Forgot to Introduce Myself...

I thought maybe I should do a rather short introduction since I have started posting here hoping I can give some support to new and old tinnitus people. I have been out of this for several years now so I am a bit rusty in my responses.

I hope keeping my profile private does not offend anyone. Having been through a lot on different forums -unfortunately this is necessary for me. But if you have questions feel free to ask.

I believe this forum and Steve and Markku have the ability to create a new successful organization. So I am trying to support their efforts here.

So many things have changed since 2002 when I entered the internet support world. And it was the first time I had ever done anything like this. It was scary. It was brutal with so many dreadful disputes and threats. And I was just trying to find help and kindness. I saw this going on for TT and decided it was time to get involved.

My story is long and I feel it may be a lot of blah blah... and it is hard to actually write about it. But it is a success story. And this changed my life forever but I would not realize it was for the better.

My user name comes from a story called the Star Fish Thrower. You can look that up so I do not bore you.
At the time it meant a lot to me when I first came across it.

I am not used to so many young people posting. Mostly 20 years old or so.

Very few are over forty...I hope we are not old geezers.... : )

I was glad to read how Glynis and Michael Leigh were responding to people. A few others really made me laugh like Mikep something or other. Tinnitus because he was too good looking... : )

But crap way too many suicidal posts. This is a real sore point for me when some of them are just trying to get reactions. They have no idea of the reality of this subject. And it pisses me off.

I read some people are afraid of forums and the negative stuff. It is true. The hard part is taking the positive thoughts or ideas or suggestions. Back in the day I was scared to death when it was kinda the same on other boards.

Oh well just a few opening things I wanted to babble on about.

Hoping I can offer advice and experience and when or if necessary ask for it.

 

Hi Starthrower and welcome to the board!

Just out of curiosity, what specifically caused your tinnitus? Dental implant? Grafting?

 

@Starthrower, it would be good to hear your story especially since it's successful!

 

@Starthrower ,
Good to have someone with your experience on board! I hope you are able to offer and receive a great deal of support here. That's what it's all about.

 

@Starthrower ,
Welcome to Tinnitus talk and I know your support to members will be great . ....lots of love glynis

 

Thank you all so much for the warm responses. I had started posting here recently and thought it would help to know me a little better. Trust is so important. And in this cyber world it is difficult to know who is real at times. The only reason I decided to reenter this support arena is because I began reading TT. I wanted this to be a successful site and witnessed some things that simply were wrong considering the amount of time Steve and Marku put into developing a new tinnitus information source.

My experiences have taken me in so many different directions. I have met some wonderful people and some who are not so wonderful. I worry about new people entering the support arena and being subjected to some questionable and unethical situations. It was something I went through beginning in 2002 - when one day my once privilaged life was taken away very suddenly - in a single day. A root canal from hell left me with nerve damage in my jaw and inner ear. I am rather afraid to scare people away from having necessary dental work done so it makes me hesitant to write about it. I had a bad specialist having a bad day.

And the last thing I needed was to enter the internet support thing only to find some weird war going on back in 2002. I had no idea what was going on or why. But now I do.

Argg I wrote stuff only to delete it....I need to think and write something out with more thought. Sort of makes me feel rather....weird remembering what I went through.

The positive stuff. I have my life back now. And it wasn't easy. Each person is unique in his or her situation and what helps. I worked hard on my anxiety with medication, meditation and hypnosis techniques. I simply made my own music therapy system that I use to this day. It is a very old style thing though. But it works for me.

I avoid loud situations which is okay. I cannot talk on the phone for any length of time. I cannot comfortably talk on my Iphone at all. I am sensitive to bright lighting mostly at night. I sort of have a OCD routine for sleeping. No computer after 8 pm or Iphone. Dim lights. Kick back and relax watching television or reading. Reading is still hard because of concentration. Sometimes I have to read a page twice.