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#1
Apr 23, 2012, 12:58 PM
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I was wondering if any of you that suffer from Disassociation have a hearing impairment? I have had a significant hearing loss since I was very young (about 5)...from what ive read disassociation is usually caused by a traumatic event(s) ...abuse, nature disasters, war, etc........i disassociate alot and in highly emotional situations its worse. Im curious if having a hearing loss can contribute to disassociation or it can be the sole cause of it? I can find any information on it....just wondering if anyone had any helfpul information
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Apr 23, 2012, 01:10 PM
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Im not sure about natural hearing loss, but wheen I dissociate, I cannot hear or nkow what is going on until I come back. Im not sure if this is what you mean?
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Apr 23, 2012, 01:21 PM
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but when I have dissociated things become muffled. I'm told by my treatment providers sometimes that happens with some people who dissociate because they are shutting out/blocking the things/people around them that they can not handle. after I learned how to "ground" myself back to the present moment my hearing improved /goes back to normal. For me a hearing evaluation was part of my diagnostic process for DID, because they had to rule out all other medical and mental problems being the cause /symptoms of / for my dissociative issues. |
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Apr 23, 2012, 01:21 PM
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Puzzle,
I am more curious if already having a hearing loss can cause someone to disassociate because they cant hear well? Or if it has to be something traumatic that causes you to do it. Does that make sense? Because disassociating is kind of like "spacing out"..."off in your own little world"...not sure how to describe it. |
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Apr 23, 2012, 01:51 PM
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I have a hearing impairment in one ear from things that went untreated in childhood.
When i dissociate things become even more muffled and seem further away. |
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Apr 23, 2012, 03:09 PM
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Oh alright , sorry I misread your question. I think perhaps those who are hearing impaired , it would be much easier to zone out. For me, I know I have had trauma since childhood, and because of the difficulty of the situation I had to dissociate...perhaps in a way natural hearing impairment , it may be difficult to make sense of a chaotic or hard to hear environment, making it easier to "escape" into your mind so to speak.
Im no expert but perhaps this is what you mean?
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#7
Apr 23, 2012, 07:03 PM
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yes, that is more what im talking about. i just have very little memory from before the age of 12 and i space out alot and have always been told i always look "emotionless"....and i wonder does it have to be soemthing traumatic that caused me to be like this or can it be because of the hearing loss? but ive always had a lot of friends, been social, involved in all kinds of activities, did good in school, etc....so i dont know how much of a roll it could have played? |
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Apr 23, 2012, 07:51 PM
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This is what my teachers complained about me ofen..that I was always "in the clouds" or emotionless. It could be hearing loss, or trauma or both!, it could be a mixture of things...
Do you have a therapist? would be helpful to have one to put these pieces/questions together.
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May 04, 2012, 06:37 PM
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Some of my parts have hearing problems. Also,I have a protector part that only uses American Sign Language, because a lot of her " little ones" are too young to talk, cant talk , been told to never talk or are too afraid to talk. If you are hearing impaired you can request an interperture ( if you know sign language) if you need to learn sign language then I would recommend that.Anyway get the help you need so you can start your healing. You can always talk to me...hugs
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May 07, 2012, 03:16 PM
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one thing i am curious about is whether you can hear your internal voices or not |
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May 07, 2012, 11:16 PM
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I often have trouble hearing when someone says their name. I hear the rest of the sentence but their name is muffled or garbled in some way. So I will almost always have to ask them to repeat it. I know I am nervous to meet new people, but this problem does not help the main problem at all. Also it is like the more I try to hear something, the less I can hear it. So annoying.
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May 10, 2012, 02:22 AM
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Jun 10, 2012, 10:54 PM
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I don't think that the dissociation caused your did but it inhances it greatly - just like me. Since 3, I have learned to escape life and switch off and now it is really hard cause I switch constantly - so much so that a normal job is impossible. I am planning on filinf dissabliity. |
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