Today is National Misophonia Awareness Day. Misophonia is often described as the hatred of sound. But those who have it know it as far more debilitating. Misophonia sufferers experience negative emotions, thoughts, or physical rage triggered by specific, outstanding noises. According to WebMD, sound can trigger “a desire to kill or stop whatever is making the noise.” What none of the articles I’ve seen online addresses is the specificity of the rage that accompanies the disease. It’s not just a raw, unidentifiable hatred of sound. When you have misophonia, you quickly identify repetitive, staccato-like sounds that don’t belong. As…

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