Hey guys,
I lost the greater part of my hearing while in the military. Long story. So at the age of 30 I'm finding myself having a hard time communicating, missing music so much I could cry, and fumbling through basic ASL. I'm working hard on becoming literate enough to be able to communicate with those around me. My wife has been very supportive, in that she has begun learning ASL with me. My parents and family force me to be vocal though, and continue to talk with their mouths full or half covered, or mumble. :roll:
Its been hard, its a shitty transition. I can hear bass notes and low frequency tones so I have some situational awareness.
Ive been trying to meet new people, but its really hard. The deaf community is scary. Hearing people hate having to repeat themselves, and so do deaf people, so I end up frustrating alot of people ( myself mostly) by not being able to communicate.
When I do find a deaf person who will slow down enough for me to be able to follow their signs, the syntax and sentence structure doesnt make sense for me ( because I think in english, and therefore am using more SE than ASL. Im working hard on learning how to sign concepts).
Life is hard, but if there is anything that I learned from the military its to press on and make them kill you, so Im not giving up any time soon. Hard when the only person you really express yourself to is yourself.
Anyways, Im here to learn, to meet, to grow, and to be me.
God bless all of you.
I lost the greater part of my hearing while in the military. Long story. So at the age of 30 I'm finding myself having a hard time communicating, missing music so much I could cry, and fumbling through basic ASL. I'm working hard on becoming literate enough to be able to communicate with those around me. My wife has been very supportive, in that she has begun learning ASL with me. My parents and family force me to be vocal though, and continue to talk with their mouths full or half covered, or mumble. :roll:
Its been hard, its a shitty transition. I can hear bass notes and low frequency tones so I have some situational awareness.
Ive been trying to meet new people, but its really hard. The deaf community is scary. Hearing people hate having to repeat themselves, and so do deaf people, so I end up frustrating alot of people ( myself mostly) by not being able to communicate.
When I do find a deaf person who will slow down enough for me to be able to follow their signs, the syntax and sentence structure doesnt make sense for me ( because I think in english, and therefore am using more SE than ASL. Im working hard on learning how to sign concepts).
Life is hard, but if there is anything that I learned from the military its to press on and make them kill you, so Im not giving up any time soon. Hard when the only person you really express yourself to is yourself.
Anyways, Im here to learn, to meet, to grow, and to be me.
God bless all of you.