I am still having a hard time with my depression. It seems to come and go though. At one moment I will be ok and others I need help. I am not doing well with friendships right now. I have a few trigger words that people don't know about. It makes it hard to talk sometimes because to everyone else they are ordinary words, but if I am having a bad day, they seem to cause me anxiety. People don't know if I am struggling or not, they also don't know which words or phrases to avoid, so my odd behavior has caused some issues. I wish i could just be normal. Deb

Ouch Debra, that sounds like a painful situation for u.

I have certain subjects that cause me extreme anxiety or discomfort. I use my deafness to pretend the converstation is too hard to follow and then leave.

never knew someone else had the same problem. Keep posting.

Hi HoneyLancaster,
Thank you for posting. I try to act normal, but then I have to leave the conversation. A few people know what areas to avoid, but not many. It is nice to know I am not the only one that has a hard time with this. Debra