CLIENT STORIES
"I'm having a hard time finding the words to explain the change I've discovered in myself...after almost 30 years, I've found the real me again."
-G, Rewire Misophonia At The Source Program & 1:1 Client
...I've found the real me again.
“Just this joy came over me...I just started laughing, laughing uncontrollably every time I heard the trigger sound...this is definitely a defining moment.”
-C, Rewire Misophonia At The Source Program
...this is definitely a defining moment.
…a new more positive response to what I have experienced in my entire life.
“I believe I am able to lean in and look at the situation and realize I am not being triggered when I have been before. I can have a dialogue during the time that I used to be triggered. This is a new more positive response to what I have experienced in my entire life. I do not have the lasting negative effects that used to experience.”
-T, Rewire Misophonia At The Source Program & 1:1 Client
In the easiest social situations with friends I have been quite relaxed and happy. Like if going to a cafe with a friend has previously been (1,5/5 hard, now it is only 0,5/5 hard). On the other hand the hardest sounds have sometimes brought out even bigger emotional reaction than before. But I think it is nice that I have got to enjoy my time with friends. Like I hang out with one friend yesterday and she was making an annoying sound, and it was a bit uncomfortable but I wasn't as anxious about it as before.
-K, Rewire Misophonia At The Source Program (Week 2)
For the first time, I have hope, and I feel that life with misophonia can change for the better. Brooklyn's positive attitude has been really helpful. Brooklyn's teachings have helped me more than any misophonia treatment I've previously received, and I'm grateful that I found Brooklyn.
-K, Rewire Misophonia At The Source Program (End Of Program)
I have been playing with seeing if I can be okay with a trigger sound for a few seconds instead of instantly clenching up/blocking out/moving away, which has been interesting - I couldn't last much longer than a second or two, but it's interesting to approach the sounds a bit more neutrally.
-Susannah, Rewire Misophonia At The Source Program (Week 2)
The Rewiring Misophonia programme opened me up to new understandings of how I can bring different modalities and approaches to tackling my misophonia and in that sense has really given me a sense of playful, experimental optimism. I loved the use of metaphor and storytelling as techniques to speak directly to the unconscious mind – it brought an element of fun to an area of my life that has always been associated with pain, fear and guilt. I'm fascinated to see what can happen as I keep applying the tools I’ve learned, and also other tools that I already knew but never thought to apply to misophonia. I've learned to resist anticipating a misophonia reaction in expectation, before I even hear anything, which means I move through the world less tense, less on high alert, which is such a relief. I’ve learned that I can decide which sounds are important in any which is so empowering – I get to choose where I put my attention.
-Susannah, Rewire Misophonia At The Source Program (End Of Program)
I found the Lets Ditch Misophonia Podcast after having a really hard conversation with my husband. Though he’s super supportive, he was exhausted with my Misophonia. Long story short, I had a panic attack that night and was left on the floor, in tears, feeling completely hopeless about my future. I hated myself in that moment more than ever before, and that’s saying a lot. I told myself my husband deserved better. My 9 month old daughter deserved better too (I believed it was just a matter or time until she started to trigger me too).
My husband went to bed, but I stayed up, determined to find something to help me. That’s when I found Brooklyn’s podcast. I stayed up and listened to a couple episodes. Suddenly, just like that, I felt a glimmer of hope. The way Brooklyn communicates is so authentic, so relatable, and so hopeful. Unlike any support group, Brooklyn spoke about Misophonia in a different way, and for the first time in my life (after suffering for nearly 25 years), I finally believed I could help myself.
I signed up for the masterclass, and though I couldn’t attend live, the course truly changed my perspective and started giving me relief. As silly as some of the exercises seem, I do them because I believe it’s possible to overcome Misophonia; I’ve seen it and I want to master it.
I’m now in the 8 week program, and I’m truly determined to use these resources for the rest of my life. I hope others can also receive the help Brooklyn has to offer, because Misophonia doesn’t have to be a lifelong sentence.
-Sabrina, Rewire Misophonia At The Source Program (Week 2)
Even more excitingly, I have already noticed a difference in my environment: I can sit through a church service (still in the back where I feel safest) without feeling so anxious I have to leave; I heard two friends loudly chomping their gum, but I didn’t instantly leave; I could sit outside on the balcony and play with my daughter, despite the dogs barking and birds chirping; and when I went to the beach with another family and was able to concentrate on the kids and the family instead did worrying about the noises around me. Though I still have a ways to go, I’m giving myself grace and looking forward to the future.
-Sabrina, Rewire Misophonia At The Source Program (Week 4)