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I suffer (quite literally) from Misophonia [0], and I can only hope someday we find a cure for it. It's a curse. As a developer, I'm afraid the only thing I ca
by napsterbr 7y ago
I suffer (quite literally) from Misophonia [0], and I can only hope someday we find a cure for it. It's a curse.
As a developer, I'm afraid the only thing I can do about it is to raise awareness.
[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia
- meowface 7y agoWhat sort of sounds are you sensitive to?
- napsterbr 7y agoPeople eating/chewing, mainly. Basically any sound that comes from the mouth, even when not eating. Tooth picking, brushing teeth, etc. Unless I'm on a noisy environment (like a crowded restaurant), I simply can't eat with others. I just ended a 2-year relationship because of it -- and I have no idea how I'm supposed to live with someone else while having this disease. Ironically, I'm indifferent to sounds that most people have aversion to, like metal screeching or fingernails on a chalkboard.
- the-dude 7y agoI have a friend with the same ( Misophonia @ people eating/chewing ). Cost him his relationship as well. He was treated at Amsterdam AMC IIRC. edit: treated after his relationship ended that is.
- birdyrooster 7y agoI too suffer from this, and I think it must be related to my ADD, because I think most people can filter these noises out. To the point that they won’t become enraged by something their brain ignores as noise. Who wouldn’t become enraged if their brain was hijacked by the most bullshit, meaningless sounds?
- birdyrooster 7y agoTo my point https://www.additudemag.com/misophonia-sensitivity-to-sounds-adhd-hypersensitivity/ https://www.additudemag.com/misophonia-sensitivity-to-sounds...
- teunispeters 7y agoditto. it's crippling for me (a lot of sounds, particularly related to eating). Totally tied to PTSD for me.