I Have Misophonia, And We’re Being Exploited (from the archive)
An article from 10 years ago.
Living With Misophonia and Sensory Dysregulation
I am a therapist, advocate for misophonia, and author. I have misophonia and am the director of The International Misophonia Foundation
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