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The World Is Too Loud: On Being a Writer with Misophonia

By Caoilinn Hughes — 2018

My brain processes your pen clicking as a threat to my survival. The overwhelming urge to punch someone in the mouth and/or to flee is typical. How does having this hypersensitive ear affect my writing life? What habits have I developed on account of or in response to this relationship with the aural?

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Misophonia: When Life’s Noises Drive You Mad

Because it’s so little understood, the people around those suffering from misophonia have trouble believing or understanding how painful their symptoms can be.

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April Fulton
2019
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Misophonia Might Not Be about Hating Sounds After All

The phenomenon triggers strong negative reactions to everyday sounds but might come from subconscious mirroring behavior. “This is the first breakthrough in misophonia research in 25 years,” says psychologist Jennifer J.

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Christiane Gelitz, Maddie Bender
2021
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Misophonia

Misophonia is an extreme emotional and physical response to seemingly innocuous, repetitive sounds like chewing, lip-smacking, and even breathing.

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Misophonia Complicates Relationships in Complex Ways

Understanding how and why can help people cope with the disorder.

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Jennifer J. Brout
2022
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Misophonia: When Sounds Really Do Make You “Crazy”

You hear your spouse breathing nearby and you instantly get angry. Your 6-year-old yawns and it triggers a fight-or-flight reaction in you. You avoid restaurants because you can’t stand the sound of chewing. Sounds other people don’t even seem to notice, drive you up a wall.

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James Cartreine
2019
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