"What exactly is happening when an individual with misophonia is triggered? Well, we don't know everything about misophonia's underlying mechanisms, but we do know some things that are certain. Misophonia is a complex condition involving the body, the brain, and the conscious mind. That is, there is a neurological (brain) response that we are unaware of accompanied by physiological (body-based) changes, which are connected to cognitions (thoughts) and emotions (ways we consciously describe our feelings)."
"Mostly, when a person describes misophonia, they do so by explaining their conscious emotional experiences or their feelings. However, we need to look deeper to understand the complexities of what emotion really is and to understand that misophonia involves the whole body. An emotion is not a concrete entity. It does not exist on its own. LeDoux describes an emotion as a conscious feeling that is created in the higher or "thinking" part of the brain."
Misophonia involves interacting brain, body, and conscious-mind processes. Unconscious neurological responses occur alongside physiological changes such as trembling or increased arousal. These biological events connect with cognitions and conscious emotions, and together they generate observable behaviors like anger or avoidance. Emotional descriptions and bodily sensations often overlap, making it difficult to separate feeling, thought, and physical state. Many individuals label their experience by reporting feelings or bodily reactions without capturing underlying neural processes. Emotions are conscious feelings constructed in higher-order brain regions and do not exist independently from cognitive and physiological components. Comprehensive understanding requires examining all interacting systems.
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