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Ben - 24 May 2005 10:20 GMT

Murray wrote in the other thread:
Habituation is:

>You are designed to respond instantly to danger. You >are resting and the
>twig snapping is a danger and so the adrenaline, etc gets >you ready to
>fight. BUT you don't do this when the leaves rustle, that >is not a "bad".
>Once you LEARN that the T is not a bad, you don't get >that former reaction
>and if it doesn't affect your body adversly then it is an >awareness like

the

>leaves rustling.

Thanks Murray. Only over 14 years ago, when I first got T did I ever feel
afraid of it, and then got "used" to it quite quickly. I don't feel afraid
of it now, just annoyed, and aggrieved by excessively loud ringing. At the
moment I can hear it, but it isn't annoying particularly, though obviously I
would prefer silence. It is the loud, and I mean loud, periods which get me
down, but not afraid - just very down. I often feel if my T maintained a
regular ring, it would be much easier to tolerate, habituate, or anything
else! The variations I have can be seen as good, or a bad thing by others
who suffer constant noise, I am sure. I will get used to it - eventually!
My tether has to be one of the longest in the UK :)

Ben

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fyfpoon@hotmail.com - 24 May 2005 15:56 GMT

Ben,

You may want to check out if you have another ill alongside your T.

When I first started, everyone in this group urged me to habituate.
Whenever I told them that I was unable to, i was told that i was not
being 'normal' or that i went against the norm. Dr. Nagler used to
lecture harshly on people who complained of not being able to
habituate.

It was only with 2 acupuncture treatments that I managed to take care
of my nerve discomfort. Afterwards habituating or getting used to the
t sound came as a natural extension of the day to day activity. That
is to say, I was suffering from TWO ills, which were independent from
each other but somehow interrelated. Most ENT doctors have not been
trained to take care of the nerve problems. That was why they did not
know what i was talking about.

While I was complaining of my symptoms in this group, the only person
that suspected I was suffering from a 'mix' was Jim Chinnis.
Nevertheless, he did not have the answer for me. It was acupuncture
that provided the answer.

I will see what I can do for you later on.

FP

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fyfpoon@hotmail.com - 24 May 2005 15:57 GMT

Ben,

Go and check if you have had a nerve pinched!

FP

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Larry Lix - 25 May 2005 01:39 GMT

With whom would he check that out? The medical chem/cut twats will tell him
to take some Ibuprofen and get over it or send him to a psychiatrist for
mental illness.

...and you stay away from those Chiropractor quacks! They will "jerk your
back and neck around. They have killed one person in two billion treatments
so you don't want to go to them"

My favourite is "Don't tell me how to do my job" or "You don't need to come
back here"

> Ben,
>
> Go and check if you have had a nerve pinched!
>
> FP

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