Communication and second class citizenship
I had wanted my next post here to be positive but I've had so many negative interactions and conversations lately that I wanted to be honest about the immense pressure negativity can have. I was struggling to shop in stores before the pandemic as I had found many weren't deaf aware. The noise was exhausting and getting through a check out a nightmare. The more hearing I lose the more my independence is taken away and with it my confidence. I don't have anyone who can support or help me do things so it's down to me. A lot of the time I feel useless, incapable and worthless. During the pandemic this has increased, masks make it harder to communicate and most if not all places in my local area have a blanket policy of medical masks only and they are not to be removed under any circumstances. I approached this by just not going anywhere, I ordered online and just literally grinded my teeth when I realised that for many things...