Re: Hi. I am Manic Mom from the Dr. Phil Show :)

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the club!

>

> Nice to find a soft place to fall. No pun intended. I am Joan from the

> Dr. Phil show. I am the one whose husband is the Sunflower Seed King

> and who likes to suck cartilage out of chicken bones! yeah... gross.

>

> I am the one whose children cannot chew gum or eat in the same room

> with her.

>

> I am the one who went hoping to be referred out for actual help of

> some kind and instead only received a great trip to LA with limo rides

> and a nice hotel and then some Visual Imagery CDs to help relieve my

> " stress reaction " . The CDs are great for helping you sleep better,

> BTW, but they did nothing for my SSSS.

>

> To tell you the truth, Dr. Phil was really nice. I mean I like the

> guy, but I don't feel I was taken as seriously as I should have been

> and I was really hoping to be referred to Dr. Lawless or someone and

> go there and be checked since I know he uses biofeedback and a number

> of other therapies for similar issues. I had heard at one point

> before I went on the show that this issue could be caused by some type

> of issue in the auditory pathway between the ears and the brain

> somewhere.

>

> My husband was REALLY hoping I would be helped. I can hear him back

> there blowing his nose right now... UGH someone hand me the ear plugs!

>

> I cannot tell you how happy I am to find this group as a result of

> those of you who commented on my YouTube video. Thank you so much for

> pointing me here!

>

> I have had this problem for as long as I can remember and it has

> progressively gotten worse to the point that I wrote Dr. Phil in Dec.

> of 2006 looking for answers and then was invited to the show 9 months

> later.

>

> I don't know about the rest of you but I am not bothered as badly if I

> am eating myself while others are eating unless they are REALLY

> chomping, smacking, clanking or worst of all scraping their silverware

> against their teeth! I also don't seem to be effected as much in

> restaurants which is just strange to me?

>

> I went in to pay a bill a couple of weeks ago and this girl that was

> taking the payments was just SMACKING away on a piece of gum.. I mean

> like a cow chews on cud. There were 2 or 3 people in front of me so

> it seemed I was having to wait FOREVER. I just kept trying to

> inconspicuously cover my ears and kept willing her to stop.. but she

> didn't.... OMG.. I was never so glad to get out of a place of

> business in MY LIFE! I was so close to telling her " Hey, did you know

> I was on Dr. Phil a few months back cuz I can't stand the sound of gum

> chewing? " LOL

>

> OK.... I really really look forward to this group. I can't tell you

> guys how much. I don't mind being a poster child for SSSS if it means

> lots of people finding some sort of relief!

>

> Joan who can't stand to be in my own room when my husband is on his

> PC... the sound of his typing is horrendous!

>

>

>

>

>

>>

>> By the way, I just thought I would give the link for the Dr. Phil

>> show we are talking about. It's called " Manic Mom? " and it aired as a

>> segment on a show about " etiquette dilemmas " .

>> http://drphil.com/shows/show/933

>>

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>

>

>

> !DSPAM:47d8b75a449651842420669!

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks! I look forward to getting acquainted with everyone and

learning more. Joan

>

> Welcome to the club!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Joan you were brave to go on that show, but I was angry that the audience were encouraged to think it was funny and you appeared to be being portrayed as slightly mad, which is a fear many of us have- that we are mad. Well at least we have found you and you have the support of this group. I go about spotting people with 4s now and tell them about it. I am unsure we can trust the entertainment business and their response although we desperately need publicity. Welcome anyway from people with 4s in the UK too. Diannejoanrenae wrote: Nice to find a soft place to fall. No pun intended. I am Joan from theDr. Phil show. I am the one whose husband is the Sunflower Seed Kingand who likes to suck cartilage out of chicken bones! yeah... gross. I am the one whose children cannot chew gum or eat in the same roomwith her. I am the one who went hoping to be referred out for actual help ofsome kind and instead only received a great trip to LA with limo ridesand a nice hotel and then some Visual Imagery CDs to help relieve my"stress reaction". The CDs are great for helping you sleep better,BTW, but they did nothing for my SSSS. To tell you the truth, Dr. Phil was really nice. I mean I like theguy, but I don't feel I was taken as seriously as I should have beenand I was really hoping to be referred to Dr. Lawless or someone

andgo there and be checked since I know he uses biofeedback and a numberof other therapies for similar issues. I had heard at one pointbefore I went on the show that this issue could be caused by some typeof issue in the auditory pathway between the ears and the brainsomewhere. My husband was REALLY hoping I would be helped. I can hear him backthere blowing his nose right now... UGH someone hand me the ear plugs! I cannot tell you how happy I am to find this group as a result ofthose of you who commented on my YouTube video. Thank you so much forpointing me here!I have had this problem for as long as I can remember and it hasprogressively gotten worse to the point that I wrote Dr. Phil in Dec.of 2006 looking for answers and then was invited to the show 9 monthslater.I don't know about the rest of you but I am not bothered as badly if Iam eating myself while others are eating unless they are

REALLYchomping, smacking, clanking or worst of all scraping their silverwareagainst their teeth! I also don't seem to be effected as much inrestaurants which is just strange to me? I went in to pay a bill a couple of weeks ago and this girl that wastaking the payments was just SMACKING away on a piece of gum.. I meanlike a cow chews on cud. There were 2 or 3 people in front of me soit seemed I was having to wait FOREVER. I just kept trying toinconspicuously cover my ears and kept willing her to stop.. but shedidn't.... OMG.. I was never so glad to get out of a place ofbusiness in MY LIFE! I was so close to telling her "Hey, did you knowI was on Dr. Phil a few months back cuz I can't stand the sound of gumchewing?" LOL OK.... I really really look forward to this group. I can't tell youguys how much. I don't mind being a poster child for SSSS if it meanslots of people finding some sort of relief!Joan

who can't stand to be in my own room when my husband is on hisPC... the sound of his typing is horrendous!>> By the way, I just thought I would give the link for the Dr. Phil > show we are talking about. It's called "Manic Mom?" and it aired as a > segment on a show about "etiquette dilemmas". > http://drphil.com/shows/show/933>

[Guest guest]

Welcome! Glad you found us.

Hi. I am "Manic Mom" from the Dr. Phil Show

Nice to find a soft place to fall. No pun intended. I am Joan from theDr. Phil show. I am the one whose husband is the Sunflower Seed Kingand who likes to suck cartilage out of chicken bones! yeah... gross. I am the one whose children cannot chew gum or eat in the same roomwith her. I am the one who went hoping to be referred out for actual help ofsome kind and instead only received a great trip to LA with limo ridesand a nice hotel and then some Visual Imagery CDs to help relieve my"stress reaction". The CDs are great for helping you sleep better,BTW, but they did nothing for my SSSS. To tell you the truth, Dr. Phil was really nice. I mean I like theguy, but I don't feel I was taken as seriously as I should have beenand I was really hoping to be referred to Dr. Lawless or someone andgo there and be checked since I know he uses biofeedback and a numberof other therapies for

similar issues. I had heard at one pointbefore I went on the show that this issue could be caused by some typeof issue in the auditory pathway between the ears and the brainsomewhere. My husband was REALLY hoping I would be helped. I can hear him backthere blowing his nose right now... UGH someone hand me the ear plugs! I cannot tell you how happy I am to find this group as a result ofthose of you who commented on my YouTube video. Thank you so much forpointing me here!I have had this problem for as long as I can remember and it hasprogressively gotten worse to the point that I wrote Dr. Phil in Dec.of 2006 looking for answers and then was invited to the show 9 monthslater.I don't know about the rest of you but I am not bothered as badly if Iam eating myself while others are eating unless they are REALLYchomping, smacking, clanking or worst of all scraping their

silverwareagainst their teeth! I also don't seem to be effected as much inrestaurants which is just strange to me? I went in to pay a bill a couple of weeks ago and this girl that wastaking the payments was just SMACKING away on a piece of gum.. I meanlike a cow chews on cud. There were 2 or 3 people in front of me soit seemed I was having to wait FOREVER. I just kept trying toinconspicuously cover my ears and kept willing her to stop.. but shedidn't.... OMG.. I was never so glad to get out of a place ofbusiness in MY LIFE! I was so close to telling her "Hey, did you knowI was on Dr. Phil a few months back cuz I can't stand the sound of gumchewing?" LOL OK.... I really really look forward to this group. I can't tell youguys how much. I don't mind being a poster child for SSSS if it meanslots of people finding some sort of relief!Joan who can't stand to be in my own room when my

husband is on hisPC... the sound of his typing is horrendous!>> By the way, I just thought I would give the link for the Dr. Phil > show we are talking about. It's called "Manic Mom?" and it aired as a > segment on a show about "etiquette dilemmas". > http://drphil. com/shows/ show/933>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Joan, yes, welcome!!! I too am married for 18 years and eat, breathe and

watch TV alone because my husband is such a pig with his eating and breathing

and snoring but since I found this group it now seems OK to be on my own

instead of being around him and now he gets me and does not get mad at

me when i give him the evil eye!! IT works for us!! Same here, if I am eating

then it is okay and restaurants are ok too!!!!

Cannot survive at my job without my Bose headphones though!!!

Happy you are here!!!

pia

To: Soundsensitivity From: frlynn3@...Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:08:23 -0700Subject: Re: Hi. I am "Manic Mom" from the Dr. Phil Show

Welcome! Glad you found us.

Hi. I am "Manic Mom" from the Dr. Phil Show

Nice to find a soft place to fall. No pun intended. I am Joan from theDr. Phil show. I am the one whose husband is the Sunflower Seed Kingand who likes to suck cartilage out of chicken bones! yeah... gross. I am the one whose children cannot chew gum or eat in the same roomwith her. I am the one who went hoping to be referred out for actual help ofsome kind and instead only received a great trip to LA with limo ridesand a nice hotel and then some Visual Imagery CDs to help relieve my"stress reaction". The CDs are great for helping you sleep better,BTW, but they did nothing for my SSSS. To tell you the truth, Dr. Phil was really nice. I mean I like theguy, but I don't feel I was taken as seriously as I should have beenand I was really hoping to be referred to Dr. Lawless or someone andgo there and be checked since I know he uses biofeedback and a numberof other therapies for similar issues. I had heard at one pointbefore I went on the show that this issue could be caused by some typeof issue in the auditory pathway between the ears and the brainsomewhere. My husband was REALLY hoping I would be helped. I can hear him backthere blowing his nose right now... UGH someone hand me the ear plugs! I cannot tell you how happy I am to find this group as a result ofthose of you who commented on my YouTube video. Thank you so much forpointing me here!I have had this problem for as long as I can remember and it hasprogressively gotten worse to the point that I wrote Dr. Phil in Dec.of 2006 looking for answers and then was invited to the show 9 monthslater.I don't know about the rest of you but I am not bothered as badly if Iam eating myself while others are eating unless they are REALLYchomping, smacking, clanking or worst of all scraping their silverwareagainst their teeth! I also don't seem to be effected as much inrestaurants which is just strange to me? I went in to pay a bill a couple of weeks ago and this girl that wastaking the payments was just SMACKING away on a piece of gum.. I meanlike a cow chews on cud. There were 2 or 3 people in front of me soit seemed I was having to wait FOREVER. I just kept trying toinconspicuously cover my ears and kept willing her to stop.. but shedidn't.... OMG.. I was never so glad to get out of a place ofbusiness in MY LIFE! I was so close to telling her "Hey, did you knowI was on Dr. Phil a few months back cuz I can't stand the sound of gumchewing?" LOL OK.... I really really look forward to this group. I can't tell youguys how much. I don't mind being a poster child for SSSS if it meanslots of people finding some sort of relief!Joan who can't stand to be in my own room when my husband is on hisPC... the sound of his typing is horrendous!>> By the way, I just thought I would give the link for the Dr. Phil > show we are talking about. It's called "Manic Mom?" and it aired as a > segment on a show about "etiquette dilemmas". > http://drphil. com/shows/ show/933>

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[Guest guest]

Could you share some of the techniques to " manage the stress

triggers " ?

> >

> > By the way, I just thought I would give the link for the Dr. Phil

> > show we are talking about. It's called " Manic Mom? " and it aired

as a

> > segment on a show about " etiquette dilemmas " .

> > http://drphil.com/shows/show/933

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Manic Mom,

You did us very well on Dr. Phil. Thanks for that. Sorry you had to go

through that, and not receive any help in return. I've been using

biofeedback for a while, and have seen some results (better than the

zero results I've had otherwise). Lemme know if I can help.

Orin

[Guest guest]

Joan! I have thought about you so often since seeing you on the show. I was so happy to see you on YouTube so we could contact you. My daughters and I laughed when Dr. Phil told you to just not react to the sounds. What an idiot! Although he is pretty much a representation of most of the medical community and how they respond to people who have 4s.

We all emailed him after we saw you on it, but no one ever heard anything back.

Glad you made it--hope we can get the word out so more sufferers will find relief in knowing it's not their fault.

Kathy

-----Original Message-----From: Soundsensitivity [mailto:Soundsensitivity ]On Behalf Of joanrenaeSent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:11 AMTo: Soundsensitivity Subject: Hi. I am "Manic Mom" from the Dr. Phil Show

Nice to find a soft place to fall. No pun intended. I am Joan from theDr. Phil show. I am the one whose husband is the Sunflower Seed Kingand who likes to suck cartilage out of chicken bones! yeah... gross. I am the one whose children cannot chew gum or eat in the same roomwith her. I am the one who went hoping to be referred out for actual help ofsome kind and instead only received a great trip to LA with limo ridesand a nice hotel and then some Visual Imagery CDs to help relieve my"stress reaction". The CDs are great for helping you sleep better,BTW, but they did nothing for my SSSS. Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe

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Yeah... I TRIED to post the name of this group on the board at DrPhil, but they would not post it Guess they don't want people to know Dr. Phil got it wrong this time! Even though everyone there was super nice, it does aggravate me because it makes me wonder if they REALLY are concerned about those of us with this problem or not?

AGGRAVATING! Almost as aggravating as listening to 10 gum chewers at once! NOT! Joan

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