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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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New beginnings...

6/4/2015

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PictureView from my new desk...
Again, the chaos of a cross-country move has interfered with my updating this blog, for which I apologize to the few loyal readers who have stayed by me during the inconsistencies of this past year. I think I have finally found the place where my roots can dig in and get back to a "normal" (or at least more consistent) routine.

This week was the first week where I headed up my new firm solo. (The person who I'm replacing retired last Friday.) It's been quite a hectic two weeks dealing with the transition but despite the heavy responsibilities and stress in running a company, I know this is going to be a good move for me.

The office is probably the smallest I've ever worked at (except for the one summer I worked for Dr. Joyce Brothers)... In general, it's very quiet (which makes the occasional soda can opening or pen clicking by my coworker across the room very noticeable). She likes to play her music out loud but softly. Normally, that buzzing sound is a big trigger for me, (like what happened at my prior company), but luckily she's about as far away from me as I can get and given our location over a harbor slip, the sound of the water and other marina sounds helps give a little bit of a buffer... Not a complete buffer but for the most part, it's enough.

There have been times though that it wasn't enough and I had to play music in my earbuds or put in my earplugs. Of course, those happened to be the times when my coworker started talking to me from across the room and couldn't understand why I didn't respond. Unfortunately, I wound up having to tell her about my misophonia - much sooner than I wanted to bring it up at my new office. I don't think she really understands but time will tell how it will affect our working interactions...

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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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