Re: Learning more so I can help

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People singing can definitely be a trigger for me.

I absolutely agree - sounds made by people are normally the trigger, and I have to locate who it is that is making the noise. And also the more I am exposed to the trigger, the more I react to it - it's like I tune into it. Sometimes I hear a noise that I think is made by a human and get really annoyed. I then have to try and track down the source of the noise - who is making it. If I end up finding out that it's some sort of mechanical noise, most often I immediately stop being bothered by it. I often sleep with the fan going, even when it's too cold to have it on, just because I find the sound of it soothing.

I guess one exception to the mechanical/human distinction is TVs - I cannot sleep if I can hear a TV. I just have to be able to hear the TV in the slightest and it bothers me enough to stop me sleeping. I guess that's probably because the sounds coming from the TV are often human voices though.

Has anyone else noticed that people singing along to music can be a trigger, even if they are a good singer? I have noticed this in both my father and boyfriend, both of whom are particularly bad triggers for me generally. But my boyfriend has a wonderful voice (can't say that so much about my father!).

Also, has anyone also noticed whether this can affect your overall relations with a person who is a trigger? I remember that I started getting this around the age of 13, and my dad was definitely the first trigger. I recall that it was around the age of 13 that the way I reacted to my dad, just in general, changed - I became more short-tempered and impatient with him and I'm really not sure why. This is even when he's not making the sounds that trigger it for me.

Katrina

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> Similar sounds: I've had a horrible time throughout my life with other people's snoring. "Normal" people may get annoyed, irritated or irked if someone is snoring loudly, perhaps causing them to lose sleep. But if I hear it, it's absolute torture. Even if it's very soft, or very exaggerated "comedic" snoring (as on TV, in movies) it can torture me. Boy scout camp, sleepovers as a kid, or any situation involving sharing a room with anyone else who was sleeping meant I would get NO sleep and lie there with my fingers in my ears, waiting forever for the sun to come up. Curiously, my number one favorite sound in the world is the purring of a cat, especially a kitten. Like a tiny little motor ... soothing beyond words. But when you think of it, isn't purring very similar to soft snoring?

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[Guest guest]

I have a hard time with soprano and tenor voices, or people trying to sing at

the top of their range. It's like I can hear the stress when they push their

limits. But if the person has a very nice, relaxed, controlled voice, I can

tolerate the whole range.

WHISTLING is the worst for me! And, God love 'em, I cannot tolerate children's

high shreaks! That's the quick path for hands to ears, or legs to door!

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> > > Similar sounds: I've had a horrible time throughout my life with other

people's snoring. " Normal " people may get annoyed, irritated or irked if someone

is snoring loudly, perhaps causing them to lose sleep. But if I hear it, it's

absolute torture. Even if it's very soft, or very exaggerated " comedic " snoring

(as on TV, in movies) it can torture me. Boy scout camp, sleepovers as a kid, or

any situation involving sharing a room with anyone else who was sleeping meant I

would get NO sleep and lie there with my fingers in my ears, waiting forever for

the sun to come up. Curiously, my number one favorite sound in the world is the

purring of a cat, especially a kitten. Like a tiny little motor ... soothing

beyond words. But when you think of it, isn't purring very similar to soft

snoring?

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[Guest guest]

No, I don’t think it was a mental phenomenon.

I’d been sucking on a lot of menthol throat lozenges and Altoids to deal

with the asthmatic leftovers of a cold. I think I simply toxed out on the

stuff. It was not simply a change in my reaction. The flavor

actually changed, and it tasted entirely different. I did not perceive a

difference in any other flavors, though.

The point I was trying to make is that what one person

perceives may be entirely different from what another person perceives and yet both

perceptions may by objection measures be in the normal range. In other

words, I’m not ruling out some physiological perceptual difference in at

least some cases here.

Ø Roxann,

are you saying that your friend's aversion

Ø to the

taste of mint affected your taste for it? I have

Ø been

afraid that, while reading on this site about

Ø other

people's " triggers " , I would begin disliking

Ø sounds

that until now were fine with me. I know

Ø the mind

and body are interconnected, but I sure

Ø would

like to be in control of at least one!

Roxann Higuera

Mind Horizon Hypnotherapy

[Guest guest]

I have asthma too from the flu. I think this is far worst than asthma.

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> No, I don't think it was a mental phenomenon. I'd been sucking on a lot

> of menthol throat lozenges and Altoids to deal with the asthmatic leftovers

> of a cold. I think I simply toxed out on the stuff. It was not simply a

> change in my reaction. The flavor actually changed, and it tasted entirely

> different. I did not perceive a difference in any other flavors, though.

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> The point I was trying to make is that what one person perceives may be

> entirely different from what another person perceives and yet both

> perceptions may by objection measures be in the normal range. In other

> words, I'm not ruling out some physiological perceptual difference in at

> least some cases here.

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> * Roxann, are you saying that your friend's aversion

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> * to the taste of mint affected your taste for it? I have

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> * been afraid that, while reading on this site about

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> * other people's " triggers " , I would begin disliking

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> * sounds that until now were fine with me. I know

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> * the mind and body are interconnected, but I sure

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> * would like to be in control of at least one!

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> Roxann Higuera

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> Mind Horizon Hypnotherapy <http://mindhorizon.com>

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[Guest guest]

Speaking of OCD, my son has “severe” OCD and also misophonia and does not consider one to be part of the other. His OCD is his “official” diagnosis/disability, but he said the misophonia/4S is much more disabling than the OCD. From: Soundsensitivity [mailto:Soundsensitivity ] On Behalf Of gegleicherSent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:58 PMTo: Soundsensitivity Subject: Re: Learning more so I can help roxannhiguera,I am just a short drive away from Redondo beach. I live in Irvine CA and will be moving to Fullerton, CA shortly. I am happy to see that someone is seriously interested in working on a treatment for misophonia. Most therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists do not take this problem seriously. They are unaware of misophonia and misdiagnose it as a phobia or OCD. It is very frustrating because they minimize the seriousness of this mality. I am willing and anxious to be your guinea pig in researching a treatment for misophonia. Since I am not working, I have a lot of time to devote to this project. > > > > > I'd like to thank the moderator for giving me access to your group. I am a hypnotherapist. Today, I received a call from someone regarding sessions for soft sound sensitivity. From what I've read of SSS already, I understand that this is a serious disorder in that it affects interpersonal relationships and contributes to depression and suicidal thoughts. I have a sincere desire to help this client and her children who also have problems with SSS.> > > > > > My main aim will be to change the reaction to sounds. I am aware of some techniques that work for tinnitus that I might apply to the case. I'm considering Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) techniques to change the way the sounds are perceived. I'm also going to try Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), the tapping method.> > > > > > I'd like to know from you, the members, if anyone has tried hypnosis, any kind of relaxation therapy, or EFT to treat soft sound sensitivity. If so, what type of suggestions were used? What was the outcome? Does meditation and relaxation help you at all? I would be most grateful for any information you could give me that might help my client.> > > > > >> >>