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Parents often feel a child’s misophonia trigger as a biological "syncing" of the nervous system.

When a child feels distress, the parent’s nervous system often follows suit automatically.

Co-regulation is vital for learning but can amplify stress in parents of kids with misophonia.

There is a phenomenon in the misophonia community for parents where the caregiver, most often mom, feels her kid's misophonia triggers as though she herself has misophonia. Anger, frustration, and an immediate "alert" feeling can coincide with a sound that the caregiver knows will trigger a reaction in their child. On the surface, this may seem like empathy and love, but neuroscience has a more complex explanation. Co-regulation refers to the nervous system's ability to "sync up" between two individuals. This can be seen in parent-child relationships, friends, romantic partners, and more, but it is very common in the parent-child relationship, as it is a developmental process for learning and emotional........

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