Effects on lifestyle. Misophonia may cause some lifestyle changes. Depending on the severity of the case, you may choose to avoid certain restaurants, venues, or people to prevent possible triggers. Some may decide to eat separately from their families and friends. Others may not be able to resist the urges the sounds provoke. Misophonia can cause a person to act on the impulse to stop the sound by lashing out at its source and possibly causing injury to themselves or someone else. In other cases, it might cause someone to run crying from a room. Over time, sounds may evolve into including visual triggers as well, for example, seeing a person getting ready to scrape their utensils on their plate may cause a reaction without even hearing the actual sound.
