Anyone else get Depression because of HOH?

shel90 said:
That was me more than 15 years ago.
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Hmm, it's about time I got into the deaf culture properly isn't it?

It's a difficult one, I have virtually no experience of the culture. Starting from afresh here..
 
I have had problems with depression all my life and being HOH has played a part in it, even if indirectly. being bullied at home and at school, feeling left out etc. still working on the depression and anxiety.
 
Tuscany said:
Hmm, it's about time I got into the deaf culture properly isn't it?

It's a difficult one, I have virtually no experience of the culture. Starting from afresh here..
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Yes, it is a difficult journey but worth it if it is something you really want. Just remember that no cultures are perfect but if you connect with a few Deaf people, you will have a group of friends that you can relate to and vent to.
 
Yeah, I get abit miserable sometimes cos of not being able to hear properly, it's better now I have HA's.
But then I think , it's not as if I have total deafness or I'm totally incapacitated in some way - it's just that one of my senses has decided to pack up earlier than the rest of me - or I'd just better get on with life.
No-one has ever had a go at me about my woeful hearing, which I'm grateful about - the closest I got was a chap at work telling me I didn't "look deaf".............
 
whiskeyonesix said:
Yeah, I get abit miserable sometimes cos of not being able to hear properly, it's better now I have HA's.
But then I think , it's not as if I have total deafness or I'm totally incapacitated in some way - it's just that one of my senses has decided to pack up earlier than the rest of me - or I'd just better get on with life.
No-one has ever had a go at me about my woeful hearing, which I'm grateful about - the closest I got was a chap at work telling me I didn't "look deaf".............
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There are several people who are totally deaf and still living their lives to the fullest. I am one of them.
 
The topic of "depression re: DEAF/Hearing Loss" was extensively discussed in my Canadian Hearing Society's Coping/Dealing with YOUR Hearing Loss classes.
One way to decrease the potentiality of depression is to ACCEPT the condition and be Assertive.
 
Tuscany said:
I live in the UK, and there is a huge social stigma about depression and mental health.

I've been feeling low for nearly 6 months now, my motivation and confidence is draining away and I can't get help for it. I went to the doctors about it and they just suggest anti-depressants which I'll never take (There's a member of my family who's addicted to the pills).

I try and talk to my dad about it and he just says "chin up pal, just snap out of it." If only it was that simple...

But I'm gonna keep myself busy and take a break from people, hopefully that'll sort me out.

EDIT: I found something that might help me manage my social life and hearing loss a bit better. I'm gonna give these people a ring tomorrow.

Here's the link if you wanna take a look.

Hearing Loss Support Services Provided By Hearing Link, Programmes, Courses, Community Support Volunteers & Beating The Blues
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I'm from the UK and profoundly deaf. When I left school, my sport took over especially when I received 5 years of sponsorship to race, which meant I was travelling an awful lot.

As I was travelling an awful lot, I lost contact with a lot of my friends (most of my friends are deaf but not all) and altho I really enjoyed my 5 years of sponsorship, I realised when my sponsorship was finished, I had missed my friends a lot.

Even tho I made a lot of friends whiles travelling to go racing, they were all hearing. What I found was, I enjoyed myself more when I hang out with my deaf friends. The reason, I believe, is b/c they are all deaf and 99% of them are profoundly deaf, they all understand everything about being deaf which is why I enjoy hanging out with them.

3 years on from my sponsorship, I'm a lot happier in myself. My social life is 80/20 with deaf people and I'm still doing my sport which I love but not full time. It's means I have enough time to socialise as well with my deaf friends.

You may find it good, finding your nearest deaf centre or even a deaf pub maybe?! I have a deaf pub near where I live which is good to go to.

I found after 5 years of basically no interaction with deaf people, that is what I needed, more interaction with deaf people :)
 
Tuscany said:
Hmm, it's about time I got into the deaf culture properly isn't it?

It's a difficult one, I have virtually no experience of the culture. Starting from afresh here..
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Hey Tuscany, How have been doing lately? Found out a little bit more about BSL and Deaf culture?
 
Frisky Feline said:
Let me clarify this one. I do not have any experiences like changes or whatever you called it. I was born profoundly Deaf. I did learn ASL when i was a toddler, and still to the day.

I did not have any issue about my hearing. I know who I am and have never been afraid of telling hearing people that i m deaf. They do feel awkward when i sign in front of them and they feel LOST, not me. :) I can see that i am different than them. I accept who i am and keep going on in my life. I did not say that it is never easy. I just adjust things for hearing people when hearing people become frozen like a deer in the headlights.


Please don't assume " WE ". just some of us.
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You are right...my Deaf brother never felt that way but I did. Perhaps it is because I grew up in the hearing world without ASL while he grew up in the Deaf world with ASL.

To the OP, I felt the same way as you did and I hated my life and myself. Really was very depressed and angry. All of that changed when I started learning ASL and becoming involved in the Deaf world. Try that?
 
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Frisky Feline said:
VacationGuy234 said:
We've all gone through changes because of our hearing and it is never easy.
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Let me clarify this one. I do not have any experiences like changes or whatever you called it. I was born profoundly Deaf. I did learn ASL when i was a toddler, and still to the day.

I did not have any issue about my hearing. I know who I am and have never been afraid of telling hearing people that i m deaf. They do feel awkward when i sign in front of them and they feel LOST, not me. :) I can see that i am different than them. I accept who i am and keep going on in my life. I did not say that it is never easy. I just adjust things for hearing people when hearing people become frozen like a deer in the headlights.


Please don't assume " WE ". just some of us.
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