What's up with the Hyperacusis Network?

February 4, 2009

I posted this below at Hyperacusis Message Board

Today at 10:13 AM

and of course they deleted the last paragraph, was that so wrong to

ask? I realize I am probably beating a dead horse here or just running

into the proverbial brick wall, but why do they care so much?? anybody

know? My apologies to anyone reading this who is sick to death of the

whole misophonia-4s argument!!! if so simply delete this email...

JenMcK, Maybe over the years of having negative reactions to p and c

in speech has reinforced and thereby strengthened the reaction to the

point where it is now spilling over into lyrics in music, something

that was once pleasurable activity for you...

I have a similar misophonia-like (is term that allowed here???)

problem. Having had much success with CBT therapy for other issues in

my life, I have been trying to apply it to this problem as well. Yes,

I can neutralize the anxiety and emotional reaction for many triggers,

but I am still left with as Debbie put it the extreme " hyper-focus

on/vigilence to certain environmental signals, in conjunction with

the loss of attentiveness to surrounding signals. " I just can't think

strait, and this is not unrealistic thinking, this is not emotion,

this is fact. OK, I can get thru a dinner, but I would like to be able

to focus on the conversation at the table, as well, some day.

And as far as the visual triggers, those which have never had any

auditory association, like someone's foot moving in circles, how do I

treat that with the misophonia protocol ? Listen to pleasant music I

like while looking at foot??? has that worked for others?

Also I was curious about Liam, whom I noticed is deleted from this

board, can anyone tell me if he left of his own volition? Surely that

is a perfectly fair and respectful question to ask. Because otherwise,

I might surmise he may have been censored for challenging the party

line here, which rumor has it, has happened here before. In which case

I would say, we might be continuing to beat up on our constitution,

like we have been for the past 8 years in this country. And I really

want to believe that is not true!! Sorry if I have offended anyone,

just exercising my freedom of speech.

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