misophonia is real......ly fucking annoying

so I’m gonna make a list  

you are so strong, facing the world when you know there are triggers out there and people that don’t respect that

its okay to cancel plans if you’re having a bad day. you are taking care of yourself. if they are worth your time, they will understand

it’s okay to take a mental health day if you know you can’t go out and face the world. 

you know what you feel is real but some people don’t believe you. that doesn’t make misophonia any less of a problem. 

it’s okay to constantly have headphones, or earplugs on hand. if people give you weird looks, they’re probably just curious.

if you have to leave, leave. don’t stick around and make yourself feel worse if you don’t have to. 

if someone is triggering you, and you are close enough to them, don’t feel bad for asking them to stop. people may not understand and they may not want to help but at least you tried. 

even though it’s not visible, your pain is valid. 

your feelings are valid. 

(I have a bit of a lazy eyelid, don’t mind it.) 

Hey again, guys, it’s your neighborhood misophonic flake here. I just wanted to stop by with a little announcement. Let yourself deal with stress however you need to. Let’s say it again, let yourself deal with stress however you need to. 

I haven’t been on as much because I don’t feel like my misophonia is real. I tried to run away from home and as it turns out, I can’t move in with my girlfriend for the time being. And now I have to get my gallbladder removed next week.  What did I do? I dyed my hair again, got a soy birthday cake frappuccino (I recommend it if you like hazelnut and vanilla), sat on the hood of my friend’s car, and let her give me baby bangs in the middle of the student parking lot at my highschool. It helped me feel more in tune with my body and my emotions. 

Babies, you can’t just hold all of this in until you combust. Talk to your friends about whatever’s bothering you, give yourself a makeover, step up and get your medicine changed or even try talking to a doctor to get yourself on medication. Decide how you, the owner of your body, will deal with the stress you were handed just by existing. Just please make sure it’s safe. 

in more severe cases, the sufferer experiences involuntary suicidal thoughts or violent impulses in response to trigger noises

when you’re pained and brought to tears and fits of shaking by the tiniest repetitive noise and feel like you’ll scream if you can’t get away that’s misophonia

when you skip meals just so you won’t have to listen to your family chew and ridicule your reaction that’s misophonia

when you have to isolate yourself and use white noise to block everything out because your senses are constantly being overloaded and you can’t focus on anything else that’s misophonia

when you have to distance yourself from friends and family because they refuse to acknowledge it that’s misophonia