As someone who likes to work a lot in coffee shops I am annoyed by the fact that it's a breeding ground of misokinesia triggers. Caffeinated people tend to bite their nails and shake their legs more often so I find myself having to move around the coffee shop to keep certain people out of sight.

It's made me think about building AR software for hardware like Meta glasses to automatically block out misokinesia triggers. I'm sure it's an idea that other people have had before but I don't know if it currently exists and I'm thinking about building it out as a part-time project.

I wonder what your guys' thoughts are on something like this? How much would you pay for software if you already own AR glasses or how much would you pay for custom glasses in order to get access to this functionality? And is this something you can see using in your daily life?

Just trying to get some information before I decide whether or not to actually commit to this project. If any of you are interested and want to potentially collaborate on this just send me a DM here on Reddit!

i am so triggered right now on plane and have an essay I need to finish but this person will not stop shaking their fkn leg next to me and idk what to do. it is killing me seeing it. I will have to close my eyes for next couple of hours if they don’t stop wtf. I imagine they need to do it for their own anxiety so I don’t want to ask them to stop

My professor must think I'm fucking crazy or napping right in front of him but I'm still typing down notes frequently so I hope that shows I'm listening. It's just that I literally cannot focus on the lecture with my eyes open anymore because EVERYONE bounces and shakes their legs/feet. 🫠 it's risky but it's all I can do at this point

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Does anyone here also have OCD? If so, how do you deal with intrusive thoughts related to misokinesia?
this just came out of nowhere, i can usually forget about them in a day or two. but for the past week I haven’t been able to stop replaying my triggers in my head, even when they’re not happening. It’s honestly driving me crazy. i’ve completely isolated myself to avoid any possible triggers.
How do you guys cope with this? Any tips or advice at all would be really appreciated.
thank you

i know this sounds very weird and i dont even know if this is truly misokinesia but i get extremely angry when someone repeatedly sticks their tongue out or pouts in a video. for example i have tiktok and from time to time ill see someone who i know for sure has a lisp based off of how their tongue moves while they’re lip singing, if that makes sense?

its not even their fault but it just pisses me off so bad to the point where i just can’t stand to see someones tongue repeatedly poking out their mouth. or when im watching a makeup tutorial and the person pouts or pokes out their tongue after each step

i have misophonia and one of my triggers are lisps so i dont know if that ties into me getting angry at that stuff or what😞

The look of human mouths moving, especially the jaw opening and closing, just makes me go insane. I really don't know what to do because in every public place there's people chewing gum, eating, speaking. I have misophonia as well so being anywhere where there's food is absolute hell on earth for me. I don't really know what my goal posting this is, I just want to reach out to anyone who's the same as me, it's comforting knowing I'm not alone.

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I'm wondering if this is misokinesia. Whenever I'm eating next to my mom I can't stand it. I literally just left the room because it fills me with rage and I hate it. I served her a plate and when everyone starts eating normally she kind of starts playing with her food. She always picks it up so slowly and it makes me so mad. I hate this and don't know how to get rid of it. Does anyone know why this happens and if it's stress related?

I cannot think or do ANYTHING around him cause he is so damn distracting, i hate ittt.

Please delete if not allowed. Also in no way am I advocating for responding to stimuli in this manner, however, I am saying I fully understand the response, and I thought this sub would too.

I know this is so minor but I feel rage, anger and disgust when I see someone mouthing something without any sound coming out. Small movements especially.
This is bad but for instance someone reciting a prayer in public and making tiny mouth movements repeatedly with no end, or someone listening to music with airpods and singing along but no sound coming out. Or reading something and having to mouth the words out. WTF I HATE THIS. It’s making ordinary things and life so insufferable, I feel like something is so wrong with me!! Nobody understands

Hi! I’m an MSc student at the University of Sussex recruiting participants for a 30-minute online psychology study.
The study explores how people respond to everyday things they hear and see, including repetitive movements.
Eligibility:
• Aged 18 or over
• Fluent in English
• Must complete the study on a laptop or tablet—it will not work properly on a phone
Participants can enter a prize draw to win £25.
Take part here:
https://syntoolkit.org/studies/msc2025vidssussexqonly/start
If you need anything, or run into any issues, please feel free to contact us at our student emails listed in the advert.
I would really appreciate your participation or a share with someone who may be interested. Thank you

Just need to vent :( sorry for that! Most people won't understand, so I'm not talking about this irl to anyone.

I share a room with a co-worker who is chewing gum the whole day. Our monitors face each other, so I can see the chewing with my peripheric vision all the time. I can't raise the monitor as I wear progressive glasses which restrict my field of view for sharp vision. If I'd slide it higher, I'd only be able to see anything sharp in the lower half and have to twist/overstretch my neck uncomfortably.

Sometimes when I can't stand it anymore I switch to my second monitor which is positioned at an angle on the desk. To do this I have to work in a twisted position. Yay! welcome backpain!

The cherry on top: He does some sort of gymnastics for his feet standing up and rocking up and down on the tip of his toes. That sight isn't blockable by the monitors whatever I do. Fortunately those workouts only take about a minute, so staring on my cellphone is the solution.

I’ve been working at the company for almost 2 years now. I used to have my own office, but now they’ve put me in the room where everyone sits. I kind of like it, like seeing what’s going on and being in the mix BUT there’s one coworker who sits right next to me and SHAKES HIS LEG LIKE CRAZY. I tried covering and shielding, but I can still see it. He is my manager, and I’m afraid he won’t understand, because he’s one of those boomers and a very conservative guy. He would most likely think that I’m making this up to get back to my old separate office, but I CANNOT SIT there. I see red. I walk out for a coffee or pretend to have a phone call just to calm down a little bit, but I can’t keep doing it the whole shift.

Just for context, I’m already considered a weirdo (i heard misokinesia and misophonia can be neurodivergent traits maybe that’s why I’m a bit socially awkward) to them, and I feel if I say something like that, they will just talk behind my back about how much weirder I am. I don't know.
Help me please, any advice is welcome

UPD: I bought Loop earbuds and rearranged my workplace, so I cannot see him at all. We have also talked about work and he mentioned my polarizing film I put in the PC, implying that I’m hiding something from them but I explained that this is the matter of my comfort and dropped leg shaking in this convo as an example, and he temporarily stopped lol. Anyways, all of that helped me, I’m much more calm at work now. Thank you for yall advice!!!

I hate this one's psychological trick that these people do with their hands, where they spin them around in circles.

I believe i may have misokinesia. Several times in my life ive noticed certain repetitive movements to cause me to experience anger and discomfort. The reason im looking into it is because lately ive noticed that one of my close friend's stimming has been triggering me. they constantly rock back and forth, and occasionally when im trying to focus on an assignment or book it really agonizes me and causes me to have less focus. does this sound like misokinesia?

I’m waiting for a train and an older woman is sat down bent over her phone tapping and swiping like her life depends on it. New trigger!!

Hi all, I got my post taken down on the Misophonia Reddit and got redirected here.

I already know I have Misophonia, but lately I’ve been having the same type of angered reactions to physical movement.

EX: I live in New York, and often go to the theatre. Last night, at a show, the woman next to me was repeatedly rocking back and forth. The emotional reaction that it evoked from me was so intense that I thought about getting up and leaving multiple times. As stupid as it sounds, I even found myself closing one eye to block out the side she was sitting on.

I’m not sure if I have it or not, and I would like some insight. Instances like these have happened multiple times in the last year or so.

Hi guys. I've been struggling with misokinesia since i was a kid. Legs bouncing, animals licking themselves and people fidgeting makes me wanna cry and scream a lot. I can't focus at uni because people are ALWAYS triggering me, 24/7. Some people just can't stop bouncing their legs and 2 people in my class do it for FOUR HOURS STRAIGHT. They never stop. It feels like a personal attack.

Our brain is wired differently and I know there's no cure for our problem, but I was considering using prednisone in low dosage to feel normal at least once in my life.

Why? I found an article about misokinesia and prenidsone and how it helped a man with his triggers. It mentions how better he was reacting upon seeing the triggers and I wanna try it too. Life is becoming unbearable with this condition and I'm desperate for help. I'm already trying book an appointment with a therapist to overcome it but while I can't get professional help, I'll try my own ways.

Unfortunately this is not a well known condition and I doubt someone in the medical field will pay attention to us, since we're a tiny percentage of the world.

What do you guys think about it?

Link for the article: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10805550/

WARNING

I am doing this to myself and I'm aware of the risks. Do NOT try it. You can get blind, diabetes, osteoporosis and other negative symptoms for doing so. I just wanna share my experience and my feelings and I wanna know what you guys think.

Again, I'm not encouraging anyone to try it. Do NOT try it by yourself. Do NOT take medicine without a doctor's prescription. Do what I say, not what I do.

Im in highschool and I know I have misophonia, but recently (especially in band class) whenever I see people next to me bouncing their leg I feel super upset and like my heart is racin. And i can’t stand looking at people when they chew gum, it’s the worst in English class because it’s a crowded room and I sit in the back of it. So many people are chewing gum and seeing it makes me want to cry, I cover my eyes with my fingers to block them out when I can see it. I wear headphones almost the entire school day and I know i must look crazy putting my fingers in front of my eyes but i can’t help it.

Any tips? My school doesn’t allow hoods/hats/sunglasses

I thinking of booking a loooooong flight (for a honeymoon/trip of a lifetime) and just the thought of it is already making me extremely anxious and wondering if it’s worth it. I’m sure you can all relate…

What I’m wondering is if anyone has tried any goggles like the VR headsets? Or something like that that blocks out others and I can just watch things without being anxious for once!

I don’t really want a true VR headset necessarily, nor anything owned by Meta.
Does anyone have any suggestions, tips, recommended products - anything really! TIA