I'm fine with my deafness. In the summer I wear my hair pulled back into a ponytail sometimes, so that shows off my HAs more so than in fall and winter, when my hair usually covers them. I'm not embarassed about them; they are what they are.
I'm happy to talk about them, especially with anyone else who is considering aids. Or I'm happy to forget they are there. Either way, depending on what's happening.
Do I *like* having a hearing loss? Generally no, but sometimes yes, like when I don't have to listen to my husband's snoring! Or when neighbor kids are out yelling and shouting, I can turn the aids down and not put up with a lot of that.
Feel unique? Not really; I see a lot of people wearing hearing aids and some using CIs. I'm just one of the crowd, pretty much.
Like Vacation Guy, I think it's probably a life-long experience coming to grips with it. Just keeping up with the technology is a continuous thing, as new devices can be adapted for HoH applications, new HA technology keeps improving, etc. And I keep learning new ways of how to handle situations, be it asking for a corner seat in a restaurant or whatever it might be.