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What were they thinking? I guess to them, the whole Christian thing is the truth, and anything else other than the Christian thing is a lie. Did...

As an Agnostic Atheist (one who does not believe or think there is a way to 100% disprove or prove the existence of a deity or not a deity, yet...

Sorry to read of your troubles. I trust you have seen an ENT or Neurologist maybe for this level of troubles. I don't think the Back to Silence...

I figure a lot of people started just like you write... hearing it all the time. There is no rigid "rule" if you will. It would be fine to mark it...

The "don't monitor it" part means for one to keep listening to it constantly to keep track of what it sounds like and using every descriptive word...

I would agree with the each their own and different strokes for different folks aspect. What you are talking about with the "becoming accustomed...

Many people have a white noise machine, or and electronic version, that they use for sleeping. I presume you are using one of them. If not, I...

Well that was a lot for my mind to follow. These days I just don't want to think that much it seems. Smart young man to be sure. Entertaining as...

Well, interesting to note on "Rotten Tomatoes" that the critics give it 46% and the audience give it 86%. If you want to entertain yourself, the...

Yes, there are good people who are believers to be very sure. In the Orlando, Florida area where I live one of the three hospital systems is owned...

Sounds like a confusing situation to be sure to get mixed messages from the adults. I was really, really bad at math beyond grade school. Failed...

I think we are on the same page. I did not have good abstract reasoning at 12... it was only dawning then. It took me decades to sort through...

Why you wonder? Well because God works in mysterious ways that us humans can't comprehend what God is up to was what I was taught in Catholic...

I hope when you read my colorful chart you are not thinking I think you can just ignore tinnitus. I personally don't recommend anyone just ignore...

I would say the following to your questions: 1. In terms of scientific research on tinnitus, there is insufficient science to definitively say...

I am not clear on what you are asserting with "those cases" and with "...which is a very different thing." All I can say is there is at least a...

Yes, for most people habituation happens normally over time especially for those with mild tinnitus. For most people, usually the beginning of...

I have read this type of assertion many times. It may be 100% correct for many with severe tinnitus or even most. My personal experience is it is...

You may be right asserting that habituation isn't a real thing. There is no scientifically sourced proof for the generally believed to be true...

Thanks for mentioning Dr. Leme's protocol. I read the protocol and indeed it looks very good to me (I am a retired psychotherapist). He also has a...

Just to be clear, Dr. Hubbard does not claim to cure anyone from tinnitus or hyperacusis. He only works with people to help them habituate. See...

You're welcome. I did not find your post too negative or combative. So I am good on my end. I am reminded of the Buddhist quote "Pain is...

Well, with all due respect and a little tough love, I get the "I can't" in what you write. Your thinking is justifying why you can't in your...

I have two thoughts in reading your post. First where you write "...It's definitely not going to fade into the background in these situations." I...

Indeed you are in a tough spot. It is accurate some people just can not habituate so even getting into acceptance about that fact in your life...

I am sorry to say it is true that some people can't habituate. One does not have to be on forums like Tinnitus Talk to know that. Then it is a bit...

In what you write I would first say to "it sort of worked" that if you moved the needle up in habituation, then it is a successful technique to...

Well yes, an interesting issue of is a Zen Buddhist an Agnostic or not. I do know that Zen is non-theistic and even Atheistic or at least Agnostic...

I also don't do meditation as often as would be best for me so I get that. I had to get to these two places in getting to habituation: “God (or...

Yes, the hyperacusis decreased as I habituated to the tinnitus the first time. That first time to habituation took about 6 months or so to get to...

I first got tinnitus from a loud sound event from a digital device while wearing earbuds. Like many if not most first timers with tinnitus, I...

I would not use the term "push it to the background" if you will. For me with what I consider moderate tinnitus, I become aware of it when I...

Ah your post reminds me of Joseph Campbell (University Professor who studied myths and comparative religion) who did a series in the USA decades...

You write how religious belief can affect people's rights. Little question that is accurate. At least the preponderance of the evidence indicates...

Well, nothing wrong with being a theist of course. If there was a God, which I have no evidence of, I kind of like these two options I ran across...

All well said. I am not interested in converting someone to agnosticism or atheism. I am interested in helping people to think the whole thing...

Yes, I am aware of the assertion that feelings are another way of perceiving and if one lets go of the thinking then one can experience XXXXX....

Welcome Sarah. Brave of you he says with a smile. Is that assertion your sole basis for believing there is a God? I am into the idea of if one...

I was brought up Catholic. I was also an alter boy going to a Catholic School. No approaches by Priests though. My mother, very Catholic, once...

The Bible seems very worthless to me as the basis for evidence of anything about the divinity of Jesus or the basis for religious belief. It just...

Thanks for the acknowledgement @Lane. Your post reminded me of taking a course on Medical Anthropology. This written by ChatGPT for example of a...

Very interesting that you make a distinction between Zen and Zen Buddhism. I had not thought of Zen stuff that way. I can get what you write since...

My take on the whole Jesus/God thing is to look first at if there is a God or not. I don't think anyone can prove it one way or the other. So I...

Interesting... I did not know that. When I got mine in 2011, I had a very hard time finding anything about tinnitus online. Now, there is a ton of...

You would not be the first person who has asked about this type of situation so just know that. Of course as you know there are no guarantees in...

Could you also use the same process with the sound distortions? Maybe like: "I hear a sound distortion, I feel... insert your true emotion" when...

The "Back to Silence" method calls for not measuring the sound(s), not to monitor the tinnitus sound(s) or focus on it, do not describe the...

Here is something I posted on this topic on this thread in the past that might be useful: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/posts/625600/

You might find this of interest: Arguments Against the Existence of God (Overview) Enjoy, Henry (Agnostic Atheist)

Glad to hear it went back to your regular level. I wish it had worked for you. I use 100 mg, a low level, at most once or twice a week and don't...

Sorry to hear that news. By spike do you mean temporary or do you mean your tinnitus is now permanently louder than before due to the L-Theanine?

Piggy back from George a bit on the acceptance part. I use this all the time in my life, not just with tinnitus: “God (or maybe “My Unconscious”,...

I would agree that Back to Silence is at least a powerful tool and I know some have reported that they totally never hear their tinnitus or so...

My first thought was what does "bad" mean and how do you know your tinnitus is bad? I figure at least many if not most people who get tinnitus...

I would agree totally with what George had to say. I would add this: “God (or maybe “My Unconscious”, or “Universe” if God does not work for...

Here is how I have distilled the information in this whole string of 488 posts into a nutshell if you will. I am thinking maybe you would like to...

Really great description of how Back to Silence works. I also like this aspect that seems complimentary to what you have written: “What you...

I am not an expert to be sure. I have been practicing/following Buddhism in general and what is called Secular Buddhism in particular now for...

Hummm IntotheBlue, let me review a couple of things to be sure you have seen them: My summary on how to implement the Back to Silence method @I...

WOW! Really nice to hear of your success. Thanks for coming back to give folks a lift with the good news.