Around 11 is when it started. I have a vivid memory of my sister frowning at me for mimicking my Mum swallowing- 1 of the few triggers I had back then. If that’s when it started, it has escalated hugely over the past decade and a half.

“It’s not easy being a student with misophonia”

I’m done damaging the people who matter to me—and that has to include myself.

As students with Misophonia, sometimes (or a lot of the time) we feel greatly suppressed and debilitated from being able to show our true academic capabilities due to the stress of having to deal with activating noises. However, accommodations can greatly help to provide you what you need in order to reduce your Misophonia related anxiety while test taking, to provide you a more comfortable overall test taking experience, and to most importantly help you strive as a student.

“I'm someone who just so happens to deal with misophonia. It’s hard, being a high schooler, stressed out about college applications and homework, stress eating, but struggling to chew a piece of bread without wanting to throw something.”

“Dealing with misophonia is exhausting, and we may need more “me time” than most to recover from the noises and other stressors of our lives.”

Waking up every day knowing that you must prepare to fight your misophonia activators and prepare for the mental combat in your own mind is terrifying. But, that doesn’t mean the strategies to cope with it have to be challenging and dreadful in order to control your emotions in the midst of the overwhelming feelings that come with it.