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Hey Karbear.. I am sorry that u are going through this and I can relate! I went thru the same thing growing up. I was born profoundly deaf in both ears and wore HAs...I was able to develop good speech and lipreading skills so I was mainstreamed as the only deaf student in my school. Mind you, I went to a huge public school and I always struggled to fit in especially during my pre-teen and teenaged years. Middle school was the toughest...I ate alone at lunch everyday and it really sucked. High school was better and I had great friends but I always felt something was missing and I was always trying to fill in the void with no so great behaviors. I wasnt interested in the deaf community nor interested in learning ASL cuz I was brainwashed into believing that I was too smart for it and didnt need it. Boy, was I wrong!!! Finally learned ASL around the age of 28 and I am very actively involved in the deaf community. Will be 5 years and I couldnt be happier cuz I have a great balance between the deaf and hearing worlds. Yes, even at age 28, deaf people subbed me when I tried to socialize with them but I didnt give up. Dont give up..it will be hard but worth it at the end and u can be involved in both worlds and have a good balance. Good luck! Hope u are feeling better.

<blockquote data-quote="shel90" data-source="post: 762053" data-attributes="member: 12043"><p>Hey Karbear.. I am sorry that u are going through this and I can relate! I went thru the same thing growing up. I was born profoundly deaf in both ears and wore HAs...I was able to develop good speech and lipreading skills so I was mainstreamed as the only deaf student in my school. Mind you, I went to a huge public school and I always struggled to fit in especially during my pre-teen and teenaged years. Middle school was the toughest...I ate alone at lunch everyday and it really sucked. High school was better and I had great friends but I always felt something was missing and I was always trying to fill in the void with no so great behaviors. I wasnt interested in the deaf community nor interested in learning ASL cuz I was brainwashed into believing that I was too smart for it and didnt need it. Boy, was I wrong!!! Finally learned ASL around the age of 28 and I am very actively involved in the deaf community. Will be 5 years and I couldnt be happier cuz I have a great balance between the deaf and hearing worlds. Yes, even at age 28, deaf people subbed me when I tried to socialize with them but I didnt give up. Dont give up..it will be hard but worth it at the end and u can be involved in both worlds and have a good balance. Good luck!&nbsp; Hope u are feeling better. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/hug.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hug:" title="Hug&nbsp; &nbsp; :hug:" data-shortname=":hug:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="shel90, post: 762053, member: 12043"] Hey Karbear.. I am sorry that u are going through this and I can relate! I went thru the same thing growing up. I was born profoundly deaf in both ears and wore HAs...I was able to develop good speech and lipreading skills so I was mainstreamed as the only deaf student in my school. Mind you, I went to a huge public school and I always struggled to fit in especially during my pre-teen and teenaged years. Middle school was the toughest...I ate alone at lunch everyday and it really sucked. High school was better and I had great friends but I always felt something was missing and I was always trying to fill in the void with no so great behaviors. I wasnt interested in the deaf community nor interested in learning ASL cuz I was brainwashed into believing that I was too smart for it and didnt need it. Boy, was I wrong!!! Finally learned ASL around the age of 28 and I am very actively involved in the deaf community. Will be 5 years and I couldnt be happier cuz I have a great balance between the deaf and hearing worlds. Yes, even at age 28, deaf people subbed me when I tried to socialize with them but I didnt give up. Dont give up..it will be hard but worth it at the end and u can be involved in both worlds and have a good balance. Good luck! Hope u are feeling better. :hug: [/QUOTE]

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