Re: 4S evolving into/stemming from ananxiety/panic disorder?

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Re: 4S evolving into/stemming from an

anxiety/panic disorder?

 

Hi,

 

I don't know if this will help, but I just ordered a book called " Stressed?

Anxiety? Your Cure is in the Mirror " and I just started reading it, but it seems

like it might help the anxiety my daughter has through Misophonia.  It is based

on biofeedback and the repetitivenes of certain exersizes to teach your body to

relax and rewire your conditioned brain when you come across the situations that

cause the anxiety and stress.  It was written by an ENT specialist who di

reaserch in this area for many years, and has seen so many patients heal their

bodies of so many things just by training your body to relax.  I'm sure there

are many books based on this very topic, but as I see my daughter become more

and more anxious in situations she cannot control over these sounds, I feel I

need to try something.  I hope I will be able to have her do these exercizes, as

I plan to do them over things I get anxious about (especially stage fright). 

 

Just thought I would mention it...not sure how it will work out, but he has seen

many tinnitus patients of his become well.

 

On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 8:30 PM, littlemeridian <small.like.a@...

> wrote:

First off, this is my first post here, but I've been lurking for a while and

I'm amazed at the supportive atmosphere. I'm really glad I stumbled across this

forum.

So... I've been struggling with 4S/misophonia for about eight years now. It

started with the sound of birds outside my window and the sound of my friend

eating. Since then my triggers have expanded to a huge range of sounds,

and sometimes visuals. In the past year, my 4S has gotten significantly worse.

About a month and a half ago, I was taking an hour-long Math exam, and people

started tapping their pens, bouncing their legs, sniffling, etc. I've always

struggled with noise during exams, but I was able to just cover my ears and that

was enough. I tried covering my ears and shutting my eyes, but it didn't work

this time. My mind went completely blank and I felt sick - anxiety-sick, like

shaky, nauseous, heart-racing, fight-or-flight sick. I started to cry, but tried

to continue working, as I only had a few problems done and my time was almost

out. All I wanted to do was run out of the room or curl up under my desk.

Needless to say, I received a very low grade on the test. (I got an 18%.) I

tried to explain to my teacher that I had a panic attack during his test, but

could barely get through a sentence without crying. (I did get to do corrections

to raise my grade to a 65%, the lowest passing grade.)

I thought that was it, but since then I've been feeling constantly anxious. This

probably is heightened by the fact that I have finals in less than a week, but

even before finals started creeping up on me, I felt this way. My heart is

almost always racing, I often feel like I'm going to throw up, sometimes I lose

my appetite, sometimes I feel dizzy or shaky, I'm on-edge, and I'm more

sensitive to trigger noises and visuals. I have some ways of coping: wearing

noise-cancelling headphones, biting my cheek when I'm triggered (to keep from

lashing out), taking time to myself, setting boundaries and asking people

politely to stop doing something, excusing myself from situations, etc.

But even with all of this, even in situations with no triggering noises, with no

stress and no pressure, I feel anxious. With finals coming up, I'm afraid of

repeating what happened on my Math exam. And more than that, I'm afraid that my

4S is turning into a Panic disorder. I've read that this is a common occurrence

among people with 4S.

And I'm also wondering this: Is it also possible 4S stems from, or even IS, an

anxiety disorder? The reactions to triggering noises that people have described

and that I experience are very fight-or-flighty. (If that makes sense...?) For

example, feeling angry and/or violent towards the person who is making the

triggering noise. The fight-or-flight response has been talked about quite a bit

in possible explanations for 4S/misophonia. Anxiety disorders are similarly

linked to the fight-or-flight response, so is it possible that 4S should be

classified as one?

(Just a side note: in explaining 4S to people, I find it a lot easier to just

tell them it's " an anxiety disorder triggered by noises and visuals that most

people consider to be 'background.' " Even if this isn't 100% accurate, it's

useful as most people will understand what you mean. It's easier than saying

" Um, certain noises make me angry or want to cry, " and being bombarded with rude

or annoying questions.)

I'm getting a therapist soon, to help me deal with this and other issues in my

life, but I was wondering if anyone has any advice, ideas, opinions, etc.

Anything is of help. And I'm sorry this post is so long and all over the place!

Feel free to respond to just one part of it and not the other. Thanks!

- Meridian

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