Misophonia, emotional dysregulation and affective disorders: a preliminary study

Misophonia is characterized by aversive reactivity to repetitive and pattern based auditory (and sometimes visual) stimuli1. When faced with stimuli, misophonia sufferers demonstrate autonomic nervous system arousal, accompanied by heightened emotional reactivity. Sufferers describe extreme irritation, the desire to get away from the stimuli (or flee), anger, feelings of helplessness, being overwhelmed, and aggressive urge with physiological reactions including hypertonia, diaphoresis and tachycardia2.

Source: European Neuropsychopharmacology - June 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mercede Erfanian, Jennifer Jo Brout, Azita Keshavarz Source Type: research