Does anyone else feel that their hearing loss affected their personality?
I feel like I would be a lot different without my hearing loss. If I could hear, I would be more outgoing. Instead, I prefer to hang out in small groups and come across as quiet in large groups simply because I'm trying to hear all the conversations. Lately, I've been doing a lot of self-reflection and realized my hearing loss has had an huge impact on my personality and passions. Another example is how I'm such a homebody and enjoy being in quiet places. I would never be able to live in a city or be surrounded by people all the time. I also looove reading and I credit that to the fact I've grown up reading captions on the TV. As a result my reading speed is immaculate haha.
Ironically, I find myself to be a better…
My initial thought is that not having hearing loss could have made my interpersonal communication easier. This might have potentially resulted in a different social life and could have possibly led to a deeper connection with the music of my time, from the Beatles to Leonard Cohen and beyond. Music might have played a more prominent role in my daily life.