As a fellow misophonia enthusiast (it’s not an officially recognised condition) — noise cancelling headphones and music are the only way I can survive office en

As a fellow misophonia enthusiast (it’s not an officially recognised condition) — noise cancelling headphones and music are the only way I can survive office environments. A pinch of stoicism and deep breaths helps when stuff gets through. For me the worst trigger sounds are eating noises and crinkly food wrappers. Trying to open a crinkly wrapper quietly makes it worse. The misophonia gets worse when I’m otherwise stressed which leads me to believe dealing with it is like dealing with any other stressor: You just man or woman up and deal. Me and my sister both have it so we obviously used to use it to poke fun at the other. Squishing bananas in your mouth is the quickest way to provoke a reaction. You might get punched* *the punching response is, of course, restrained in the office. If I get that annoyed, I just walk away.