This video highlights progressive muscle relaxation as a potentially underutilized approach to managing misophonia. Improvements in overall well-being may help reduce the severity of misophonia symptoms, and progressive muscle relaxation in particular can help lessen anger associated with trigger sounds and reduce the intensity of physiological responses. The technique also helps individuals develop the ability to consciously relax muscles following a trigger, supporting recovery after a misophonic reaction.
In the video, Tom Dozier describes a treatment method originally developed by Edmund Jacobson in the early 1920s and acknowledges additional guidance from The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne.
Reported benefits of regular deep relaxation practice include reduced generalized anxiety, prevention of cumulative stress, decreased fatigue, increased energy, improved concentration and memory, lower blood pressure, and enhanced self-confidence.