I think it has to do with many factors, but the biggest one probably is the fact that I kinda mentioned in an earlier thread: The medical world and doctors basically still live in the early 90s when it comes to tinnitus. Hell, I recently went to a doctor which gave me some printed info on tinnitus, the latest book source was over 20 years old. I know I'm really generalizing now, but it's easy for that 90s tinnitus info to tell me that keep doing your everyday stuff. when it's from a time when computers, smart phones, social media and internet didn't exist. Of course it was much easier to forget about tinnitus if pass times were outside the house and actually meeting with people. The world has changed so much in these past 20 years and especially young people have so much more stress, lack of sleep doesn't do any favors.
And the second factor is that people are just different, so are their life situations, goals and what they appreciate in life. Generally people who you've heard get tinnitus are those with typical American dream. "X has tinnitus, but it doesn't bother him". Yeah, but he's also 50 and has a wife, kids, a dog and a house, younger years behind him. Those are the things that keep him occupied from tinnitus and reasons to keep him going. But don't tell me that those are my dreams, my life goals and reasons as well, you are not me. You are comparing two entirely different lives and situations.
In a twisted way I do appreciate what T has taught me since it has really opened my eyes and let me see how people and world really is and works. Let's just say that "Ignorance is bliss".
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