hello everyone,
So I have been suffering with tinnitus for a very short time (7 weeks) and I just wanted to post a little positivity and hope that it may help someone who is struggling. Anyways I just wanted to share somethings that are helping me over come this hurdle in life.
My husband is a recovering alcoholic and in a weird sense, it has been quite a blessing. Our relationship grew stronger and he is a much better person. He battled with severe depression and anxiety to the point that he lost his job. Since he is in recovery (sober for almost 5 years) he continues to work his 12 steps. That's how the 12 step program works. Anyways, we created, together, a 12 step program for my struggle with tinnitus. (You can find many resources online through AA). At the end of the day, recovering alcoholics and tinnitus sufferers are not much different. We all experience obstacles in life in a different way but it's how we approach them that makes a difference.
So the first three steps are so very important and I have them listed below.
1. You admit that you are powerless to your tinnitus and your life has become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.
Step three is one of the hardest steps as it's the step that we accept our tinnitus. I am currently working on step three myself. But it truly is a must (in my opinion) to over come this hurdle.
Another thing i have been doing is keeping a gradutude journal. When ever I feel the anxiety or depression is over taking me I refer to the graditude journal and I think about all the things I am truly grateful for.
Anyways, this is the beggining of my journey towards acceptance. I really hope that this helps someone. Thanks for reading.
So I have been suffering with tinnitus for a very short time (7 weeks) and I just wanted to post a little positivity and hope that it may help someone who is struggling. Anyways I just wanted to share somethings that are helping me over come this hurdle in life.
My husband is a recovering alcoholic and in a weird sense, it has been quite a blessing. Our relationship grew stronger and he is a much better person. He battled with severe depression and anxiety to the point that he lost his job. Since he is in recovery (sober for almost 5 years) he continues to work his 12 steps. That's how the 12 step program works. Anyways, we created, together, a 12 step program for my struggle with tinnitus. (You can find many resources online through AA). At the end of the day, recovering alcoholics and tinnitus sufferers are not much different. We all experience obstacles in life in a different way but it's how we approach them that makes a difference.
So the first three steps are so very important and I have them listed below.
1. You admit that you are powerless to your tinnitus and your life has become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.
Step three is one of the hardest steps as it's the step that we accept our tinnitus. I am currently working on step three myself. But it truly is a must (in my opinion) to over come this hurdle.
Another thing i have been doing is keeping a gradutude journal. When ever I feel the anxiety or depression is over taking me I refer to the graditude journal and I think about all the things I am truly grateful for.
Anyways, this is the beggining of my journey towards acceptance. I really hope that this helps someone. Thanks for reading.