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Here’s the list of all the neurodivergent creatures I’ve discovered so far. I’ve redrawn the artwork to include more little friends and to be less copy paste-y.

JK- “Just Kidding” Tourette’s Creature, people with tourette’s don’t voluntarily say or do the tics that might be seen as rude or offensive.

TBH “To be honest” Autism Creature, people with autism typically are very brutally honest.

BTW “By the way” ADHD Creature, people with adhd have a tendency to jump from topic to topic.

IDK “I don’t know” Anxiety Creature, those with anxiety usually don’t understand why they feel so anxious.

WTF “What the f***” Depression creature, those with depression are most always frustrated with why they feel so negative.

N/A “None Applicable” Aphantasia Creature, people who have aphantasia cannot or have extreme difficulty with imagining or picturing their thoughts.

TMI “Too Much Information” Misophonia Creature, those who have misophonia cannot properly cancel out certain sounds

AFK “Away from keyboard” Dissociation Creature, individuals who dissociate have a tendency to feel as if they’re absent from their own body or mind.

@theevilicecreamsoda - tmi and n/a

@grymmdark - afk

@acemeiku on twitter - tbh

@dragon_cats on twitter - btw

idk’s creator is yet to be found my apologies

@pnkrathian - wtf

JuniperTheMoth on reddit - jk

Misophonia is weird cause it’s like, “Hey, you across the room, can you chew on your Cheetos quieter? The sound feels like violently jabbing a pencil into my ear and I kinda wanna jump through the second story window beside me.” But it’s not like I can just ask the dude in the cinema sitting next to me to not eat his popcorn because I can feel it in my toenails.

hi i think making ads that fuck with sensory issues like loud noises or super bright lights or having really disgusting loud sounds in them (such as eating sounds) should be punishable by getting the absolute shit beaten out of by 10 very angry people with sensory issues (me included)

i love my boyfriend to absolute pieces he is the light in my life and i don’t know what i’d do without him. and he’s leaving to go back to his home town in a few days. so he’s staying the night at my flat, but i have had to move to the couch upstairs because he’s breathing so loud and he’s snoring and he’s a little sick which is making it all so so much worse. and i feel so awful because i want to be around him, but there’s only so many hours i can sleep with my fingers jammed into my ears, or clawing and my skin. it’s sad.

Misophonia

Summary: Timothée learns about your sensitivity to certain sounds. Female reader, boyfriend Timmy.

A/N: pulled from my own experience with self-diagnosed misophonia. Other's experiences may be different.

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You and Timothée were invited out on a double date with his friend, Aiden, and his girlfriend, Krista, at a nice restaurant downtown. You were seated at a circular table between Timothée and Krista. Once initial awkward conversation was out of the way, you and she hit it off once you discovered a mutual love of [insert fandom]. It felt like she was someone you could hang out with one-on-one in the future.

The evening was going smoothly until the salad and bread were brought to the table. It turned out that Krista was terrible at chewing with her mouth closed. You tried to focus on the boys' conversation to tune out the wet sounds of her smacking. You dreaded the main course, knowing you would have to endure more of these maddening noises. You were granted a temporary reprieve to regain composure when she finished her salad, but the entrees were served all too soon.

As Krista dove into her maple-glazed chicken breast, you felt yourself go pale. You stared at your own food and went through the motions of cutting it up and feeding yourself small bites, but you couldn't really even taste or enjoy it due to auditory overload. You felt your palms go sweaty as your breathing became more shallow and rapid. Your knee started bouncing as an outlet for the building panic.

You felt Timothée's hand move to your thigh. "Are you okay?" he whispered in your ear. You would normally enjoy the feeling of his nose grazing your cheek or the heat of his breath on your skin, but the sound of the whisper put you over the edge.

You nodded subtly, though your actions and demeanor demonstrated you were anything but. You dabbed your mouth with the cloth napkin, pushed yourself away from the table, and excused yourself to go to the restroom.

The budding rage gave you tunnel vision as you made your way to the back of the restaurant. Ironically, you didn't hear Timothée get up and follow you. Once you reached the hallway outside of the restrooms, you leaned against the wall with one hand to catch your breath. You whispered your sensory mantra to ground yourself, focusing on what you could see, smell, or feel rather than hear. You startled and spun around when you felt a hand take your free one.

"[Y/N], what is going on?" he asked, his voice laced with concern.

"I'm ok. I just need a minute. Please, just go back to the table."

Timothée made no move to leave you be. "I saw your jaw clench and nose flare. You're mad about something. What happened?"

You shook your head. Maybe later you could unpack just how sweet it was that he paid such close attention to you. "I'm not mad. Not exactly. I- I have trouble dealing with certain sounds. Like gum smacking, candy wrappers, the sound dry cotton balls make when you pull one apart. But smacking especially. It- it's called misophonia. I get...anxious and angry if it continues and panicky if I can't get away from it. Krista's chewing set it off."

"We can leave if-"

"No, no. It's ok. I'll be ok. I'll come back in just a minute." You put a hand to your forehead. "I'm sorry. Please go back and just tell them I needed to visit the restroom. Say the wine went to my head or something." You scoffed. "I'm usually better at dealing with this."

Timothée laid a hand on your shoulder. The weight of it was calming. "We all have...stuff, [Y/N]. I didn't much care for seeing half-masticated food rolling around in her mouth, either."

You giggled quietly, then cast your eyes to the floor.

"Why haven't you talked to me about this before?" he asked solemnly.

You raised your chin to look up at him. He looked sincere, not at all put off by what you had just admitted. "It's embarrassing. It's not exactly something easy to bring up in casual conversation," you replied. "And besides, when it's not triggered, I don't actively think about it. Like I said, I can usually work through it, especially if the exposure is limited."

"But you are miserable until it passes."

You simply nodded in response.

"Oh, [Y/N]," he whispered as he brought his hand to your cheek. "Thank you for telling me. You don't have to deal with this alone. Now I can be more mindful about your known triggers and help run interference before you get to this point." He paused briefly. "Though I don't know how to help once we get back to the table."

"I'll be ok. She should be done soon and dessert is a smaller course. She's otherwise a lovely girl, Timothée. Maybe we could find other...non-dining...things to do with them in the future."

He smiled and nodded. "Sure. I'll head back now that I know you're alright. Join us when you are able." He kissed your forehead and turned to leave.

"Timothée," you called out. He turned at the sound of his name. "Thank you for not making me feel...weird about it."

"Oh, you are weird, [Y/N]" he replied and flashed a grin, which you returned. "But not for that. And I love you for it. You're my weirdo."

You blushed as he turned away once again. You loved that man to the moon and back.

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A couple of days later, Timothée came by your apartment to hang out and watch a movie. He handed you a small box as he entered before plopping down on the couch. You sat down next to him and started to open it.

"I, uh, did some research on misophonia." He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "I read that these may help," he said as you pulled out a set of [insert favorite color] earbuds from the box. "They allow conversational tones through while - hopefully - muffling other unwanted noises."

You felt tears welling in the corners of your eyes as you looked over at him. "Thank you. And they are even my favorite color." He blushed as you kissed him on the cheek.

"Maybe you could try them out during the movie?" he offered. You nodded and set to securing them in your ears while he pulled up the film.

Timothée's purchase was spot on. You were able to hear the movie audio clearly and tune out his distracting yet endearing habit of shuffling through the popcorn bowl to find the pieces with the most butter.

When the credits rolled, he looked over at you inquisitively. "Well?"

"They worked! Thank you."

"Anything for my girl. I couldn't bear to think of all the times you were likely miserable while I was oblivious. And how often I may have unknowingly contributed."

"It's okay, Timmy. I can't expect everyone to tiptoe around me, nor do I want to make people feel self-conscious."

"Have I ever triggered it?"

You just stared at him, unsure of how to proceed.

"The answer is yes if you couldn't quickly say no. Just tell me," he prodded.

You gestured to the popcorn bowl. "This is a good example. The shuffling of popcorn when people grab a handful. It's usually not continuous enough to induce anger. Just annoyance and distraction."

Timothée looked horrified. "Oh...oh, [Y/N], I'm so sorry."

"See, this is why I don't talk about it. There is no use in shaming people for perfectly normal sounds. But the earbuds worked. I hardly noticed when you were digging through the bowl."

"Digging?" He raised an eyebrow in response.

You smiled widely. "You....have a habit of searching for buried treasure rather than taking some off the top."

Timothée blushed. "I didn't even realize. I guess that's weird, huh?"

"That's ok," you said soothingly as you kissed the tip of his nose. "You're my weirdo."

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Saving you all from being forced to read a rant against your will lol

Nobody ever takes auditory processing issues seriously. Nobody ever takes sensory issues seriously. I'm sick of it! No, I'm not just being difficult when I tell you to shut up when you keep fucking singing, a KNOWN MISOPHONIA TRIGGER FOR ME (I've stated this multiple fucking times). No, I'm not saying you stink, I'm telling you your perfume gives me a headache and makes me nauseous. No, I'm not making up the fact that the lights ARE RAPIDLY FLICKERING AND ITS GIVING ME A DAMN HEADACHE. Just because it doesn't affect YOU like that doesn't mean my issues don't exist! I lay down and take so much allistic world bullshit, and the MOMENT I say something I'm being too 'difficult' for people? Like what the fuck is everyone's issue istfg. God forbid I set boundaries after years of accepting things and not having a clue what's going on with me. Jesus fucking Christ.

Misophonia mood of the day is already being emotionally over it after 1st hour

Another misophonia mood bc why not: how the hell do people actually make sounds when bouncing their legs. I have tried, it takes SO much effort.

Misophonia mood of the day is already being emotionally over it after 1st hour

I wanna spread some love to everyone who has misophonia/misokinesia tonight

misophonia is a sensory disorder where certain sounds (things like chewing, breathing, tapping, any of those little human sounds we make all the time) cause a horrible surge of emotional distress in you. it’s not being “annoyed” or “grossed out” at a sound, it’s having an intense terrible feeling triggered inside you when you hear the noises that makes you want to scream or tear your hair out or claw out your own eardrums with your bare hands just to escape the sound. it’s terrible, and it’s awful, and there’s really no way to make it better or cure it. misokinesia is the same thing but with sights instead of sounds, like fingers moving or someone twirling their hair or even just specific markings on a piece of paper

I’m sorry if you feel like you’re a burden on your loved ones because they have no way of understanding how terrible it feels. you’re not a burden, and you’re not controlling. you’re not a bad person for not being able to eat dinner with your family. you’re not a bad person for needing to leave the room when one of your loved ones is humming to themselves. you’re not a bad person for asking someone to stop clicking their pen or bouncing their leg. you’re not a bad person for wearing noise cancelling headphones around other people. you have a really awful terrible issue and I know it sucks but people who don’t have it will never be able to understand what you’re going through and so their reaction to you comes from a place of complete misunderstanding, and it doesn’t say anything about who you are as a person. I’m sorry that they don’t understand you, and I’m sorry that you have to choose between being triggered and feeling like you’re the worst person alive for telling people about your triggers in the first place

Here we go again...

I don't know what to do. My triggers are going through the roof and I feel like I'm suffocating. I can't move out because I have no job because of the virus. So basically I'm stuck here and meanwhile things are getting worse by the minute... So yeah.

If you know someone has misophonia and/or misokinesia and you knowingly continue to trigger them, that is abuse and you need to stop.

I did a presentation in class yesterday in my anthropology, sociology, and psychology class about misophonia and, unsurprisingly, no one other than one other student - who also has misophonia, in my class knew anything about it.

I told them about my own experiences, and how it's very hard to diagnose or be taken seriously because of how unknown the disorder is, as it was only "discovered" in two thousand one. I also told them to, as gently and bluntly as possible, shut the fuck up and stop whispering to each other in the middle of class when you're supposed to be doing other shit because it really gets to me.

The other student who has it said that she was very glad that at least now a room of people knows some things about the disorder in a world where hardly anyone knows anything about it, and they and the teacher both thanked me for my presentation.

Everyone gave me a round of applause afterwards, and I felt both kinda freaked out (/n) since it was all directed at me, but kinda good at the same time. I'm not all that special though since everyone else also got applauded for their work, but I was the first person to present at all so I felt special in the moment.

If you don't know what misophonia is, it's where someone is less tolerant to certain person-made noises. These noises can oftentimes lead to people's fight-or-flight responses being triggered or just becoming incredibly distressed, which sucks balls since you usually have to put up with the noises and response until they finally stop. This is just a small explanation, so it's best you do your own research if you want to learn more about misophonia.

Misophonia

Strong emotional or physiological reactions to everyday sounds.

Plug sockets

Water dripping

Chewing

Light switches

Birdsong

Pen clicking

Loud breathing

Wrappers rustling

Tapping fingers

Boiling kettle

Typing

Ticking clocks

Snoring

Fluorescent lights

Autistic Girls Network

having misophonia and having friends that don't is a fun reminder that my sound hating experience is not. universal

Note: Sound sensitivity isn't exclusive to autism, but is incredibly common in autistic people. It's also one of the difficulties that people often cannot understand and grossly underestimate if they do not experience it themselves. I'll repost this soon with visual descriptions (I'm currently sick with COVID-19). If you find anything I post helpful, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi.

Note: Sound sensitivity isn't exclusive to autism, but is incredibly common in autistic people. It's also one of the difficulties that people often cannot understand and grossly underestimate if they do not experience it themselves. I'll repost this soon with visual descriptions (I'm currently sick with COVID-19). If you find anything I post helpful, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi.

Misophonia

Strong emotional or physiological reactions to everyday sounds.

Plug sockets

Water dripping

Chewing

Light switches

Birdsong

Pen clicking

Loud breathing

Wrappers rustling

Tapping fingers

Boiling kettle

Typing

Ticking clocks

Snoring

Fluorescent lights

Autistic Girls Network

No longer using responses as of June 25th, 2023. However, you’re free to still answer the questions if you want a place to talk/rant about your experiences!

Misophonia Survey - reblogs appreciated!!!

HAI!!! Ok. So. Misophonia, - when you hear certain sounds made by others that [drive you mad], give you a feeling of abnormal disgust, anger, or discomfort. I have that! It really sucks!!!! And I want more people to know about it! For those unfamiliar but wanting to learn, this is a good base article to read.

I'm working on a project based around misophonia for school, and one part of this is a survey - and I'd really appreciate, if you know/believe you have it, if you'd spare some time to fill it out...?

It's completely anonymous :3 There's a place to give a name, but only if you want to. You can use it as a place to vent, You can be as lengthy as you want, or as short as you can possibly manage. However you wish to be!! There is verrry small mention of self harm at the scale-based question, but that's it.

14 questions: 2 for your name/consent, 3 multiple choice questions, 8 open-ended text questions, and 1 bonus one for misokinesia.

Google Docs

Misophonia Survey

Hello, and thank you for your time! This is an anonymous (unless you choose otherwise) survey regarding your experiences with misophonia or

For those who followed me for art,, Help me share this and i can get back even faster ;) ;). asjdfgdnf That felt evil sorry! This is a really important topic to me o|-<

If you don't have it yourself, but still reblog it, thank you so so so much!!!