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I keep a folder of stories from Tinnitus Talk that help me get through the rough times. I just added your post to that folder and appreciate so...
Yes - I have had a spike that lasted a long time. And I understand your worry for sure. I'm a practicing Zen Buddhist who isn't very enlightened...
I hear you. I wish others would respond; I'd like to hear other takes on this issue. I think there's a direct correlation between anxiety and...
Anxiety isn't the cause of tinnitus, but in my humble opinion it contributes to the persistence of tinnitus. People who are more likely to obsess...
Drugs can give a huge relief. We shouldn't malign ourselves for taking them. We're lucky to have something to help. Other things that help me are...
These spikes are scary and create a loop -- whatever the trigger was to the spike, the spike itself becomes a trigger to more anxiety; and I...
Thank you!
And like Jori, I would also like to be able to contact you. I couldn't see a way of contacting you privately on your profile page.
Thank you for this clear and helpful reflection of what many of us are experiencing. To me the issue is anxiety. When I come back to this...
Good points - I use my two brothers because we're in the same gene pool, so it gives me hope that my T can go away. But my sister and another...
I want to add that when I asked brother #1 a few years ago if he had tinnitus he thought for a minute and said, "I think I heard some ringing in...
I come and go on this forum because sometimes I need the support it offers and sometimes I need to stay away from any obsession with tinnitus....
I'm so grateful for this thread. I've had some remarkably quiet days and then periods when the tinnitus seems unbearable. I believe that dealing...
I'll summarize my experience first for those of you who don't know me, doing so with a slightly different spin now that I've been a "student" of...
@Lorac Thank you so much for your post. I'm having a difficult day and came on this site for some comfort and you gave it to me - enough to keep...
Forgive us for being very weary and very much not wanting to continue the loop of hope and despair. I have come to realize that relief from...
Yes -- cynicism is indeed part of the tinnitus experience because we've been spammed so often. We are legitimately wary of the way this forum is...
According to my shrink, a lot of my inability to cope with tinnitus is connected to a difficult relationship. He wants me to try to get comfort...
This thread and all your positive messages are calming me and my T. What a gift! I'm a year into the spike that has put me through the ringer...
I get it! I'm not there yet, but I totally get this and so appreciate you saying it. Yes, it's odd to accept (even embrace!) something that seems...
I'm not sure how long I've had tinnitus. I think I first noticed it some time in my 20's. That was over 40 years ago. But I barely noticed it. I...
I've gotta ask -- what are the four pillars? Okay -- never mind -- I found your list in another post. Looks interesting -- I was on the Atkins...
Well, yes -- it's a challenge to overcome. Many days I'm a warrior, but I do suffer. I get into fight or flight mode, crying or enraged. Over and...
I've been dipping in and out of this site since April of this year. There have been times when I felt that it was better not to participate, and...
I tapered off of benzos after a very long dependency and it was definitely hard. I've been completely off of them for a year and a half. I'm glad...
Yes, this is a slow process, like any fitness training that reshapes the body. As I've said (ad nauseum) my Zen practice is right in line with...
This is profound stuff on many levels, but it isn't a quick fix. It's not a pill, and I got into trouble wanting the quick fix pill. After getting...
I started on this forum with (and sometimes fall back into) a hope that I could permanently reduce the sounds in my head. All my desperation has...
I'm sorry that you're going through this. You sound like me -- trying to see the positive side of things, but it's so hard after a relentless and...
“You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help.” ― Bill Watterson
Because of allergies (it's a typical windy spring in New Mexico) I had one of my nasty sinus headaches today. I lay around increasingly feeling...
Wonderful post, linearb -- I'm a long time meditator -- almost became a Zen nun. After decades of mild tinnitus, a recent tinnitus spike has...
Wahashore: Thank you for this post. I think that some of the desperation I and others feel about a cure just makes things worse. I feel I need to...
I've been a meditator for about 40 years - mainly Zen Buddhism. I recently went to my first long retreat -- over a month -- in extreme silence....
Yes, the most important thing is to be kind to yourself, not judging no matter what you need to do. Life is hard; the human condition is hard. We...
Okay -- I'm new to this forum, with much gratitude for no longer feeling so alone. I am now a little over a year getting off of benzos completely....
I am new here and so glad to read this thread. It's exactly what I needed. Thank you all.
