Recent content by Slant_McCoy

The same thing basically happened to me, except it only took one shot indoors without ear protection. When you watch TV shows with shootouts in buildings, and after the chaos, everyone just goes out for drinks, it is pure nonsense. No one could endure that kind of trauma without consequences. I...

It has been a long, difficult life, living with this nightmare in my head 24/7. I have always been running from loud noises, constantly worried about losing my mind or even thinking about suicide. The constant anxiety made going to school nearly impossible, but despite everything, I managed to...

I developed tinnitus from gunfire indoors, and it happened 50 years ago. At the time, I was so overwhelmed that I had to see a doctor because the constant noise was driving me crazy. The doctor prescribed Valium, which turned me into a zombie. It took five years to get used to the loud...