2026-10-27 01:12 UTC
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@igmelonh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-10-27 17:53
TIL about misophonia, which I almost certainly experience. Literally an hour ago I felt the usual intense revulsion and dislike towards a family member for sitting near me to eat their meal and making what I perceive as unreasonably loud disgusting chewing sounds. It even mentions that the emotional reaction tends to be stronger with family members than strangers, which is accurate. I’ll just leave rooms because I can’t stand to be near family who are eating, whereas it’s just upsetting to be near strangers or coworkers who are eating. Some other mouth sounds trigger it to, but not not to the same degree; I’ve been recommended songs that I had to stop early because the vocalist was making kinda wet popping or clicking noises as part of the song. Neither are as bad as Styrofoam rubbing against Styrofoam — then just thinking about it makes my skin crawl — but that doesn’t fall under misophonia.