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Originally Posted by vallee
If this was said 7 months ago, I would have said impossible, but know I can see this happening. When I first got my CIs I was so excited, I wanted to share it with a teacher who is deaf at my school. She is not able to get a teaching job even with a master's degree because of her hearing. She wears one aid and you she uses ASL. She works as an assistant and runs our computer lab.
At first I think my peronality changed as well. BUT....I kept from saying anything to her except our normal conversations. She sent me a card at Christmas saying how happy she was for my hearing gain. It made me think, she is really happy for me and my choice. And you know what I am really happy for her choice. We may chose different path but we enjoy each other and our friendship. I don't need to put my CIs on anyone.
Sometimes it is a process of keeping your mouth shut and realizing my personal choice is that mine.
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Yeah, but I think they are talking more about people who get a CI and then do not want anything to do with their old friends anymore rather than other personality changes such as becoming happier and more confident.
So as Vampy says, if friends reject you for whatever reason (whether it's because you got a CI or if they get a CI) they were never truly your friend in the first place, as the friendship was conditional.