Interesting how they're all noises people make. It's not chirping birds, or running motors, or anything that could occur when no one else is around.

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mitthrowaway2 a day ago | parent [-]

This was an interesting piece on misophonia. It seems like it goes beyond just the sounds alone and it may depend on a perception of intentionality behind the sound.

https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/misophonia-beyond-sensory-s...

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magicalhippo 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

My SO has misphonia, and strongly reacts to many sounds I make like smacking while eating or tapping my foot while thinking. She can also react strongly to noises outside the home, like if a car idles loudly outside.

She works in a kindergarten, and so I asked how she tolerates all those kids making noises while eating and such, given how adverse she is towards the sounds I make.

She said it didn't bother her the slightest as she knew the kids couldn't help it, and the reason my smacking annoyed her for example was because she knew it could be avoided if I just were more careful.

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boogieknite a day ago | parent | prev [-]

great share. the authors so introspective it almost seems like a straw man vehicle. i mean that in a good way, i think? not used to people writing about their shortcomings matter-of-factly like this

	▲	fluoridation a day ago \| parent [-]
		As in, something designed to facilitate setting up misrepresentations of other people's arguments? That doesn't sound like a good thing.