Is it normal to want to be deaf?

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Hello.
I've been studying ASL for quite a few years.
I fell in love with ASL. Its very beautiful language.
But, I have this urge, where I want to be deaf. I desire it more than anything. I'm very big into music. But, I have a deaf friend who relates to music the same as me with everything as he can "feel" it.
I even thought of a cochlear implant. Where it would make me deaf.

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  • anti-hero
    12 years ago

    Knowing my luck if I made myself deaf, God would strike me blind the next day to spite me.

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    Be careful what you wish for!

    I went deaf last year when my dad died and lost my balance with labyrthitis and have really loud tinnitus. At least you can practice being deaf by putting cotton wool in your ears or ear plugs but it is very difficult to live with, when you can't hear cars or you ignore people by mistake. I constantly have to ask people to repeat themselves and they eventually ask, "Are you deaf?" Unfortunately, there is no way of letting people know you are deaf when you are in a queue or being talked to by a cashier.

    Enjoy ASL for what it is - but trust me, you don't really want to be deaf :o(

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    • JustinBiebsFan#1
      12 years ago

      finally something to masterbate to

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      • joybird
        12 years ago

        WTF are you talking about now?

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        • JustinBiebsFan#1
          12 years ago

          deaf chicks are easy to masterbate to

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          • joybird
            12 years ago

            You are a full-on nutter!

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            • JustinBiebsFan#1
              12 years ago

              if you can find a blind and deaf chick you can walk around the house and jerk off all day and she wont know

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    • TerryVie
      12 years ago

      i fully agree. i knew a neighbours-girl as a friend that was deaf during my childhood.

      "play" deaf all you want with professional earplugs and stuff. i'd imagine good sleeping plugs and studio-quality headphones should combine to basically shut out all but the most loud noises.

      but don't go there for real unless destiny forces it upon you.

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  • booshoe
    12 years ago

    CR"azzyyyyy......Some people who are deaf want to be able to hear. Be thankful you nutjob!!!!!!

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  • tatertot008
    11 years ago

    I've always thought I was the only person who thought this way. I was bullied a lot in school, and always wished there was a way I couldn't hear them. I've always had a fascination with deaf people, the deaf culture, and I've been teaching myself sign language since I was 5. I'm currently in school to become an interpreter and can't tell if I admire or envy the deaf people I meet. I do know one thing though, I will marry a deaf man someday.

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  • Emma27
    11 years ago

    If you want to be deaf just to experience ASL properly then why don't you get some good earplugs and just use them for a couple of days instead of sacrificing a lifetime of hearing just for the sake of that one experience. Most deaf people would give anything to have their hearing back.

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  • snafu
    11 years ago

    Your a nut job

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  • Otaku
    11 years ago

    well, be careful what you wish for.
    But i know what you mean , sometimes i wonder what it would be like to be blind or deaf. I wish that i could experience it for like a day , then go back to normal.

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    ASL? Sounds so familiar...

    I agree with Joybird. Be careful what you wish for. Being deaf can be dangerous!

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  • LOL:)
    11 years ago

    I love ASL too, but I would be careful what you wish for. Practice being deaf (like ppl suggested b4) and see what it's like before you really want to.

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  • dongwhan
    11 years ago

    what did you say? I couldn't hear you.

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  • Alaska
    12 years ago

    If I were you, I wouldn't wish such a thing. I mean imagine you could't hear anything for the REST of your life!!

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  • Sykes
    12 years ago

    I've always wanted a deaf friend :) i don't like talking much.

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  • thinkingaboutit
    12 years ago

    you want...a cochlear implant...I'm sorry are you saying you want your cochlea replaced??

    he can feel music? you understand that what your hearing is actually what your eardrum is feeling?

    your weird bro.

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  • cutie2012
    12 years ago

    I agree with joy bird be careful what u wish for!!!

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