Misophonia as a lifelong condition...

[Guest guest]

I am new to all of this and my son suffers from sound sensitivity (chewing,

tapping, clicking, typing). I keep reading that there is no cure for misophonia

and that it gets worse over the years. This was depressing to hear. Due to

lack of information as to who has it and the general lack of knowledge about it,

I propose that there are countless individuals who could have had it, are

better, and do not discuss it. People who have had misophonia but do not

experience sensitivities anymore would not be flocking to this support group

because they don't need to. Chances are that they do not realize that there is

even a name for what has bothered them. I understand that there is not a quick

or known 'cure' for those who are complaining of misophonia presently, but I do

suggest that it could be something that subsides or disappears in some segments

of the population and that we cannot rule that out. The data is just not in.

I say this to offer some hope to people. I am very interested in the idea that

my son, when tired or stressed out, can get very annoyed with soft sounds like

chewing and typing. When he is well rested, has a positive attitude, and is

happy or excited, he can eat with the whole family and with friends and be just

fine. Seeing him have different reactions to the same setting tells me that

there is some hope and that he can possibly get over it. I do think love heals

and that finding love, peace and happiness within one's self and for one's self

can help tremendously. That is what I notice in my son anyway. He was

relieved and has oddly improved since I told him that other people have the same

sensitivities and the the is not alone. He may be feeling some self acceptance

and therefore, self love, and it may be good for him. I think stress and

anxiety have a lot to do with the sensitivities and if those can be kept under

control, a lot of improvement can be seen, in our case at least.

Overall, I think we cannot tell ourselves that it will never get better. We

simply do not have enough information to determine that such a statement is true

for all people suffering sound sensitivities. People get over things all the

time, terminal cancer, agoraphobia, and a host of other physical and

psychological problems.

Anne