New member Intro

[Guest guest]

Hi, Im new here so I apologize if Im using the topic board incorrectly. I

haven't looked at the entire forum yet.

I don't even know where to begin. Im so amazed that what I've been experiencing

most my life is real and Im not crazy! My sister sent me a txt with a link about

misophonia after she watched the 20/20 episode. She told me while watching it

she said, " Holy crap thats Chrissy! " . Before tonight, the only thing I could

relate to was the song " Cell Block Tango " from the musical Chicago... The part

where she " fires 2 warning shots into his head " for popping his gum

Anyway, I'm 34 yrs old and I remember the day this all began. I was in middle

school taking a test and the kid sitting infront of me was chewing gum loudy! I

could not concentrate on my test at all. Its been a downward spiral since then.

Today Im bothering by all disgusting mouth noises (chewing loudly, slurping,

crunching, other people kissing, people sucking their teeth, etc), the sound of

people crinkling a potato chip bag, people taking plastic of off candy boxes,

and the clack clack of high heels and the inhaling sounds when people eat pizza

and suck up the cheese. Im sure there are more.

Over the years I've had to endure my friends, and coworkers making sounds on

purpose. I envision myself punching them in the face while they laugh. Some

people will notice my death stare and apologize

My mom constantly tells me how nasty I am and that " everything bothers me " . It

pisses me off. Hopefully I'll get the support from my mom and sister now that

this is a real condition. Especially because they bother me the most with their

noises. I live alone so Im not subjected to it everyday.

I've read that there isnt a cure for this, but I think if most people learned

manners while eating, then most of my problem would be gone. Its amazing how

many people chew and talk with their mouths open! For some reason when my dogs

eat their crunchy dog food, it doesnt bother me. I actually find it to be really

cute. However, if you are an adult and sounding like an animal, then Im going to

have an issue.

I try to avoid going to the movies at all costs. Ticket prices are too expensive

to be concentrating only on the loud popcorn crunchers and candy wrapper noises.

When I go out to restaurants, I cringe when a table orders chips and salsa!!

I always thought I had bionic ears because even if my back was someone, I could

point out the person who was crunching or popping gum.

When im forced to endure these horrible sounds, I can feel my blood pressure

rise. I also think horrible thoughts. The kindest one I'll admit to one here is

that I wish their teeth would fall out.. and punching them in the face. Lately,

I've been getting the urge to flee. I just feel so angry! Luckily I dont act on

my feelings. I just try to take myself out of the situation.

Giving nice hints to people dont work at all.

For instance:

-Wow, that gum must really be good, I can hear you chewing it all the way over

here. Or;

-If your drink/soup is too hot, wait till it cools off so you dont have to slurp

it, and you can enjoy it more.

I've even showed people how they can eat chips quietly!

I think the most extreme thing I've done is email KITKAT and complain about

their annoying crunching commercials.I seriously hate them and can not tolerate

them at all. They sent me back some stupid response, then they proceeded to make

another equally annoying crunching commercial. Hmmm maybe we can start a

petition if you guys feel the same way