Is Misophonia Therapy For Me?
I have learned that symptoms of misophonia is way more common than it was originally believed to be. Many people find it difficult to hear close family members chew their food. However, for a large portion of people their symptoms are bearable. They can deal with. Yes, the triggers are a nuisance, but they don’t cause any significant problems in their life. For some it becomes too much to deal with.
The question emerges, how do you know if you should pursue therapy for misophonia? In truth, I think you just know when you need it, but perhaps this article can be offer some assistance.
The first question you should ask yourself is: is my misophonia interfering with my everyday life? There are many areas that misophonia can affect your life: work, friends, family, personal values. Are any of those domains hampered and not close to as great as they could be because of misophonia? Let me be clear, life can always be better. I’m not going to get into clichés about the “the perfect life.” I’m referring to misophonia taking away from having family dinners, from being able to go to work functions, and general avoidance. Does anxiety about triggering situations keep you up at night—does your partners snoring keep you up at night?
Does misophonia serve as a wedge between you and the life that you want to have?
If you have answered ye, to any of these than misophonia therapy may benefit you.
Even if you may benefit from therapy for misophonia, how do you when is the right time to pursue therapy? Therapy benefits from ideal conditions. In general, the best times to start therapy is when you are dealing with, in a relative manner, with the least amount of other stressors. If you are very depressed it might make most sense to first treat the depression. If you are in the middle of a very intense diet, it might make sense to wait. In general, the least stressors there are, the better.
The therapy that I offer, EASE, is an effective therapy, but it also calls on you to step out of your comfort zone. It offers opportunities to engage with triggering situation is an entirely new way, which on one hand is freeing and exciting, and on the other hand demanding.
In summary, misophonia therapy is ideal for you if you find that your symptoms of misophonia are creating dysfunction in one or many domains in your life. Further, it is best if you don’t have a extra significant other stressors which can take away your from psychological resources.
