I need to know if this is misophonia!! !

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so, before i begin, here's the wiki article for Misophonia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia
to sum it up, it's sort of an instinctual hatred of certain sounds, or sometimes even other things beside sounds, like movements (that's called misokinesia).

also you should know i've been diagnosed with Tourettes, Aspergers, OCD and ADHD, and i'm a 21 year old white male (jewish-polish on my dad's side, irish and welsh on my mom's).

Now, here's the thing:

For at least ten years, every time i notice two surfaces or objects slide together, i feel an extremely negative feeling that i would characterize as EXTREMELY similar to what i feel when i see or hear a fork scrape on a blackboard (but varying in intensity based on the physical attributes of the "slide" that took place). It could be chairs on a floor, a plate on a table, closing an old cupboard drawer, anything! I'm not sure if it's the sound of the sliding, or the visual of the sliding, (the sound is often enough, even if i'm not looking) but whatever it is, i've been dealing with it for a long long time and it won't really go away (i am getting a bit better at handling the negative feeling)

Also, the weird thing is, if i take the object that slid and tap it down repeatedly in a line based on where it slid, it makes me feel better. I have no idea if this is like, my other disorders getting mixed up with whatever's causing the slide problem, or what. This part feels similarly as instinctual as the negative feeling i get from the slide in the first place! Also, this ability to get rid of the feeling by "patting it down" is the only reason i am able to do things like use a computer mouse or pet my dog.

I used to have arguments with my psychiatrist about whether it was OCD or a Tic, but now i'm starting to think it's neither. Is this misophonia? Please, somebody, help me figure this out!

It seems like if it were just the sound or the movement that bothered you than your 'pat down' wouldn't make you feel better afterwards. It seems to me like whenever you see or hear sliding like that, some part of you imagines the object being ground down or pulled apart by the friction of the floor or other object, and the 'pat down' is your way of fixing it so it doesn't fall apart. If that's the case, then I'd categorize it as an OCD thing. I'm not a psychologist, of course, so take with a grain of salt.

hmmm I have not heard of this before, perhaps you would like to ask on the Misophonia com/Forum support board as there are thousands of people there that might be able to help you out.

If it helps then it is a good thing, I have been dealing with many people over the years that have found no way out, at all, bar one and that is not something that is ideal, I am sure you have heard the sad stories in the new recently.

Thanks

Richard
Misophonia Online