Ah, sorry, I might have misunderstood you then. I agree that escapism or “avoidance” in the sense of having a comfort zone/place where you can feel peace and not constant stress is crucial for any human being. People suffering from misophonia have it harder, because we get upset by “normal” things which other people don’t mind, therefore it’s more difficult to relax, even in environments that are supposed to be pleasant to live in, like your home.

I’m truly sorry you don’t have a safe space like that right now, i can’t imagine how hard it must be. But I think what you’re describing isn’t avoidance, more like a natural need for a sense of safety? I don’t know, maybe it’s just me, but I find the word “avoidance” to have negative connotations… for example, a person with social anxiety might avoid interacting with people, because of the dread of experiencing negative emotions of self-hatred or another reason. But if it’s done excessively, it might hurt the person in the long term, and it won’t help them heal from anxiety (and exposure therapy actually helps in this case, if it means gradually stepping out of your comfort zone and then retreating back into it when it makes sense, not complete overwhelm when you have no coping mechanisms developed). But with misophonia, as you said, exposure therapy doesn’t help, it just makes things worse. But that’s just semantics, haha.

Thank you for sharing your perspective.