

Most people don't get it, my family makes fun of me for it. You made me feel seen and validated, thank you.

I’ve suffered with this problem since my early teens. I found myself infuriated every time my mother or sister would clear their throats or cough. I would jump into a state of panic every time I heard the sound. I would plug my ears and my heart would pound. I would argue with my family, I would tell them to stop and get so angry. It created a lot of tension in our relationship and I was often told I was being a brat and being dramatic. I avoided family outings, dinners, any place where i knew I would hear the sound and would not be able to escape. Every time i heard the sound I just wanted to scream. I would wear headphones around them constantly, especially in the car. My family definitely thought I didn’t like being around them. It hurts to think about. I only have the sensitivity to my mother and sister’s sounds, nobody else, which is interesting. I didn’t discover what misophonia was until I was about 21. I spent years internalizing that something was wrong with me. It is still extremely hard for me to deal with these sounds but I try my best because my relationship with my family is worth it. It is emotional, but slightly freeing to hear someone talk about this disorder with compassion. Thank you.

I desperately need misophonia to be more widely recognized and accommodated... I can't afford high quality noise-cancelling headphones, nor can I afford to rent where I don't share walls with neighbors. Living in apartments has made me absolutely MISERABLE with my neighbors' voices being my biggest trigger. I get no sleep, I can't relax, focusing on work is impossible, etc... I'm at a loss, because trying to "tolerate" these sounds doesn't seem to help the situation at all.

Even though I personally don't need them, adding subtitles is such a nice touch to your videos. It can help you reach people with so-so English skills and also reinforce the ideas you are expressing but in written form. Well done Nathan.

I do have both ocd and Misophonia. Misophonia has made my life like hell. Anger emotional distress headaches mucle tension misophonia is much more than just hating sounds. It has to be recognized by people misophonia is really cruel i do have misophonia from my childhood. I had to change every aspect of my life because of it.

My experience with misophonia: 1. I usually get more triggered when stressed 2. It is not only sounds, also certain movements from other people. For example, one of my main trigger for now is someone biting their cuticle. 3. Triggers can change over time. 4. I get more triggered by those I spend a lot of time with. Worst is from my kids. I really wish it was the opposite... 5. Do not tell anyone about this as they will not understand. I have told my wife but it is very hard for her to understand. 6. People will look at you as the one that is always on a bad mood.

I'm so glad I'm not alone with this. The sound of people talking while I'm trying to sleep drove me to intense anger. I finally moved in with a roommate who sleeps at a reasonable hour, but he likes to watch tiktok videos on his phone during the day. It makes me absolutely enraged. I start judging him as a person, thinking nasty thoughts about him, wondering how someone can have such an annoying habit. Then I start shaming myself, wondering why I'm so sensitive. Lately I've been avoiding being home when he's home. I've been scheduling my life around avoiding hearing his phone sounds. It's gotten worse lately. I'll be out in public and I'll see a little kid on a tablet watching something with sound. That treble sound that comes from a tablet/phone speaker drives me insane. Thanks for this video. I was feeling like I was the only one having an intense stress and anger response to sounds

The worst part about misophonia is you internalize/obsess over your emotions. Like I lived with someone who I perceived was stomping, and when it happened-not only do we have to deal with the tension in our bodies (headaches/ flinching/ stomachaches etc) but there's a constant emotional dialogue going on in my head that "I'm fine, I'm safe, these people aren't trying to hurt me, there's nothing wrong with gum, it's okay" on and on and on. It kinda becomes an unwanted obsession like policing your thoughts. It makes you internally irritatable and constantly stressed. Changing the environment has been the most helpful for me tbh

I have very bad misophonia, and it has gotten to the point where I can just absolutely not eat at the table with my family, and school is so bad because at my school half the students chew gum. I can't do any work and I also have bad social anxiety, so I can't just ask to leave the room or talk to someone. Trigger noises for me are: Chewing noises, coughing, sniffing, scraping, Keys typing, any mouth noises, and just random repetitive noises like beeping or clicking. My family are all very loud eaters, and they don't really accommodate me or try to help. My dad still thinks I made it up and it makes me feel horrible. I often just can't go to school because i really can't face all the noises and that causes a lot of problems. I hate going out of the house and usually stay in my room the whole day and all the methods I have read or heard about just don't help. Thank you for spreading awareness of this, it's important❤

Me and my twin sister have been dealing with misophonia for about like 5-6 years and I think it started when we were 4😢 it always ruins our life and sometimes we rage to much it makes us cry😢. First we thought we were the only ones who had that and we didn’t know it’s called misophonia and know that we know, we feel bad for the other people who have it to. We hate misophonia. Me and my sis have been keeping it a secret until we told our mom. We still struggle with it. We’re only in 5th grade😢😢😢. No one knows except me, my sis, and my mom. Mostly me and my twin. So if you have misophonia, I feel the pain your going through 😢

More and more research I see on this the more I’m convinced I have this disorder. I’ve been suffering from this for 5-6 years. I’m 16 almost 17 in a few months and this effects my social life greatly. I’ve been keeping a track of all these different sounds that have triggered me throughout the years and I’ve accumulated quite a list. One of my main triggers is when people clear their throat, which is sooo amazing since people do it all the time. Any season. My family knows how much I hate when people clear their throat and when I get mad and react they laugh at me and mock me because they don’t understand. I want to talk to my mom about getting me officially diagnosed because maybe they will take me seriously for once.

Misophonia ruined my life. It started with chewing. I was about 9 yrs old, it progressed to sniffing, then it got worse when people saying the word “Um” or lip smacking when they talk. 90% of people do this so I couldn’t function at all at school or watching television or even at home. I could name more sounds but the list goes on. I had my headphones on 247. I couldn’t handle being in class. I’m 20 years old now and struggling to keep and find a job where I can be at peace but this follows me everywhere. I leaned to cope with it a lot better then I use to but it still is very prevalent. When it happens and you can’t run away it hurts but I seem to forget the sounds by distractions yet they still come back. When people talking / loud breathing is the trigger. It really takes a toll on daily life and trying to accomplish things socially.

I would love to hear more videos on this from you. I don’t see as many videos on misophonia anymore while we are all still here struggling with no cure haha. Misophonia is literally taking over my life. Any coping skills are so much appreciated. Thanks for taking your time to make this video, I’m gonna try these skills while out today.

I was diagnosed with OCD as a child, but none of the material about the disorder ever referenced sensitivity to sounds. This was always my most debilitating symptom, and it was hard to feel understood or even understand the diagnosis myself. Every time someone sneezes, I go in to that fight or flight mode - I am able to manage it better now than I was, but it has negatively impacted my education, my career, and every relationship I’ve had. Coming across a video on mysophonia on an OCD channel is super comforting, thank you so much!

Edit: it all started when my father would drop me off at my mom's work when i was way younger and she'd breastfeed my little sister. The noise my sister made just absolutely infuriated me I get horribly angry whenever my mother or sister eat, draw, sing, etc near me. It's especially bad with my little sister, and it's also the sight of chewing makes me feel so angry for some reason. I always have to wear earbuds listen to music to drown them out. I really don't want to snap at them all the time but it's on impulse, and I don't know how to fix it.

Thank you for this! So many people think they have this just because they get annoyed by a chewing sound. It's not just about being annoyed!

pretty sure i used to have misophonia with the sound of chewing. ever since 4th grade i could never eat with my family in restaurants. it would be the only thing i’d focus on and it would make me so uncomfortable i’d cry. over time i got much better though. it’s possible to recover!

You are so good at what you do. I had mild ocd and all it took to cure it was watching one of your videos. Thank you.