Ditch this Therapist. Moron doesn't know what he is talking about and is gaslighting you. He thinks you have phonophobia, which is absolutely not the same as hyperacusis. If you need a therapist choose one like Dr. Bruce Hubbard, specialized in tinnitus CBT.
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He sounds like my audiologist. He said I could still go to a concert without hearing protection if I wanted to because I had no hearing damage. I have to be honest, it made me feel good. I was happy that day thinking that I did not have to be that careful. I still would not go to a concert but I could not other things. Wrong!
Last sentence correction. I had no intention of ever going to any concerts but thought it would at least be okay to go to a restaurant without hearing protection. Wrong!