Tinnitus... and Depression, Fear, Anxiety.

I was a swimmer, unfortunately quit something I loved.
Diagnosed when I was a kid. I don't know If I'm going crazy. Its hard for me to focus on my studies without this buzzing ringing noise. I feel insecure, scared, not safe, and sad. I can't go to bed without playing a bit of music next to my pillow. How do I survive this?

 

How old is your tinnitus ?

I used to feel exactly that way. Worse in fact, i wanted to commit suicide. I couldn't concentrate, study or sleep without dazing myself with music. Strangely after a few months i realized i could read again even though it seemed impossible before. Little by little i regained my abilities. Including being able to relax.

The funny thing is it happened without a reduction of tinnitus volume or undergoing expensive therapies. It just happened trough the tincture of time. It is very common, old timers with tinnitus often cease to suffer from it.

All you need is patience. If you can't study now you will be able later.

 

REmove negative thoughts from your head in regards, It'll be tough but you can do it, and practice patience really realy hard, read some of the threads here much positive reinforecment, it's awesome for bad days..you will survive this...

 

Im now a senior in High School, I got it during my early middle school days. Yeah, it got worse because I'm noticing it more frequently now. I thought it was normal, because I was in the swimming team ever since elementary school. Thanks

 

I think its a bit of both. Yeah, Im pretty stressed because of school, and I keep on noticing it more and more. During the day and night. It got louder in volume and higher in Pitch. When I'm outside, I don't notice it. When I'm using the bathroom, sleeping, in my room or in a quiet classroom.. it bothers me.

 

Thanks a lot Yeah I use meditation music a lot.. Im wondering, Is there anywhere to reduce the sound?

 

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. :')

 

I'm really just being curious about this. I've seen many people mentioning that they're under depression. What exactly is depression? I always assumed it's like a very bad state of mind which a person reaches when he/she is extremely sad due to some reason. How do meds help depression? Isn't depression more like a 'mind' thing? I'm asking this because I saw a few posts on this forum where people mentioned they were suffering from depression. I was about to reply to them with something similar to 'Depression is a mind thing. Relax your mind, do something which you are happy about and it will go away' but then decided not to because I wasn't sure what it exactly was. So, just out of real curiosity... what exactly is depression?

 

It is a mental state of low energy and low motivation. Very often it is accompanied by sad or even suicidal feelings, however these are not necessary to be depressed.

 

Since my T got louder, I feel more depressed/weird. Does anyone share the same experience? I'm wondering if the louder T is causing the increased depression, or, is my depression making my T worse.

 

Both, you should try to get out of the depression.
I'm there as well though

 

Same here, v depressed during spikes.

 

Krystie, one sentence stands out a mile; you said 'I thought it was normal'. The fact is that if you still assumed that everyone heard the sounds that you do, you would not be bothered by it but because it now has a label you think of it as a condition or illness. Nearly everyone can hear the same sounds as we tinnitus sufferers if they stick their finges in their ears or are in silence long enough. It is perfectly normal safe 'music of the brain' but we are more aware of it due to anxiety, stress, depression or one of many things such as an accident or bereavement. I'm sure in time you'll get back to the place you were before, where it doesn't bother you at all. It would be good if you could swim again and start to do things you enjoy that will take your mind off it.

You're going to be OK, give it time. Take care.