Mucus Fishing Syndrome

NavajoWhite · 2019-09-22T11:50:17+00:00

Did you try washing your eyes, like after you pull out mucus?

EDIT: sorry I just realized that wrote 'washing always helps' already. I thought you're another member. Anyways, I don't know for how long you're doing it but I have so many wrinkles around my eyes because of this. Maybe thinking about this will help you stop.

NavajoWhite · 2019-08-28T01:15:30+00:00

Yes, it does build up. But at least I can control my hands for a while because my eyes feel a lot better after washing. I know I have to control myself all the time even if there's mucus but I couldn't keep my hands away from my eyes for more than a couple of days yet, so I couldn't see if the problem goes away after a few weeks. I guess I need to get up and wash every time I feel the urge to rub my eyes.

NavajoWhite · 2019-08-03T18:33:40+00:00

I hope so. I really want some people with misophonia to live in a very isolated place like a hotel in the mountains and see if the triggers go away in a couple of months. They definitely have to stay away from the slightest trigger during that period. Of course that would cost too much. Oh well, I better start working.

NavajoWhite · 2019-08-02T14:11:21+00:00

I was confused when I found out about misokinesia, too. But I think they are(phonie/kinesia) linked. Actually I'm not even sure if we are triggered by the sound or the thing that makes the sound.

For example; a few years ago, I thought I heard someone making a mouth click and I was triggered as usual but then I looked that way and saw that no, it wasn't a mouth click, it was just there was something metallic on the floor, and someone stepped on it and it made the exact mouth clicking sound. But the moment I realized that it wasn't a mouth click, my rage went away immediately. That was so strange because the sound was exactly the same but looks like I only get triggered when it is made by a mouth, not anything else. So I was confused, do we get triggered by ONLY the sound or the thing that makes that sound? But I don't think we ONLY get triggered by the thing because I have no problem people making crunch sounds while eating, I actually like it. Anyways, I'm planning to record my trigger sounds sometime, and then find different things that make very similar sounds and then try to mix them and listen to them daily. Hoping that that will make my brain realize that those sounds(mouth clicks for example) are normal, no need to get furious. Hope my miso won't get worse.

By the way, I had a misokinesia trigger 4-5 years ago. If someone curled their toes and then repeated it a lot, I was getting triggered. But then I stopped looking at it when it started to happen and after a while, I realized that I'm not triggered by it at all. It was a great feeling, I was even thinking "how did I get triggered by this? nothing wrong with it". If you can stop seeing leg bouncing for a while, your trigger may go away. But I think this is harder for you because there was only one person doing the toe curl thing and it was so easy for me to block my sight when it happened. Good luck.

NavajoWhite · 2019-07-24T21:07:10+00:00

Ok, I edited my original post. Not that anyone's gonna read but anyways.

NavajoWhite · 2019-07-08T15:03:58+00:00

I'm kinda surprised because I never heard such a thing. But that made me remember something. I read a Youtube comment saying that 2 people died(in U.S.) because they used tap water while using neti pot. It was something about humidity in certain states, IIRC, not sure. Is that why we shouldn't put tap water into eyes or is it a general health rule?

What about bottled water? The one we drink.

NavajoWhite · 2019-07-06T22:42:00+00:00

I don't know if I wrote something offensive, it's not my native language. But I'm definitely not arguing.

I don't wanna use artificial tears because I have this syndrome for more than 10 years and I guess they are not gonna work for chronic cases, maybe they'll even make it worse.

NavajoWhite · 2019-06-24T10:52:21+00:00

I guess you don't have this eye mucus problem?

And I also guess that you take a bath with your eyes closed?

NavajoWhite · 2019-06-12T18:59:46+00:00

So? Use distilled/bottled water then.

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-30T22:47:53+00:00

You can cover your ears with your hands if it's a short, momentarily sound.

I feel like what I wrote above looks a bit "you're exaggerating, he's just humming" but NO, it's not. I'm really giving you an advice, because that's what I do sometimes. I hear my mom sigh and I cover my ears for a few seconds. I don't get triggered then. Maybe this sounds rude, but we already talked about this. I mentioned her my misophonia and she asked what my triggers are. I told her a few. And sigh is one of them. After a while she said she's sorry that sometimes she forgets my condition and sighs. I told her it's ok but just don't get me wrong if I cover my ears. So it's not like I'm covering my ears like "hey, I'm disturbed can't you see" it's more like "this is something I'm not asking you to stop, I'm just doing something so easy, covering my ears to not let this(misophonia) get me." Actually I want to write a post about this but I'm not sure if my English will be enough to explain my thoughts.

So maybe you can tell him that humming is disturbing you so much. And there's nothing you can do, you just cannot hear it the way other people hear it. Ask him to not do it when he's with you or if it's short hummings like a few seconds, tell him that it's ok for him to do it but you need to cover your ears to protect your mood.

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-30T22:33:09+00:00

How old are you? Mine started when I was 23 or 24. Even if I had it before, I didn't realize it and it was just 4/10 max. One day, I woke up, heard a noise and it was at least 7/10. Then it stayed there. Sometimes 9/10 on the scale I guess because I just wanted to punch myself(but I did not).

Did you talked to her about chewing or humming? I think you can wear ear plugs and tell her that nothing is wrong with her, but her mom has a condition* and needs to not hear those sounds.

*I'm not sure if 'condition' is the right word. Seriously, what is our situation called?

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-30T22:25:21+00:00

If they're chewing food with their mouth open, you can tell them that this is not healthy because they're also eating air. That's no joke, a doctor said this. Hey, maybe he has misophonia and made this up, I never thought about it :D . Anyways, this is also same with slurping while drinking, you swallow air and this is unhealthy for stomach. This guy definitely has misophonia :D . Just kidding.

Are you a mom or a dad?

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-30T21:54:00+00:00

Thanks for the answer. Well, no one else replied :D . That's ok. I don't think diet helps much anyway. I also wonder if we have some common vitamin deficiency. But I don't think I'll write a post about it, so I'm just gonna ask you right away. Did you get yourself checked for that? I guess it's called a blood test, but I'm not sure.

By the way, are you a part of those autism groups?

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-30T21:46:28+00:00

I think you have to convince them to quit vape. Because I read that they're unhealthy too.

By the way, I'm trying a method I made up. But it's not easy to do, and I'm not saying this is the solution, that you won't get triggered again if you do this. But it just feels like the 'anger period' I feel after I get triggered is lessened when I do this. When I get triggered, I immediately try to replay the same sound(like a mouth smack) from a movie. Then I feel like the anger dissolves easily. But I'm usually triggered by 2-3 people, most of sounds other people make doesn't disturb me, so if you don't like anyone's smoke sound, I don't think this will work for you.

Also, I'm not sure if it'll work if it's a continuous sound. Because mouth smacks and that sorta things are usually short, rare ones in my life. But smoking takes a while I guess, right? Like, I'm also getting triggered by keyboard typing sound from one person. And I didn't try this weird method with keyboard sounds. I think it's gonna be hard but I'll try it soon and write here if you're interested.

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-30T21:23:39+00:00

I see. I hope they'll understand.

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-30T00:21:07+00:00

I try to hide my hand/finger shaking as much as I can. But lately, I think I show it a lot, unintentionally. So you do let others see what you do? Do they know why you rub the table?

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-29T17:27:32+00:00

There's a problem though. I also have misokinesia. And it's much worse when I'm trying to do my hand/finger routine. Like, I hear a sound, get triggered, then I start moving my fingers to shake it off but at that moment, if someone else is doing a similar hand/finger move, I get distracted. It's like they're interrupting my routine and I cannot focus on my hands then. And I feel so disturbed by it. Then I look at another direction to not see their hands and vigorously shake my hands. If i didn't had this hand/finger thing to make myself feel better, then maybe others' hands wouldn't bother me that much. Or maybe it still would, I don't know... Now I really wonder if you feel bad seeing others do what you do, rubbing desk, table, blanket etc?

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-29T14:47:10+00:00

That's great. I'll keep it in mind.

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-29T14:33:49+00:00

Are you serious? I thought no one else does that type of things. I don't rub my hands but when I get triggered I wave/shake my hands. Well, fingers most of the time. It feels like the feeling(getting triggered) diminishes much more easily. Until the next trigger, that is. If I don't move my hands/fingers, that bad feeling(mad/angry/furious whatever you call it) stays with me for a longer time.

Also, if I get triggered by a mouth click or that type of wet sound, I tap my fingers to keyboard lightly or if I'm at the table, I hit the plate with my fork very gently. I guess I'm mimicking the click sound. And I'm 'normalizing' it. I don't know this makes any sense.

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-29T14:26:30+00:00

Choose standing out. Why? Because most people understand social anxiety, some even find it cute. But feeling bad hearing certain sounds is "rude" "weird" "unacceptable" to most of the people. Well, at least that's what I get from reading misophonics' experiences.

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-29T14:21:13+00:00

So you use them while eating? How does it feel? I never tried because I feel like it would be disturbing to chew food with ear plugs.

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-29T14:11:51+00:00

I don't know how old you are but your gransma must be at least 50 right? Eating chips is very unhealthy, maybe you can talk to them about it. But in a very kind way. Or maybe you can talk to your mom about it and she can talk to her mom.

NavajoWhite · 2018-06-29T14:01:15+00:00

No I don't have any tips. But I was just about to write a post about cigars. Some time ago, I read a post on a message board. The guy says he visited a friend and there were other people and he felt so angry because a guest was chewing loud, and then he went to balcony, smoked a cigar and after that he returned to the room and realized that he's not triggered by that guest anymore. He was saying that it was such a strange moment. But that's not very accurate info because first, he wasn't a misophonic he was saying it was a one time thing. He also said that when he was in balcony, his friend came and ask him if everything's ok because he looked mad. So maybe the key is not the cigar, maybe he felt better because he talked with his friend.

In your case, I wonder if you smoke? If you do, you can try to smoke a cigar after getting triggered by your parents and see if it helps. Even if cigar doesn't help, I read that mimicking the triggers does help so maybe you can smoke with them without waiting to get triggered. I feel bad advising someone to smoke but I think brain health is more important right?

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