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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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Goodbye 2014...

12/31/2014

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... and hello 2015!  I'm looking forward to putting 2014 in the past. What a whirlwind of a year!

To top it off... Typically, I enjoy being at work during the week between Christmas and New Years because almost no one is in the office.
Usually it's so peacefully quiet and trigger-free. Unfortunately, not this year...

Unlike last year, where I enjoyed the blissful peace and quiet from not a soul being in my area of the office - because everyone was on vacation - unfortunately, not only was my cubicle mate there, but she decided to do some end of year cleaning of our entire area. It went beyond just throwing out papers, she felt the need to organize desk supplies in the common portion of our countertop - thereby jostling the surface and sending vibrations my way. 
It was bad enough last week when people kept jostling the table while devouring all the holiday goodies the sales reps and manufacturers' sent us. It got to a point where I stopped what I was doing to just watch her. She said she couldn't understand why what she was doing was so bothersome. It's hard enough to get a non-sufferer to understand what it feels like to experience sound triggers. It's even harder to explain how the vibrations of her trying to straighten a half ream of paper by banging it on the desk is just as annoying - if not more so since, unlike sound, you can't block it out with headphones.

[Sigh!] Thank goodness the owner of the company closed the office early. There's only so much tactile triggers I could've tolerated today. It felt so good to finally be able to get out of there, go home and stretch out by the fireplace with a glass of champagne (or two), and my cockatiel nuzzling into the side of my cheek. A relaxing end to a stressful day/year.  
 
Best wishes to all for a happy (and trigger-free) New Year!
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    About the Author

    Emlyn Altman has been suffering with misophonia for over 35 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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