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The "Butterfly's Whisper" Blog

Welcome to my blog. I hope by sharing my own misophonia experiences, others who are frustrated with misophonia sensitivities will discover that they're not alone. I also hope that people who may not have misophonia will gain some insight about what it's like to have this condition.

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Always fun at the DMV...

6/7/2015

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What I find very interesting about Washington is that, unlike any other state where I've had to transfer my license/plates, you can't do both in the same place in Washington. They have certain locations that only deal with drivers licenses, other places that only deal with vehicle registration. In some ways, it's a good thing. Compared to the 5+ hour wait time in Nevada the last time I had to update my info (and that was even arriving at 8 a.m.!!!), I was in and out of each in an hour or less.

Despite the efficiency of separating the  tasks, they both had waiting room with anxious people waiting their turn. In the driver's license place, that meant a huge room with people sitting and bouncing their feet/legs, kids running around squealing while playing with foam swords, mothers rocking their baby's to calm them down (either while sitting or walking around - the latter I found often meant they gravitated towards me, since I always tried to find a quiet, isolated spot away from the other people waiting). That place used the same system as most other DMV's I've visited, where they have different letter/number combination codes, so you really don't a clue how soon you're wait will be over. In my mind, that just adds to the anxiety, and fidgeting, of the people waiting, and exacerbates my misophonia triggers.

On the other hand, the vehicle registration place was MUCH smaller and although there really wasn't room for people to sit and wait, they had a simple "deli counter number ticket" system, with a counter clearly visible on the back wall. I knew exactly where my place was in line (I was #76 and they were on #60 when I got there),  so I was able to walk to the drugstore next door to take care of a few errands, walked back and they were on #68 so I checked out another adjacent store, and just waited in the beautiful weather outside. When I saw the counter read #74, I walked inside and was called within 2 minutes. Less misophonia trigger stress and a more pleasant experience.

I do think that DMV's like the first one should have a system like in Nevada where they text you when your turn is coming up, and you can send "s" (status) texts to get an estimated time, so you don't have to wait in a crowded room of anxious people for hours on end. Maybe one day more states will follow their lead.
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    Emlyn Altman has been suffering with misophonia for over 40 years, even though she only found out about the actual medical condition much more recently. As frustrating as the condition has been over the years, her heightened sensitivities across all the senses considerably influenced her talents within the visual fine arts (particularly sculpture), music (singing, piano, and many other instruments), writing, and culinary backgrounds, as well as professional achievements as an architectural lighting designer. Her goal in developing this website is to promote more awareness about misophonia and help other sufferers as well.


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