Depression and anxiety from Misophonia

[Sncklefritz]

Hey, new to these forums 🙂 

Does anyone here also have Misophonia (hatred of different sounds) and have any ways to cope and help with the depression and anxiety that comes along  with this issue? 

Thank you 🙂 

[Neil_1]

Hi there sncklefritz

Welcome to Beyond Blue.  Thank you for coming here and posting your thread.

I actually had to look this one up to see what it was about and though I don’t have it, I can see a certain number of things within it, that can and do affect me.  While it’s not always possible, the thing I try to do is to remove myself from such situations as much as I can, so I am not within earshot of things – but I guess can not always be the case – especially if they’re within your work environment.

Have you had any assistance with a GP (or perhaps someone they could refer you to) with regard to this?

Would love to hear back from you.

Neil

[Sncklefritz]

Thank you 🙂

Well that's still  a shame that it affects you to a degree. 
I have been to my GP who then sent me to Psychiatrist and a Psychologist. I didn't feel as though the psychologist was of much help, same with the psychiatrist. I was given a low dose of anti-depression tablets to see if that had any effect on me in a positive way with the misophonia. However, it changed nothing for me but made me drowsy.
Out of my own will i went to a audiologist where the results showed i have slightly above average hearing.

Things I have learnt over my time with Miso and my own research has been that removing yourself from the audio "trigger" situations can help you at that moment but the next time the sound occurs it can be worse off for you. Though, also hearing the sound can be bad as well for your mental health.
Using ear plugs during the night is also a bad move as i have been told by the audiologist that the brain tries to hear as much as it can during the night and so in the morning and following, your hearing would be more sensitive than usual. 
Misophonia is a real pain to control and live with. Hence why depression has a big hold on you, as well as the anxiety from facing triggering sounds and the possibility of a sound being a possibility in your environment.

Thanks for your interest 🙂 

-Hayden 

[Neil_1]

Hi there Hayden

Great to hear back from you.

As you know, it’s something that we cannot switch off … our hearing and when it’s possibly a lot sharper than what is usual or the norm, then it makes things just so much more on edge.  As you’ve written, this is the way that you’re wired and having the possibility of triggers happening, must make your anxiety so much more evident.

Removing yourself from the trigger is always a good thing, but what if you don’t know what might else be a trigger … and then you encounter it;  then it hits you just as hard.

What a major shame that there doesn’t seem to be any treatment or more appropriate ways of being able to deal with?

Keep posting as often as you wish, would be more than happy to keep trying to be of some use.

Kind regards

Neil

[White_Rose]

Hello Hayden

Welcome to Beyond Blue. Like Neil, I had to look up Misophonia and I am appalled at the discomfort you must experience at times. Like everyone I imagine, there are sounds we dislike but usually manage to put up with, turn off, or move away, but in your instance it seems this is not the best idea. I have no idea if I am talking through my hat, but is there any kind of desensitizing process possible to help you?

It sounds as though all the , what would appear to be sensible, first steps you have already tried. It must be so frustrating not to be able to reduce the impact of these sounds. I can see why psychological intervention would not help. If I understand it correctly, this is a purely physical illness but with psychological outcomes.

I don't know if there is much support 'out there' but I found a support forum which may interest you. http://www.misophonia.com/Forum/ I had a quick squizz around the internet and see that there is research going on for treatment of this disorder but nothing so far except for a virtual institute operating out of California. I expect you have looked into all of this however. Not sure of the credentials of any virtual organisation.

Please continue to write in here if we can help and support you.

Mary