Opening Topic for Open Chat Night:  Depression, loneliness, and social anxiety due to hearing loss

I have learned that some people in my community have experienced a varying degree of social anxiety due to their hearing loss.  Whenever I go to any social gathering in a noisy environment, I struggle to hear all the words from a person who approaches me.  I hate to always ask them to repeat themselves because I’m afraid to give a bad impression and want to be seen as a normal person.  That is why I have such fear of going out or joining any group of people.  Because of that, I have avoided many social settings during my life.  It has put me in a situation of feeling like an outsider, lonely and depressed.  As of today, I’m trying to overcome these fears.

Share your stories on how anxiety has affected you due to your hearing loss.  I think learning the type of anxiety we face will help us improve the quality of our lives.

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