Why Do Some Noises Drive You Crazy?

[@KilmaTempa]

Here's an idea, if you're going to do an educational video on what Misophonia is... don't use all the trigger noises that people suffer from in it. I almost threw my remote control at the T.V.

[@RosheenQuynh]

Couldn't literally any sound do that, though? D: Also... are you okay now?

[@KilmaTempa]

No, not every sound. And if you look at how some people COPE with misophona, you'll notice music and even watching t.v. shows while eating dinner or having them on in the background can HELP that person become distracted from those triggers. But hearing their triggers repeatedly, one after another... no so great.

[@RosheenQuynh]

***** Hmm. Interesting.

[@tyrroo]

+Klima Tempa Agreed. It's kind of like making a video to help people with phobias... and including pictures of all those phobias. I used to work with a guy who was so freaking terrified of spiders, that one shift when he found a picture of a spider in a magazine article [on phobias, of course] he insisted that I *rip the page out of the magazine, tear it up, and flush it down the toilet*. Seriously!

[@KilmaTempa]

Awe poor guy :(

[@ptanyuh]

I wonder if this condition has ever made someone kill another person. I wouldn't doubt it, the rage I feel when I hear slurping can sometimes surprise even me.

[@shaneweldon7939]

i have to leave the room to control myself, it makes you so angry you are capable of killing

[@slushie42]

Actually, people have had to leave their loved ones and my friend once punched my other friend because she chewed with her mouth open

[@user-fy7wf8wi1s]

ptanyuh I wouldn't be surprised if I killed my own mother she doesn't take it seriously and does it to mock me and she always puts herself right next to me when she's having a snack she's so lazy honestly even if I didn't have misophonia I could probably do it

[@rubybailey2952]

ptanyuh well i was tempted

[@oafkad]

"Misophonia was made by two scientists." Those bastards!

[@69kellygreen]

I must have this, because I go completely APESHIT when I hear anyone WHISPERING. Ugh, HATE IT SO MUCH.

[@MrsMimilicious]

Having to deal with Misophonia I would be SO glad to have one video not starring any of the sounds people with Misophonia can't stand. I mean why do you do that? I guess people know how pouring water or people kissing sounds like. Damn.

[@wicked2230]

Agree

[@mmafanatic1791]

I wanna drop kick the fuck out of him for that.

[@emilyhiggins4273]

Misophonia is something we need to take seriously! (Not that this video wasn't, it was very informative!) Most people think "Oh hey, I hate the sound of people chewing." or "I don't like the way you slurp soup!" But misophoniacs are way beyond this level. I know that, at least for me, the sound of my mother putting the dishes into the dishwasher, the sound my friends make when they breathe too heavy, the way styrofoam squeaks, or ANY sound you can make with your body drives me to the point where I consider that being deaf is better. I hate thinking that, but it's kind of difficult when you can't eat dinner with your family or take a test without earbuds. Now, I could list all the possible triggers that I or anyone with Misophonia has, but what good is that? People will still make those noises. All I'm saying is that Misophonia is real. It exists. We need to find some kind of treatment and meanwhile cope with what is happening. xx (:

[@trexbattle]

yepp my sister has misophonia. Im the most silent eater in North America but my dad isn't. there is some course you can take 85% effective i think

[@pacioklot]

I want to urinate into my mouth every time I hear the sound of snow creaking.

[@emilyhiggins4273]

Having Misophonia is something so little people understand. It's truly inspiring what you do for your sister (even though it may not seem it.) Every difference is appreciated. (:

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

Adam Sujkowski that's a way to deal w it LMAO.

[@Charlotte35828]

To be honest I hate the sound of slurping, gulping, chewing, heavy breathing and sniffing I can't eat in the same room as someone else for less than 1 minute

[@TheDopeNessMonster]

A nice informative video on misophonia, but as a sufferer I'm not happy all the sounds were added. I had to hit mute several times just to make it through. Just saying a trigger warning would be good. Still, this might be a good link to send non-sufferers who think I'm crazy when I try to explain it to them.

[@seasemestreetcast]

My father eats with his mouth open... is it bad that I often feel like leaping across the table and strangling him to death?

[@LuckyToasten777]

Then you should seek phsychi and solve the problem

[@doubleg137]

Lucky Thowsen or he could learn some table manners

[@LuckyToasten777]

doubleg137 Well if hes father can not learn manners well hes dead then

[@MerenFire]

I feel this comment I wanma leap across like a panther and attack but instead I just walk away

[@PixelPenguin87212]

Do you really need to put those annoying sounds in? Especially for the viewers with misophonia. Kinda disrespectful and inconsiderate.

[@Meerja]

+Sommer Sandquist OMAYGOHD I SWEAR WHAT THE HELL I TRY TO DEAL WITH IT THE WHOLE FUCKING TIME I KNOW WHAT IT IS

[@iama_ama-ama4825]

I find it even worse that Misophonia isn't recognized as a real medical condition. ITS NOT A TRIP TO DISNEYLAND ITS TORTURE

[@AshLilyNeko]

+Sommer Sandquist I agree so whole heartedly. hey +BrainStuff - HowStuffWorks fuck you guys. i'm not kidding, this video made me want to physically attack you. i know what the fuck this stuff sounds like i don't need you blasting it into my fucking ears i'm literally having a fucking panic attack and intense rage simultaneously so yeah, you guys can get fucked. how about not talking about a psychological issue that directly causes rage in a way that antagonizes the victims of this disorder WITHIN THE FUCKING VIDEO THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BRING "AWARENESS" TO IT. jesus fucking christ for your channel being called brainstuff y'all are either dumb as fuck or complete assholes. oh, and i have borderline personality disorder which just exacerbates this shit. so yeah, y'all can get fucked and you just lost yourselves a subscriber

[@maia_linneachannel1537]

Yes!!!! Just what o was about to say! I ran away from my phone whenever the sounds were put in! HELP

[@lochieg1840]

I agree 2

[@DobieMeltfire]

What about barking dogs? I live with someone who own 6 of them.

[@gatrwrksMarshall]

I don't have misophonia, but i do have hyperacusis. The sounds on the TV bother me when when it's turned up loudly. I get easily annoyed when people talk/laugh really loud. It makes me want to yell in anger at the person making the noise but I'm working on staying quit about it.

[@phil3824]

I hate the sound that styrofoam makes when it's being taken out of a box. The friction of the foam and box just makes me want to punch something.

[@BrainStuffShow]

+woah jaxk Oh, that's the worst.

[@KipDynamite29]

yes I hate that as well. like plastic against plastic gives me goosebumps.

[@SofiaGaming]

it's such a dry noise ughhhh

[@xhelixshotx]

and marker on paper... ugh

[@slushie42]

So, Im a misophonia sufferer and I'm only 11. I started symptoms of it when I just turned 10. I usually sat by myself in an empty room and ate by myself. When my family got together over the summer, we always ate, four people at a small table, no talking, just eating noodles that make that horrid sound that made me scream. One night, I was there, sitting, nothing to stop me for feeling that hatred. I snapped and screamed at everyone and started pulling on my hair. My grandfather would tell me, "why dont you deal with a constant ring in your ear" and my grandmom "just deal with it, dont listen to it" and they hod no sh**ting clue, I would tell them "i cant ignore it" "if no one is talking, even when people are talking, its just terrible" "I cant ignore it" and I was told to leave and I barely ate. I got to school after a week of the bad arguement. The first day and this girl kept sniffing, not even blowing her nose, just sniffing, for an hour. I was punching my desk, trying to tell her to stop, but didn't care. I yelled out "CAN I GO TO THE BATHROOM?!" and i rushed out and banged the wall. I walked to the bathroom and this girl was there. Everything was echoey. The rest that day happened and I didnt rage. I then started to hate when people swallowed then let out a breath. So like *swallow* *a little pop when the saliva goes down* *uhh..* *that little noise when you let out a breath without using your mouth* GRGRGRGGRG!! Anywayyys. My middle school years started. We had gotten to the lunchroom and no one was talking. I sat down. This girl opened her potato chip bag. Then she grabbed a chip out. My mind "f**k" she started chewing and eating it really slow. I mouthed to myself "this will never end" and I was sent to get detention. I started panicing and crying. I told my guidance counsiler what condition I have and why I was sent there. I was taken off the detention list and put in a seat by myself away from everyone else and I sat with my friend who was too scared to eat after what happend. Then, my mom got a new bf and he chewed horrid. He said "I can fix your chewing with my tapping therapy" I said "you can't. Trust me." and after watching this and studing, complaining and realising how sh*t my life is, I know nothing can fix this. Any suggestions besides earplugs, medicine, therapy or tapping?

[@bunnygirl5285]

BlueyCakey I started having it when I was 10 as well :(

[@user-fy7wf8wi1s]

BlueyCakey I'm pretty sure mine started when I was about 9 and it's one of the reasons I haven't been to school for ages aparently have 60 unauthorised absences so far it's painful and it doesn't help that I have quite a few other depressing things going on

[@pandamm7540]

i cant sleep in the same room with my dad because he snores really loud and it makes me extremely angry, even when i have headphones in and have my music really loud i can still hear him over all that.

[@ciaraoconnor3089]

My little sister is suffering terribly from Misophonia. My parents think that if she listens to someone chewing little by little each day it will go away, but I don't think it will work because she was exposed to these sounds anyway every day. The lists of sounds that trigger it are growing exponentially. Any advice?

[@courtneym5523]

Ciara O' Connor I have Misophonia, and the only thing that seems to help me is ear buds and really loud music. Unless she is also bothered by the image of chewing.

[@ciaraoconnor3089]

Thankyou, it's gotten a lot better now the music helps but usually she has to leave the room when someone's eating because of the image.

[@courtneym5523]

The only other thing that I can think of that might help is mimicking the action that is bothering her. But I guess she is already doing that since your eating dinner...

[@PixelPenguin87212]

Chewing and mouth sounds used to be the worse, but now it's escalated to people scuffing their feet or dragging their shoes when they walk.

[@XcherriesNchocolateX]

Being anywhere and there's someone listening to music through earphones/headphones or just in their car/house really loud. It really grinds my gears and there are a lot of violent scenarios playing through my mind.

[@sophielarter9820]

It's drawing me apart from my family because I can't sit at the dinner table anymore because of all the noises I hope one day I'll grow out of it but I probably won't

[@elizabethmae2630]

Same

[@dyray732]

I HATE THE SOUND OF A REPEATING ALARM. Probably because I have to wake up to it everyday at like 6.

[@83Mike17]

There is nothing worse than a falling apart 20 year old Honda Civic with gaudy Walmart rims basically 2 inches above the ground with a fart can muffler and rap music blasting!

[@swallace21]

Thanks for the vid, but seriously considering the majority of the audience might have the condition; it might not be a wise idea to have so many trigger sounds in one video

[@Jason49877]

"An obsession with sounds that irritated or scared you during childhood." welp.... That explains why I hate my mother's voice 😔

[@serbal469]

Agree.

[@rayofsunshone]

No way, I feel the same. She used to sing very early in the morning while doing the laundry... I just couldn't tolerate it, it was _very_ upseting, to the point I ended up crying. I wasn't someone who used to communicate boundaries, and still struggle to do so, and that made things even worse.

[@user-fy7wf8wi1s]

it's also sometimes certain people's voices

[@keaton11477]

Snorning drives me up a fucking tree. I can't handle it whatsoever.

[@daynerogers8133]

keaton11477 snorning lol

[@3344-k9k]

I get so angry when I hear my mom eating I just want to slap the food out of her eat so I just eat with earbuds on 😁

[@smdiys8395]

not lying, the sounds they played made me cry

[@BangMaster96]

Its not the people, certain sounds just make you mad, they are like triggers Once you hear it, if it doesn't stop, you get mad

[@alexmoon6682]

lavender town theme sound -> instant misophonia

[@bonniehowell6604]

like heavy rap bass noise from someone's car!

[@alice_2120]

I feel this "Misophonia", I might have, but only directed towards *certain* people not absolutely everyone

[@doctorwhofan1989]

I have a suggestion for a video: How far can a helium balloon float up in the air before it pops?

[@dvl973]

until the outside pressure drops enough to let the helium pop the balloon from the inside...

[@doctorwhofan1989]

dligac Thanks!

[@BrainStuffShow]

Cool idea! We've added it to our list of future topics. Have you seen our video on how many balloons it takes to lift you off the ground? How many balloons would it take to lift you off the ground?

[@franz8461]

sound from an aluminum being scratch drives me crazy

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

When an adult male giggles loudly like a 3 year old girl being tickled for more than five minutes, that's enough to set me off into an uncontrollable rare ( on more than one occassion ). Or when someone yaps and yaps and yaps endlessly for hours at time, I usually have to cover my ears and walk away ( usually after 20 minutes ). It's like someone taking a sledge hammer to my brain! Yet some other noises don't bother me at all.....

[@Sunflower-hu8yr]

I've had misophonia for so long. And no one understands the intensity of this disorder. It drives me crazy.

[@Beef1188]

I have misophonia. Somebody scratching stirofoam drives me into a genocidal rampage!

[@user-mi9hw8rm8q]

My cousin chews with his mouth open and it drives me totally INSANE!!!!!! He chases while doing it and I almost killed him because I asked him to stop over 10 times, and he just chewed with his mouth open right next to my ear and he bit me so I threw him across the room and started beating him with a NERF gun. And people think there's something wrong with me.

[@hyenaedits3460]

I definitely have misophonia. I especially hate any sound made with the mouth. Although it might be a package deal with my Asperger's Syndrome. Whenever I hear someone smacking their lips, kissing, or chewing, I have an intense desire to run the f*** away from that person. It feels like a meltdown, but I'm not sure if they're the same thing because usually meltdowns are caused by an overabundance of sensory stimuli while I can freak out by the sound of chewing even if there's no other sensory stimuli.

[@XninjazXxx]

Scratching a chalkboard while people rub balloons together and also when two rust knives rub against each other.

[@Lee-oe9gv]

I hate when people put trigger noises in videos talking about misophonia. Thanks to the subtitles, I've been able to watch this video.

[@ukulelegirl2016]

I have misophonia and there are a lot of sounds that drive me insane like chewing, slurping, chomping, smacking of lips, kissing, silverware scrapping against plate, people typing with long nails, popping of nucleus, etc. but the thing that gets me the most is over enunciated s. I can not stand that. I have a friend who does that and I can never focus on what he I saying just the s and I want to punch him so much.

[@dianneturtle5180]

Sorry for all the misophonia sufferers. Usually I'm the one making the annoying sound.

[@doubleg137]

at least you're aware of it. Most people aren't aware and wouldn't' care. the anger and frustration gets so bad for some sufferers that they want to die.

[@charlesthaden3545]

u biiiittchh

[@charlesthaden3545]

doubleg137 liek me

[@lexir.4156]

I wish I had annotations for my phone because as an actual suffer those sound effects made it very hard for me to feel happy that awareness was being spread. Nobody deserves the hell we live in, and I hope they find a cure.

[@immortal131]

All the sounds bother me , everything , and I have no idea what to do

[@karolcpm-]

Very informative, but why the heck did the video editor add all those sounds??? Edit: At least the editor didn't add the one I'm almost always triggered by; that hard breathing at the end though...

[@notused10]

You made me punch a hole in my wall (covered it up with a poster), Thank you loud chewing and smacking noises.

[@itsfin3what3v3r]

Things have gotten better but it used to be REALLY bad. I used to throw terrible temper tantrums because my mom was breathing too loud, blinking too slow, or I didnt like the way she pronounced words. The tantrums were so bad I used to slam things against the wall and get really hot and shakey that I would send myself into a panic attack. Now im just rude to people and roll my eyes or get really hot when the noises bother me. I wish people would just understand. I hate it when I explain to people that I don't like a certain noise, AND THEN THEY PROCEDE TO DO IT ON PURPOSE TO SEE HOW MAD IT GETS ME. Like "can you please stop clicking your pen?" And then they click it really fast 192871615191 times.

[@SirThanksalot_1]

I absolutely hate flower plastic, especially combined with the feeling of the creaking...*gets chills*

[@adonis2069]

Speaking of Misophonia, the back ground music is the ultimate test. How ironic.

[@shenquanruizz]

If a person chews in my presence I'd figure out 10 different ways to make their death look like an accident and I'd have no regrets.

[@dothrakiwaeguk]

Video suggestion: I'd be interested in a video about sleep paralysis. Also, referencing the video suggestion about the altitude at which a helium balloon pops, it would be interesting to learn other pressure related facts. For example, learning about deep sea fish with internal air sacs used to maintain enough pressure to not be crushed so far underwater.

[@BrainStuffShow]

These are great ideas! Thanks Tiffany, we've added them to our list of future topics.

[@OnyiOkk]

I'm annoyed with my moms breathing its soooo. Annoying

[@jctoad]

this is kinda like inverse ASMR. the 2 are probably related just because so many of the triggers he listed are the same. i will stick with my asmr thank you.

[@FravasTheBard]

So, the answer is: "We don't know?"

[@TheBurritoLord]

I have an idea for a video: Why do some people chew louder than others?

[@fkgabbana]

I hate the sounds of carboard ... Like when you open a box and you rip the cardboard open. And frozen things from the freezer ... Like the frost. The squeaky sound it makes when it bends or moves or is scraped ... Those sounds actually give me goosebumps and the "nails on a chalkboard" feeling. I shiver. I hate it. I don't know why I have developed it but it's fairly recent in my life. But I can't stand the sound people eating. I usually have to leave the room. I hate it most when people's mouths are closed, weirdly enough. Where I can hear their saliva swishing around. And also the sound of someone chugging/ gulping a beverage. Again, I think it's the saliva. Ugh.

[@zynouger3094]

the sound of paper ripping really gets me. its to the point where I have to avoid ripping paper or cover my ears if someone else around me does it. makes me cringe really bad.

[@owent.2306]

I'm pretty sure I do- I used to sleep with my brother and his heavy breathing drove me nuts... Also I don't know if it's irrelevant but I can't sleep without a white noise playing in the background. I also don't like the sound of shopping carts banging together.

[@zwerob]

Flip Flops, mouth breathing, lip smacking....make me psychotic.

[@watvid1]

I remember suggesting this! I love you guys! :D snoring is the main annoyance for me too!

[@DrunkenWonka]

you know what really grinds my gears?

[@GraceAction]

Oh Frick. First sound affect and I was done

[@GraceAction]

Closed Captions on

[@ivazeaandes3801]

Anything vibrating. I have to find it and stop it. I've taped my windows because when the AC is on, they vibrate. I've taped a fan together to make the front stop shaking.

[@aditzulu]

I am 52, I suffer of this condition since age 10 and I have an explanation for my case. I had a deficient relation with my mother (she gave me no affection, although she loved me ....in her style). And when she was heating her meal, she was very focused on her food, in a manner that made me feel that the eats were more important to her than me, her son. And hence, inside me, all her chewing and slurping sounds became converted into an immense hate and rage. Moreover, she was an apple eater, the apple biting sounds is horrendous. My job nowadays in an office together with 4 persons which chew, drink, slurp, eat apples. Fortunately the toilet and a scanner outside on a hall is a good pretext to live the office. But I would take easier a 7M earthquake than this apple eating.

[@sherrygrunder6134]

If I am am overtired, any noise makes me snarly and grouchy.

[@LeinenMan]

mine started when my father was in the hospital from Trigeminal Neuralgia surgery

[@melo1517]

I think I have this, or I'm a Highly Sensitive Person and misophonia just goes along with it. I actually dumped a guy because he snored. The sound made me want to push him out of bed. Another guy, I had to sleep in another room or with the fan on because I couldn't stand his loud breathing. Silly mouth breathers! Haha. My son is slowly learning not to eat chips near me, ticking clocks feel like explosions inside my head, people biting their nails makes me feel sick, and it has appeared to get worse since my teens. I'm so glad to know I'm not just an annoying a-hole, well, I may be but at least I have a reason for it!

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

Mel O I have misophonia. it sucks ass.

[@NoorAnomaly]

Thankfully my trigger sound was not included. My neighbour often has long fingernails, and he often likes to flick them while I'm driving him places. Bad combination. Driving... nails... I put my hand over his, and as calmly as I could said: Stop. The great thing about being an adult with a driver's license, is that I no longer have to listen to people on the bus clipping or filing their fingernails. It's amazing that I'm able to clip my kids nails.

[@PrinceOfOpinion]

I can't take any type of scrapping/scratch like sounds. What about you guys? If any

[@Lambcorder12]

I'd had a big tumble and ended up with a massive headache in the front of my head for weeks after. After the fall I also developed misophonia. Could brain damage be the cause?

[@greenup41144]

Never knew what l had. Can't stand crunching, slapping, smacking, or chewing with your open. Also, the feel of some polyesters sends goose bum up and down my spine.

[@SploogeCannon]

just thinking about my alarm clock annoys me. but hearing one on tv or when I wake up makes me cringe

[@aloy5413]

i dont know if i have a misophonia or some "concentration'' problem because i hate noise especially when im doing something like reading, i hate those noise like air-conditioning sounds,fans ,people tapping on their phone,vibrations etc... ..so is that another thing?

[@timrockman7]

Fascinating! This opens up many connections. There is an article on the Mercola affiliated Karen Becker DVM site about a newly discovered condition in cats in which sounds can actually trigger seizures! Maybe human patients with seizure disorders are responding to sounds also? Good work you guys!

[@Denverslopes]

Starts listing sounds that piss people off* Proceeds to add in actually audio of people making said sounds* Like what the hell people, you had to know people would watch this video and get pissed off.

[@destinygarza4046]

When ever a fork/spoon scrapes a plate or bowl it hurts my teeth idk why

[@db-cn4cq]

These sound effects are making me anxious.

[@citroenboter]

Ok so the moments I heard those sounds I started pulling my hair????

[@monotonescreaming6144]

Plates. Ceramic plates. I *cannot fucking stand ceramic plates.* The clashing and clanging drives me up a wall.

[@reeyanadouglas7736]

I let my sister look at this video cause SHE PURPOSELY MAKES SOUNDS THAT IRRITATE ME , WELL SHE LEARNT HER LESSON A FEW DAYS AGO , I GOT IN TROUBLE . Misophonia is absolutely terrible . Oh and if you're reading this viewers PLEASE PLEASE don't irritate people who has misophonia (if you know they have it ) .

[@MichaelStephenLordReserei1987]

I have Misophonia, and it's probably part of being an Aspie--hypersensitive hearing.

[@sefisyara5961]

When I once tried to write with marker and stay calm, I almost bit of my inch. Horrible sound.

[@Jackkenway]

Damn, I have it! Slurping and frequent sigh drive me crazy! So it's not a normal thing it's something wrong in our heads!

[@7harshbatta]

just a quick question Why do medicine comes with an expiry date??

[@BrainStuffShow]

We'll add this to our list of topic ideas! Thanks!

[@keaundradavenport4309]

I literally cry when I hear someone smack on food.

[@azirielleso7553]

i think I have misophonia, some sounds just drives me crazy and I just want to scream out loud, but my family just thinks I just think some sounds are annoying and that I have to learn to live with it. But I am really sure its not like that. the worst things for me is sounds that repeat all the time, like chewing even if its with close mouth and snoring etc. but its really hard for me to deal with it sometimes and I don't really know what to do. Does this sound like misophonia? and how do I know for sure that it is? I really don't wanna go to a doctor because they will just say Get over it or something like that.

[@dataquester]

rubbing two dry napkins drives me crazy.. however nails on the chalkboard didnt bother me at all.....lol

[@alexmooney6248]

I definitely have misophonia. Even now, just thinking about the sounds that piss me off has filled me with a deep rage. I'm glad to know that it isn't just some excess anger of being an adolescent. On the other hand though, I'll be just as annoyed by these sounds when I'm adult, so maybe it's not such a good thing.

[@Cassidiel]

I'm mostly confident that I have this, but a few years ago, I listened to ASMR most nights (specifically mouth sounds). I'm now getting angry and distressed feelings from the sound... Did I force myself to have Misophonia?

[@mollydavidson9561]

Does something similar exist for touch? I have always responded strangely to certain textures and other stimuli but never known why!

[@oliviarankin9751]

I have misophonia but I find that quieter noises are worse for me... Also any tips for a family member who chews VERY loudly with their mouth open?

[@sketchalater4656]

I HATE it when people play music outside and their bass from cars/speaker resonates. I also dislike high pitched frequencies. Overall, I'm mostly bothered by these frequencies when I'm within my own home and I can't escape it. If I'm out in public, I can tolerate it somewhat. My heart rate will skyrocket and I will blow up if I don't leave my house. Thankfully I'm not bothered by chewing, and more everyday sounds. But rumbling bass from music? Oh you're just asking to be disemboweled.

[@ogelbeh]

Most metal sounds prevent me from being able to speak and make me panic and feel pain a ton... If someone bites a fork while they eat they cause me pain and fear :/

[@illiteratemochi4150]

I cannot STAND the sound of paper. Pencils on paper, paper being folded, scratched, crumpled... ugh, I hate even thinking about it.

[@KipDynamite29]

for me the worst is : sniffing because it's so common, so easy to hear in modern trains, and people who do that do it so often and seems to be so selfish and uneducated...

[@paytonwatson4479]

What do hugs make people (and me) feel trapped???

[@whiteandnerdytuba]

Styrofoam rubbing itself

[@Denny2669]

nooo, that´s the worst sound on earth, when i hear it i feel like a frightened little cat but also like a tiger on a killing streak i hate it, i hate it so much.......

[@cristinam7266]

I got 25 seconds into this video before I had to stop it. WHY DO PEOPLE PUT TRIGGER SOUNDS IN VIDEOS ABOUT MISOPHONIA. IT MAKES NO SENSE AND IS SUPER INSENSITIVE ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHO YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS: PEOPLE WITH MISOPHONIA. UGH.

[@clappertoniandelight9126]

Mine started after I started Prozac. I felt like a switch was flipped and I thought I was going even more crazy! I have not been on it for years, bit it has not go e away. It is getting worse!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!

[@clappertoniandelight9126]

but it has not gone away, I mean.

[@BrainStuffShow]

+lisa lewis Talk to a doctor. We're not qualified to help. Good luck -- we hope it gets better!

[@xyonpeculiar4301]

I used too be on medication for ADD which made it impossible for me to not focus on what was going on around me. I think this may have contributed to my development of Misophonia. What age was it that you were started in Prozac?

[@user-kb8mj6jt3f]

Same! Mine started after Prozac.

[@Competitive_Antagonist]

From what I recall Prozac suppresses receptors (5ht2a is all I can remember) by stimulating them to death. Basically it's like trimming a few problematic receptors by over-excitement. The excitotoxic affect may have been what caused it. Maybe a consultation with a psychiatrist would help find some help. I was fortunate to be given escitalorpram which is just a 5ht1a agonist and probably has less side effects than Prozac.

[@jaymiecarranza632]

how come you didn't mention yawing ? that annyons me so much like to point I didnt wanna go off I cried and scratched

[@YourMajesty143]

I have all of these aversions! Slurping, smacking, chewing, breathing, snoring, snorting, spitting, swallowing, coughing/hacking, heaving, excessive throat clearing, nose blowing, etc. Anything to do with snot, saliva, or phlegm disgusts me. And it's bc I grew up with gross, fat parents and grandparents. All authoritarian assholes which caused me to align the noises they make with such vehement hate & anger, that I have to leave the room or raise the volume of something else to tolerate these noises from the kindest ppl. I've kicked family & friends out of a room, bc I can't stand it. Nails on a chalkboard does nothing for me. Yeah it's annoying, but it's not disgusting or enraging. I had no idea there was a word for this, but now it makes sense.

[@kaylee1769]

Misophonia makes me hate my life. I don't know what to do 😭

[@elizabethmae2630]

Same😭😭😭😭😭🙋🏼

[@kneecaps6202]

saaaaaaaaame

[@ptanyuh]

It certainly makes me hate my job...... I live alone and will forever. Try it out :) I have noise cancelling curtains and blankets on my walls in order to keep my room nice and quiet. I am sick of telling people to STFU, I will just live alone rather than get so fucking irritated with someone that I want to kill them.

[@kaylee1769]

ptanyuh But I'm just 16 right now I still live at home with my family and I don't want to live alone. I want to have a family when I'm older

[@ptanyuh]

Oh, that's unfortunate. I thought the same thing when I was your age, but after two long-term, failed relationships, I have learned (by 39) that I am not relationship material, and this is only one reason. Good luck to you, I hope you find a way to deal with this disorder--it was turning me into a bitter, angry, irritable person and I don't want to be that person ever again. Unfortunately, it is those closest to us that drive us the most crazy :(

[@doughnuttypewhenyourmouthi7555]

I'm not sure if i have misophonia caused i can handle some of this sounds. But when I hear water droplets in a quiet place, or tick tick sounds, doors slowly banging by the wind, and some repetitive sounds, sounds produce by electric fans like tick, then after another 90 degrees spin, and i heard that tick sound again, my head may burst. Is it misophonia?

[@BrainStuffShow]

+DoughnutTypeWhenYourMouthIsFull I'm not sure off the top of my head, but I have a similar aversion to clocks and other rhythmic noise. I'll look into it! If it's a different thing, maybe we can do an episode about it. Thanks for watching! /Lauren, Your Friendly Neighborhood Channel Manager

[@doughnuttypewhenyourmouthi7555]

+BrainStuff - HowStuffWorks Thanks for the reply :). I guess I'm just a sensitive guy. Also sounds coming from a talking barbie doll and toy phones? Or televisions when the channel is being changed. Then music that stops and resumes then stops repeatedly?

[@20011234567]

If got angry and upset about it u feel like you want just kill every body to just be quiet, and give them an angry look , you start to hate pepole then u hate yourself after a while and triggers like : sniffing, chewing, any sound more than once .... ,it's just the most annoying thing that happen in my life