So today I just got diagnosed with Depression. Not a lovely thing this illness. It affects not just your mind, but your feelings, your emotional state, your physical state. Your friends and family. It hurts. My mom came with me to the doctor's today, and she asked him if he had any idea as to what might have set this off. He suggested my cochlear implant surgery might have, because it forces the body through so much turmoil and with me, it was faster than the average. I was up and running before another patient who's surgery was the same day as mine. He thinks maybe the social pressures kept pushing me and me losing my job was the last straw.
I'll admit, the past year or so, I've blamed my hearing loss for everything. And I thought by now I would have accepted my hearing loss.. I guess not.
Not really sure what else to put. I'm hoping things start to get better. Right now, I need to get through this.
SIGH.
3 comments:
Hi, Krista - I'm also diagnosed with depression, and I have a cochlear implant as well. I don't think that the surgery should be a factor; if so, then maybe a small one. I had issues/problems way before my cochlear implant surgery so I think that it's related to others; not surgery itself. However, I went to therapy for a few years (and will be going back shortly due to other current events) and it does help a lot. So your best bet is probably going to therapy and try to discover the source of the depression. If, for some reason, the cause is the surgery, then therapy will help you cope with it. Hope everything works out for you. If you'd like to get more information or whatever else, feel free to email me.
Great blog! I hope you'll consider adding it to the aggregator at Deaf Village (www.deafvillage.com) -- we'd love to have you as part of our community!
I feel the same way. I lost many jobs for many years to come. I thought my hearing are affected the world. But, I am wrong again. I took college training to become massage therapist. And I loved with my career. Of course this massage for professionals. There is nothing hicky about it. LOL. Well, it is challenging thing is that I talked to people one by one. And I presented them few seconds and hand the business cards and flyers to remind them that I am massage therapist. So, I dont have to speak with them during massage relaxation on the table. Just to work on them. I am hearing music in a portable CD player and Relaxed into stimulating thoughts for hearing people. I am not CI. I was lucky. I have analog hearing aids that dont really work really well. I am planning to buy the digital hearing aids. I did thought about having CI. But, I wouldn't want to face surgery. I thought about Stem Cell regengerative injections in the cochlear. I dont know if I am approved by the FDA because of it. I will find out more later. Good luck with your decision about having CI surgery. Let me know that works for you! Cheers!
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