I'm glad to have learned about "misophonia". I cannot handle listening to people chew (that's my biggest issue, though there are a couple others). It doesn't just bother me, or only "bug" me when someone chews with their mouth open or otherwise generally obnoxious. I feel the way I expect I'd feel if I had ants crawling under my skin any time I can hear someone make mouth noises. Far beyond the usual "ewwww". I feel so much better discovering that this is a fairly recently recognized issue, feeling actual rage and major anxiety over something so stupid and normal! I'll continue with lots of background noise during meals and realize it's in my brain, not just in my mind. Interesting tidbit -- some studies show up to 50% of misophonia folk have been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder of some sort, which is definitely an issue too. Ahhhhh, I love having a name for something and knowing it's REAL! Makes it much easier to deal with. via Facebook
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