Does Máxima have misophonia?
It wasn’t exactly cozy in the royal stand during the men’s 100-metre breaststroke at the Olympic Games. Because that look Máxima gave her daughter said it all—and it wasn’t a happy story… Was Princess Alexia’s action really that bad, or does her mother, like our colleague Irene from Franska, suffer from misophonia?
I love my children, I really do, but I can also get incredibly annoyed by their behaviour. They feel the same way about mine, let that be clear. For example, I’m not a fan of chewing gum. I don’t like it, and the smacking next to me is even more irritating. That sound—argh!
Misophonia
Let alone when bubbles are blown as well. They then explode next to my ear with an enormous bang. Go somewhere else, I think. My children know that and deliberately do it when they’re sitting next to me, for example. I am genuinely capable of walking away. That sound—I can’t stand it. So I have a mild form of misophonia. And a child chewing gum next to you is a huge trigger for this condition, in which certain, often everyday sounds can literally drive you crazy.
Every day, it’s a matter of trying to find a balance between avoiding irritating eating sounds and finding ways to cope with them.
If looks could kill..
I immediately thought of misophonia when I saw this photo of the royal family during the Olympic Games. Specifically, when they were cheering on the men during the 100-metre breaststroke final. Nervous, Alexia was chewing her gum very loudly and apparently had no idea how loud she was being. The British tabloid The Daily Mail had the princess and her mother in its sights and saw how mother Máxima looked at her daughter with irritation. Exactly the way I look when my own children sit next to me, smacking away at an agonisingly slow pace.
Mother first, Queen second! Máxima of the Netherlands shoots daggers at second daughter Alexia, 19, as she pops gum while watching the Olympic swimming https://t.co/8C4Y7HJp3o pic.twitter.com/vwvHvBxaRz
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) July 29, 2024
They’re just like everyone else
That’s what you do when you’re young—who cares what your mother thinks? But then again, you are a princess. Are you supposed to behave differently when you’re enthusiastically cheering from the stands? To be honest, I actually love how wonderfully enthusiastic our royals are. They wave, comfort people and cheer their hearts out. They’re just like everyone else, aren’t they? Just a bit of a shame about the chewing gum.
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Source: Franska
