It Got Better...

[Kathi]

In December of 2013 I posted here--I had entered" I want to end my life due to tinnitus' in Google and this is where it brought me. Lucky for me. The posters here have been a great help. @Dr. Nagler spend time answering my questions about habituation and supported my stategy. @here2help offered great support. I had to work from onset, I had no choice. This set me on the road to habituation. I eventually forced myself to participate in life. I went for CBT and an anxiety workshop. I got anti anxiety meds. Eventually I was no longer responding emotionally to the noise. Soon there were times when I didn't notice it. I recently started riding again--with a good helmet and ear protection. Every part of my life is better.
I have moderate tinnitus. I still hear it sometimes--and it still gets loud but I'm okay. It does get better. The posters here helped so much: @cullenbohannon, @billie48, @LadyDi, @Karen and both Drs. Nagler and @Dr. Hubbard. Plus many more. I even learned from some who came after me. I thank @Markku, @jazz and all the admin team for having such a wonderful supportive site. I'm so thankful that I did not give in to the horrific times at onset. It would have been a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

 

[Rube]

Thanks @Kathi , I love reading these. It gives us all hope that we will get there as well no matter how bad it is in the beginning.

 

[billie48]

Thank you for sharing your success story, Kathi. It is simply amazing & heart-warming to see someone pushed to the blink by T to turn around after some time to where you are now. It is surely a reassuring story for those who are still in the dark tunnel and hopefully they see your story as the light at the end of the tunnel. Congrats.

 

[Gill Hayes]

Can't tell you how much reading this (and the other success stories on the site) has perked me up ! Generally things are improving for me, I have (in the main) stopped the anti anxiety meds over Christmas and NY - I have only taken 3 benzos in the last 2.5 weeks when I have had moments of anxiousness but that's all. My T has quietened down and my reaction to it is definitely improving - it mostly doesn't bother me. Today has not been a particularly good day tho - don't know why, but I have been feeling a bit anxious and have allowed negative thoughts to filter in. So I have turned to this site and the success stories to 'ground' me again. And they have !!

 

[John Meyers]

In December of 2013 I posted here--I had entered" I want to end my life due to tinnitus' in Google and this is where it brought me. Lucky for me. The posters here have been a great help. @Dr. Nagler spend time answering my questions about habituation and supported my stategy. @here2help offered great support. I had to work from onset, I had no choice. This set me on the road to habituation. I eventually forced myself to participate in life. I went for CBT and an anxiety workshop. I got anti anxiety meds. Eventually I was no longer responding emotionally to the noise. Soon there were times when I didn't notice it. I recently started riding again--with a good helmet and ear protection. Every part of my life is better.
I have moderate tinnitus. I still hear it sometimes--and it still gets loud but I'm okay. It does get better. The posters here helped so much: @cullenbohannon, @billie48, @LadyDi, @Karen and both Drs. Nagler and @Dr. Hubbard. Plus many more. I even learned from some who came after me. I thank @Markku, @jazz and all the admin team for having such a wonderful supportive site. I'm so thankful that I did not give in to the horrific times at onset. It would have been a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Congrats Kathi.

After 7 months, I still get annoyed but refuse to let it slow me down. -- I have too much to live for and so many people have much bigger challenges yet stay strong.

Stay strong and thanks much!!

 

[Scarlet]

Thank you for sharing!