Anyone else have misophonia and struggle when coworkers eat at their desks?

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Yes and the smells can be hard too. I usually will just pop my airpods in or go work in a separate space til its over

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Yes I’ve always had this problem, I also get triggered by the motion of people eating or fidgeting around, so even if I have my headphones it can still be a struggle. I learned from a young age to redirect the intense feelings back at myself instead of outward after constantly getting screamed at for covering my ears or twisting my face or flapping my arms when I heard bad noises. So now I’m also dealing with self-hatred for not being able to control my reaction on top of the misophonia itself (reactions internally i.e. fight or flight, increased heart rate, anxiety, anger etc - I’m decent at hiding outwardly now though sometimes I feel like it just makes it more intense to deal with it all internally)

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That was a lot I just always appreciate finding other people to talk about misophonia with 🙃

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Yes! I just saw a specialist for this. Her name is Sara Bidler. I found her listening to “the misophonia podcast” which was helpful to hear other people’s experiences with it and their coping mechanisms. Also, loop earplugs are helpful for movie theaters. (A very triggering environment for me)

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Thank you for sharing! I’m going to check her out. This really gets in the way of relationship building, focus and productivity for me.

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I work remote! 😂

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