Re: I can't believe there's a name for it!

[Guest guest]

Hello

I'm glad you brought up the mimicking thing. I don't think it was mentioned on

the 20/20 show last night, unless i missed something.

Mimicking is a HUGE part of my misophonia. Anyone else?

Regards

Elaine

>

> Hi everyone! All along I just thought I was just overly sensitive. It's weird

to read others experiences that sound so much like my own.

>

> I don't think I have Misophonia as bad as some, I do get mad, stare at people,

sometimes mimic them (to mock them), and once in a while my skin crawls at

certain repetitive sounds. I have never cried or raged although there have been

a few arguments with loved ones through the years.

>

> My triggers are chewing, gum cracking/popping, sniffling, foot dragging

sounds, sloppy kissing and humming (to a lesser extent.) Funny thing is, it

doesn't always bother me, for instance, I could sit at a table where everyone is

eating but there will be that ONE person who can drive me to distraction with

their chewing. Also, none of these sounds bother me if I'm the one making the

noise.

>

> I'm 41 now but I can remember sitting at the dinner table with my family when

I was about 13 years old and getting SO mad at my brother for chewing loudly. He

had breathing issues and probably couldn't help it much but I used to sit at the

table with my fingers jammed into my ears as far as they could go.

>

> My ex-boyfriend used to sniffle so much when we were trying to go to sleep

that we ended up fighting almost every night and me threatening to go sleep on

the couch if he couldn't stop. A few times I did.

>

> When I really realized it was MY issue was recently at work there was someone

sitting in a cubicle next to mine who drank about a zillion cups of tea a day

and each sip would be a very loud and very long slurrrppppp. To make matters

worse, after each slurp was a loud AHHHH and then the sound of the mug being put

down on the desk. I literally thought I was going to go insane. I even

considered going to HR and complaining but knew that I would sound crazy

complaining about someone drinking too loudly. I talked to everyone else that

sat around us to see if they noticed and to my real surprise, NO ONE ELSE EVEN

NOTICED IT! How could that possibly be? That's when I realized this was my

issue. In any case, that person left the company so I'm ok. For now.

>

> Sorry for the extra long post but I really needed to get that out.

>

[Guest guest]

Mostly I'll do with with gum chewers or foot draggers. I can't tell you how many

times I've walked behind some girl who is loudly dragging her feet in UGGs with

my trying my best to sound just as annoying as she does in hopes that she'll

notice and stop doing it. That's crazy thinking, right?

UGGs HOW I HATE THEM!

>

> Hello

>

> I'm glad you brought up the mimicking thing. I don't think it was mentioned

on the 20/20 show last night, unless i missed something.

> Mimicking is a HUGE part of my misophonia. Anyone else?

>

> Regards

> Elaine

> >

> > Hi everyone! All along I just thought I was just overly sensitive. It's

weird to read others experiences that sound so much like my own.

> >

> > I don't think I have Misophonia as bad as some, I do get mad, stare at

people, sometimes mimic them (to mock them), and once in a while my skin crawls

at certain repetitive sounds. I have never cried or raged although there have

been a few arguments with loved ones through the years.

> >

> > My triggers are chewing, gum cracking/popping, sniffling, foot dragging

sounds, sloppy kissing and humming (to a lesser extent.) Funny thing is, it

doesn't always bother me, for instance, I could sit at a table where everyone is

eating but there will be that ONE person who can drive me to distraction with

their chewing. Also, none of these sounds bother me if I'm the one making the

noise.

> >

> > I'm 41 now but I can remember sitting at the dinner table with my family

when I was about 13 years old and getting SO mad at my brother for chewing

loudly. He had breathing issues and probably couldn't help it much but I used to

sit at the table with my fingers jammed into my ears as far as they could go.

> >

> > My ex-boyfriend used to sniffle so much when we were trying to go to sleep

that we ended up fighting almost every night and me threatening to go sleep on

the couch if he couldn't stop. A few times I did.

> >

> > When I really realized it was MY issue was recently at work there was

someone sitting in a cubicle next to mine who drank about a zillion cups of tea

a day and each sip would be a very loud and very long slurrrppppp. To make

matters worse, after each slurp was a loud AHHHH and then the sound of the mug

being put down on the desk. I literally thought I was going to go insane. I even

considered going to HR and complaining but knew that I would sound crazy

complaining about someone drinking too loudly. I talked to everyone else that

sat around us to see if they noticed and to my real surprise, NO ONE ELSE EVEN

NOTICED IT! How could that possibly be? That's when I realized this was my

issue. In any case, that person left the company so I'm ok. For now.

> >

> > Sorry for the extra long post but I really needed to get that out.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I do it with " hissers " . My name for women that have sharp " s " sounds in their

speech.

I definitely agree about the shoe sounds. I live in NY City. This place in one

big sidewalk. Depending on the time of year you either have the high heeled or

wooden heeled boots clomp-clomping along or the flip flops slap-slapping.

Sometimes you have the combination of the two. It sounds like the battle of the

bands from hell!

Regards

Elaine

>

> Mostly I'll do with with gum chewers or foot draggers. I can't tell you how

many times I've walked behind some girl who is loudly dragging her feet in UGGs

with my trying my best to sound just as annoying as she does in hopes that

she'll notice and stop doing it. That's crazy thinking, right?

>

> UGGs HOW I HATE THEM!

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Hello

> >

> > I'm glad you brought up the mimicking thing. I don't think it was mentioned

on the 20/20 show last night, unless i missed something.

> > Mimicking is a HUGE part of my misophonia. Anyone else?

> >

> > Regards

> > Elaine

> > >

> > > Hi everyone! All along I just thought I was just overly sensitive. It's

weird to read others experiences that sound so much like my own.

> > >

> > > I don't think I have Misophonia as bad as some, I do get mad, stare at

people, sometimes mimic them (to mock them), and once in a while my skin crawls

at certain repetitive sounds. I have never cried or raged although there have

been a few arguments with loved ones through the years.

> > >

> > > My triggers are chewing, gum cracking/popping, sniffling, foot dragging

sounds, sloppy kissing and humming (to a lesser extent.) Funny thing is, it

doesn't always bother me, for instance, I could sit at a table where everyone is

eating but there will be that ONE person who can drive me to distraction with

their chewing. Also, none of these sounds bother me if I'm the one making the

noise.

> > >

> > > I'm 41 now but I can remember sitting at the dinner table with my family

when I was about 13 years old and getting SO mad at my brother for chewing

loudly. He had breathing issues and probably couldn't help it much but I used to

sit at the table with my fingers jammed into my ears as far as they could go.

> > >

> > > My ex-boyfriend used to sniffle so much when we were trying to go to sleep

that we ended up fighting almost every night and me threatening to go sleep on

the couch if he couldn't stop. A few times I did.

> > >

> > > When I really realized it was MY issue was recently at work there was

someone sitting in a cubicle next to mine who drank about a zillion cups of tea

a day and each sip would be a very loud and very long slurrrppppp. To make

matters worse, after each slurp was a loud AHHHH and then the sound of the mug

being put down on the desk. I literally thought I was going to go insane. I even

considered going to HR and complaining but knew that I would sound crazy

complaining about someone drinking too loudly. I talked to everyone else that

sat around us to see if they noticed and to my real surprise, NO ONE ELSE EVEN

NOTICED IT! How could that possibly be? That's when I realized this was my

issue. In any case, that person left the company so I'm ok. For now.

> > >

> > > Sorry for the extra long post but I really needed to get that out.

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Elaine - I work in NYC and it's my daily commute that is usually the worst

part of my day. One day I'm going to get into an argument with the popping gum

lady I stare at on the 14th St bus.

> > >

> > > Hello

> > >

> > > I'm glad you brought up the mimicking thing. I don't think it was

mentioned on the 20/20 show last night, unless i missed something.

> > > Mimicking is a HUGE part of my misophonia. Anyone else?

> > >

> > > Regards

> > > Elaine

> > > >

> > > > Hi everyone! All along I just thought I was just overly sensitive. It's

weird to read others experiences that sound so much like my own.

> > > >

> > > > I don't think I have Misophonia as bad as some, I do get mad, stare at

people, sometimes mimic them (to mock them), and once in a while my skin crawls

at certain repetitive sounds. I have never cried or raged although there have

been a few arguments with loved ones through the years.

> > > >

> > > > My triggers are chewing, gum cracking/popping, sniffling, foot dragging

sounds, sloppy kissing and humming (to a lesser extent.) Funny thing is, it

doesn't always bother me, for instance, I could sit at a table where everyone is

eating but there will be that ONE person who can drive me to distraction with

their chewing. Also, none of these sounds bother me if I'm the one making the

noise.

> > > >

> > > > I'm 41 now but I can remember sitting at the dinner table with my family

when I was about 13 years old and getting SO mad at my brother for chewing

loudly. He had breathing issues and probably couldn't help it much but I used to

sit at the table with my fingers jammed into my ears as far as they could go.

> > > >

> > > > My ex-boyfriend used to sniffle so much when we were trying to go to

sleep that we ended up fighting almost every night and me threatening to go

sleep on the couch if he couldn't stop. A few times I did.

> > > >

> > > > When I really realized it was MY issue was recently at work there was

someone sitting in a cubicle next to mine who drank about a zillion cups of tea

a day and each sip would be a very loud and very long slurrrppppp. To make

matters worse, after each slurp was a loud AHHHH and then the sound of the mug

being put down on the desk. I literally thought I was going to go insane. I even

considered going to HR and complaining but knew that I would sound crazy

complaining about someone drinking too loudly. I talked to everyone else that

sat around us to see if they noticed and to my real surprise, NO ONE ELSE EVEN

NOTICED IT! How could that possibly be? That's when I realized this was my

issue. In any case, that person left the company so I'm ok. For now.

> > > >

> > > > Sorry for the extra long post but I really needed to get that out.

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

OMG. i cannot stand people sucking on their teeth either! or using their toungue

to clean teeth and make that horrible sound. my bf's dad has this habit and it's

hard to control myself and not yell at him.

>

> >Hello

> >

> >I'm glad you brought up the mimicking thing. I don't think it was mentioned

on the 20/20 show last night, unless i missed something.

> >Mimicking is a HUGE part of my misophonia. Anyone else?

> >

> >Regards

> >Elaine

> >>

> >> Hi everyone! All along I just thought I was just overly sensitive. It's

weird to read others experiences that sound so much like my own.

> >>

> >> I don't think I have Misophonia as bad as some, I do get mad, stare at

people, sometimes mimic them (to mock them), and once in a while my skin crawls

at certain repetitive sounds. I have never cried or raged although there have

been a few arguments with loved ones through the years.

> >>

> >> My triggers are chewing, gum cracking/popping, sniffling, foot dragging

sounds, sloppy kissing and humming (to a lesser extent.) Funny thing is, it

doesn't always bother me, for instance, I could sit at a table where everyone is

eating but there will be that ONE person who can drive me to distraction with

their chewing. Also, none of these sounds bother me if I'm the one making the

noise.

> >>

> >> I'm 41 now but I can remember sitting at the dinner table with my family

when I was about 13 years old and getting SO mad at my brother for chewing

loudly. He had breathing issues and probably couldn't help it much but I used to

sit at the table with my fingers jammed into my ears as far as they could go.

> >>

> >> My ex-boyfriend used to sniffle so much when we were trying to go to sleep

that we ended up fighting almost every night and me threatening to go sleep on

the couch if he couldn't stop. A few times I did.

> >>

> >> When I really realized it was MY issue was recently at work there was

someone sitting in a cubicle next to mine who drank about a zillion cups of tea

a day and each sip would be a very loud and very long slurrrppppp. To make

matters worse, after each slurp was a loud AHHHH and then the sound of the mug

being put down on the desk. I literally thought I was going to go insane. I even

considered going to HR and complaining but knew that I would sound crazy

complaining about someone drinking too loudly. I talked to everyone else that

sat around us to see if they noticed and to my real surprise, NO ONE ELSE EVEN

NOTICED IT! How could that possibly be? That's when I realized this was my

issue. In any case, that person left the company so I'm ok. For now.

> >>

> >> Sorry for the extra long post but I really needed to get that out.

> >>

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Sometimes I laugh at myself and how ridiculous I'm being but seriously, my dad

does the EXACT same slurping...ahhh sound when he drinks his coffee! I find

that when I can stand someone it makes it worse and that's when I do the

mimicking. I just met a great group of people in Wichita to hang out with and

they invited me to be in their " lunch and chocolate Wednesdays " well that's fine

but then someone posted something about going to the movies....uhhhhh...it's not

happening. I don't do movies. People crunching, slurping, rattling paper,

KICKING MY SEAT, stinky perfume...OMG I get anxiety thinking about movie

theaters! I'm so glad I have all of you now. People who understand!

>

> >Hello

> >

> >I'm glad you brought up the mimicking thing. I don't think it was mentioned

on the 20/20 show last night, unless i missed something.

> >Mimicking is a HUGE part of my misophonia. Anyone else?

> >

> >Regards

> >Elaine

> >>

> >> Hi everyone! All along I just thought I was just overly sensitive. It's

weird to read others experiences that sound so much like my own.

> >>

> >> I don't think I have Misophonia as bad as some, I do get mad, stare at

people, sometimes mimic them (to mock them), and once in a while my skin crawls

at certain repetitive sounds. I have never cried or raged although there have

been a few arguments with loved ones through the years.

> >>

> >> My triggers are chewing, gum cracking/popping, sniffling, foot dragging

sounds, sloppy kissing and humming (to a lesser extent.) Funny thing is, it

doesn't always bother me, for instance, I could sit at a table where everyone is

eating but there will be that ONE person who can drive me to distraction with

their chewing. Also, none of these sounds bother me if I'm the one making the

noise.

> >>

> >> I'm 41 now but I can remember sitting at the dinner table with my family

when I was about 13 years old and getting SO mad at my brother for chewing

loudly. He had breathing issues and probably couldn't help it much but I used to

sit at the table with my fingers jammed into my ears as far as they could go.

> >>

> >> My ex-boyfriend used to sniffle so much when we were trying to go to sleep

that we ended up fighting almost every night and me threatening to go sleep on

the couch if he couldn't stop. A few times I did.

> >>

> >> When I really realized it was MY issue was recently at work there was

someone sitting in a cubicle next to mine who drank about a zillion cups of tea

a day and each sip would be a very loud and very long slurrrppppp. To make

matters worse, after each slurp was a loud AHHHH and then the sound of the mug

being put down on the desk. I literally thought I was going to go insane. I even

considered going to HR and complaining but knew that I would sound crazy

complaining about someone drinking too loudly. I talked to everyone else that

sat around us to see if they noticed and to my real surprise, NO ONE ELSE EVEN

NOTICED IT! How could that possibly be? That's when I realized this was my

issue. In any case, that person left the company so I'm ok. For now.

> >>

> >> Sorry for the extra long post but I really needed to get that out.

> >>

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I hate being triggered at work, because you're stuck there and sometimes you

feel like there's nothing you can do, or explain it in a way that doesn't make

you seem over-exaggerating or just plain crazy.

I work with a girl in a small office, and she drinks about 4 liters of soda a

day, which is disgusting in itself, but she makes that " AAahhhhhhhh " sound after

every sip. I mean, every few minutes of the whole 8 hour day. It's enough to

make me get so angry some days, I just put my head down and hide my crying. And

then she sneezes so loud, it reverberates off the walls and make my ears ring,

which is painful and so aggravating. Like, why does she have to scream when she

sneezes??

Then she clears her throat really loud and always has a raspy voice because she

smokes too much. It just disgusts me to the point of anger almost every day. I

hate it.

>

> Hi everyone! All along I just thought I was just overly sensitive. It's weird

to read others experiences that sound so much like my own.

>

> I don't think I have Misophonia as bad as some, I do get mad, stare at people,

sometimes mimic them (to mock them), and once in a while my skin crawls at

certain repetitive sounds. I have never cried or raged although there have been

a few arguments with loved ones through the years.

>

> My triggers are chewing, gum cracking/popping, sniffling, foot dragging

sounds, sloppy kissing and humming (to a lesser extent.) Funny thing is, it

doesn't always bother me, for instance, I could sit at a table where everyone is

eating but there will be that ONE person who can drive me to distraction with

their chewing. Also, none of these sounds bother me if I'm the one making the

noise.

>

> I'm 41 now but I can remember sitting at the dinner table with my family when

I was about 13 years old and getting SO mad at my brother for chewing loudly. He

had breathing issues and probably couldn't help it much but I used to sit at the

table with my fingers jammed into my ears as far as they could go.

>

> My ex-boyfriend used to sniffle so much when we were trying to go to sleep

that we ended up fighting almost every night and me threatening to go sleep on

the couch if he couldn't stop. A few times I did.

>

> When I really realized it was MY issue was recently at work there was someone

sitting in a cubicle next to mine who drank about a zillion cups of tea a day

and each sip would be a very loud and very long slurrrppppp. To make matters

worse, after each slurp was a loud AHHHH and then the sound of the mug being put

down on the desk. I literally thought I was going to go insane. I even

considered going to HR and complaining but knew that I would sound crazy

complaining about someone drinking too loudly. I talked to everyone else that

sat around us to see if they noticed and to my real surprise, NO ONE ELSE EVEN

NOTICED IT! How could that possibly be? That's when I realized this was my

issue. In any case, that person left the company so I'm ok. For now.

>

> Sorry for the extra long post but I really needed to get that out.

>

[Guest guest]

It sounds like we may have the exact same lesser form.of.misophonia.  i will mock or stare at anyone triggering me to try to get my point across - amazingly, sometimes it works.  My husband says i am just latching on to something to justify being an irritable beyotch, but knowing that my condition isnt as severe as some, and that some of the time i can control my reactions, makes it easier to cope with.

>

>  

>

> Hi everyone! All along I just thought I was just overly sensitive. It's weird to read others experiences that sound so much like my own.

>

> I don't think I have Misophonia as bad as some, I do get mad, stare at people, sometimes mimic them (to mock them), and once in a while my skin crawls at certain repetitive sounds. I have never cried or raged although there have been a few arguments with loved ones through the years.

>

> My triggers are chewing, gum cracking/popping, sniffling, foot dragging sounds, sloppy kissing and humming (to a lesser extent.) Funny thing is, it doesn't always bother me, for instance, I could sit at a table where everyone is eating but there will be that ONE person who can drive me to distraction with their chewing. Also, none of these sounds bother me if I'm the one making the noise.

>

> I'm 41 now but I can remember sitting at the dinner table with my family when I was about 13 years old and getting SO mad at my brother for chewing loudly. He had breathing issues and probably couldn't help it much but I used to sit at the table with my fingers jammed into my ears as far as they could go.

>

> My ex-boyfriend used to sniffle so much when we were trying to go to sleep that we ended up fighting almost every night and me threatening to go sleep on the couch if he couldn't stop. A few times I did.

>

> When I really realized it was MY issue was recently at work there was someone sitting in a cubicle next to mine who drank about a zillion cups of tea a day and each sip would be a very loud and very long slurrrppppp. To make matters worse, after each slurp was a loud AHHHH and then the sound of the mug being put down on the desk. I literally thought I was going to go insane. I even considered going to HR and complaining but knew that I would sound crazy complaining about someone drinking too loudly. I talked to everyone else that sat around us to see if they noticed and to my real surprise, NO ONE ELSE EVEN NOTICED IT! How could that possibly be? That's when I realized this was my issue. In any case, that person left the company so I'm ok. For now.

>

> Sorry for the extra long post but I really needed to get that out.

>

>