One of the questions I’m frequently asked is, “How do visual triggers relate to misophonia?” While it’s an excellent question, the unfortunate truth is that we don’t yet have a definitive answer. In 2013, Arjan Schröder introduced the term "misokinesia" to describe visual triggers experienced by individuals with misophonia. This wasn’t intended to establish a separate disorder but rather to highlight a phenomenon that didn’t fit neatly into the existing understanding of misophonia (Schröder et al., 2013). More recent research by Davidenko et al. (2022) has also examined visual triggers, suggesting there may be overlapping mechanisms between auditory and visual sensitivities, though this area remains underexplored.

To start, it’s important to clarify that misokinesia, which translates to "hatred of movement," may oversimplify the issue. Current research doesn’t provide enough evidence to determine whether visual triggers represent a distinct phenomenon, an extension of misophonia, or a component of a broader

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