A teenager has admitted he's never been able to join his family for christmas-dinner>Christmas dinner due to a rare condition that triggers intense anger at the sound of chewing. Grayson Whitaker, who suffers from misophonia, experiences severe emotional reactions to common sounds such as breathing, yawning, sniffing, and particularly chewing.
The 19 year old's condition is so acute that he opts to isolate himself in his bedroom during festive meals to prevent an outburst of rage. "I have never had Christmas dinner with my family so I don't have those nice memories," Grayson shared with What's the Jam.
"I just lock myself away in my room." The situation has been distressing for his parents, Alex, aged 51, and Dawn, aged 54. Grayson expressed his own heartache over the situation: "That's always been upsetting for my parents. I think that broke them. "I would loved to have been downstairs with them rather than being stuck in my room on my own but I physically couldn't because of the sounds." Grayson described the uncontrollable fury he feels, saying, "It's an overwhelming rage that comes over me and I don't want to take it out on them.".
Grayson's misophonia is a condition that makes him extremely sensitive to everyday noises and even moved out of his family home because he couldn't bear the sounds his parents made. Now, he lives with his partner Beth, who understands his condition. Grayson said: "I remember when I was a child having to leave the room if my dad sniffed. The anger was overwhelming.".
