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Misophonia is a common health condition or symptom of certain health conditions that are better known as an irrational hatred of sounds \u2013 usually certain sounds, which might not be obvious to anyone else who hears it but can be extremely irritating to someone who has been diagnosed with misophonia.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While everyone occasionally gets annoyed by a sound every once in a while, someone who has misophonia will find these sounds absolutely intolerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is often known for going together with other conditions such as clinical depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, some cases that fall on the autism spectrum and general anxiety conditions \u2013 and it should often be managed as an entirely separate condition on its own instead of just a symptom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many\npotential triggers for misophonia which exist in daily life, and learning to\ncope with the condition has a lot to do with learning how to deal with or avoid\nthese triggers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 8 of the\nworst triggers for experiencing misophonia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Stress<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stress <\/a>is something that everyone experiences in their daily lives, and people stress about a variety of different things every day from where their next check is coming from through to what they\u2019re going to spend the money on. Most of the time, the majority of people would say that they manage to control the majority of daily stress they experience \u2013 but in many cases, even the strongest people can be subjected to environmental stress that makes them buckle under the emotional weight. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the brain experiences stress, it can often counter this stress with obsessive behavior in an attempt to make this stress somehow \u201cgo away\u201d – and this can include behavior related to misophonia such as obsessive cleaning or constantly feeling the need to check for germs or wash their hands even though they already have. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning coping mechanisms to deal with daily stress becomes essential if you\u2019re diagnosed with any related stress condition or struggle with misophonia. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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2. Environmental Change<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stress can take many forms throughout our daily lives, and the stress that we experience throughout the day is only the tip of the iceberg when you take a look at the bigger picture \u2013 there are other types of stress that we might not experience every day, but when these types of stress happen, they\u2019re large and stressful events that can make our stress levels peak. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This type of stress can include the loss of death of a friend, family member or partner, or it might involve a temporary or permanent displacement from a regular environment; sometimes this type of stress happens because of events at work, sometimes events at home. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like with everyday stress, the body and brain can respond in several ways \u2013 among others, with behavior related to misophonia <\/a>or a range of other phobias that can resurface when under vast amounts of stress.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To treat misophonia, treat the stress first. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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3. Disruption in Sleeping Routine<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Insomnia<\/a>, or the inability to stay or fall asleep, happens to millions of people all over the world every year, and it\u2019s one of the most frustrating conditions out there; other than being a health condition on its own, insomnia (especially when we\u2019re talking about long-term insomnia that lasts for weeks, months or sometimes years) can also trigger a variety of other health conditions at the same time. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many insomniacs also happen to suffer from other conditions like manic depression, clinical depression or general anxiety disorders \u2013 and this isn\u2019t the only list of related conditions by far. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any disruptions in your sleeping routine, whether permanent or temporary, can sometimes trigger obsessive behaviors that are related to misophonia in the same way that a lot of daily stress can.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An appointment with an expert can help you to establish the cause of insomnia and related behavior, and from there it should be easier to find the right treatment. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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4. Imagined Exposure to Fears<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Misophonia commonly occurs when the brain is experiencing stress either temporary or permanent that it might find hard to deal with, and the manifestations of the fear is often the brain\u2019s way of trying to cope with a situation that it\u2019s experiencing right now \u2013 although a lot can be said for teaching the brain <\/a>how to distinguish between real and imagined fears, and the \u00a0help of an expert might become needed to bring anxiety under control.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For adults, therapy can go a long way towards teaching the difference between real and imagined fears \u2013 and what can be done when irrational fears such as misophonia start to rear its head. Make an appointment with a doctor if you are experiencing a sudden resurgence of any fears or phobias. They can usually help you to track down the cause, find appropriate treatment and reduce the appearance of severity of symptoms experienced. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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5. Panic Attacks<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Anxiety <\/a>disorders can very often go together with conditions such as misophonia, and the one can directly be the cause of the other. It\u2019s very common for people to experience shame and panic attacks due to the condition itself, or due to the fact that there\u2019s an imagined fear out there that they feel they have to get away from (or banish out of their home, work environment or life) \u2013 and this imagined fear often takes over their lives from there. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experiencing chronic panic attacks can easily be brought under control with the use of medication, or sometimes with the effective use of coping techniques that are applied through daily life in order to make the condition easier to process and the symptoms often less severe. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The symptoms of a panic attack, especially a first one, can be terrifying: See your doctor first instead of allowing the condition to take over your life. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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6. Depression<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Depression <\/a>is always a very serious condition with a lot of facets and subtypes; if you sometimes feel like there\u2019s no hope or direction, or you\u2019ve ever thought of suicide or \u00a0self-harm before in your life through certain periods, it\u2019s likely that you could have undiagnosed depression. Pay special attention if this feeling has described you at any point in your life, or if you have a family history of depression or suicide. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misophonia can be only one of the conditions that can be associated with depression, and it might also manifest with other obsessive behaviors or other phobias and fears.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you suspect that you might be struggling with depression or you have a family history, make an appointment with your doctor and mention your symptoms as thoroughly as you can. It\u2019s not the kind of condition that\u2019ll \u201cjust go away\u201d over time: It requires both patience and treatment. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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7. Loss of Control<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s common for people with anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and health conditions such as misophonia to find themselves overwhelmed by their immediate environment or circumstances, and it can feel like they\u2019re in the midst of losing control \u00a0over their lives or situation. When this happens, it\u2019s common for depression, anxiety, fears, and other phobias to show their face \u2013 and if this happens to you, it\u2019s vital to make an appointment with a medical professional in order to get the depression under control, and you\u2019ll also want to make some lifestyle <\/a>changes. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider making a list of factors that you can control, and then factors that you can\u2019t: Work on those that are within your reach, and learn coping mechanisms to deal with the things you can\u2019t control. Learning how to distinguish the difference between a rational fear and a fear that comes due to an anxiety condition is a vital coping technique that can be taught by an experienced therapist. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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8. Other Mental Conditions<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are a few mental conditions which can oftentimes be associated with a diagnosis of misophonia, and although they don\u2019t always occur together in the same order, they can occasionally make diagnosis easier for a doctor. Some of the mental conditions have been mentioned here (such as depression and obsessive compulsive disorder<\/a>, more commonly known as OCD), but the list can be much broader than this.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why it\u2019s so important to make sure you tell your doctor as much about your symptoms as possible so that the right diagnosis can be made; this can save a lot of time when it comes to treating the condition in the right way and with the right medication and therapy.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s still a lot of unnecessary stigma out there surrounding many mental health conditions, and there\u2019s really no reason for this stigma to exist at all: See your doctor for the safety and benefit of your health.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n

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