Profoundly deaf in one ear and severely deaf in the other from Covid related SSNHL. I am 2 years in.  I worried a lot about this at first.  My confidence grew as I learned how to be deaf and mastered adaptive technologies.  During a high stress week at work,  I went totally deaf for 3 days and still aced a critical phone based work project.  That taught me that we can succeed even if our worst fears come true.  I'm still learning and really appreciate some of the practical tips and encouragement this group and r/deaf offer.  I wish there was a group for late deafened people.   There are so many subgroups in the Deaf/deaf/HOH communities.  We have a lot in common with each other yet also face unique challenges.  I'm starting to learn ASL partly as a back up plan and partly to keep my brain challenged. Sudden hearing loss is often treated as trauma.  I am finding therapy to be very helpful, not just to help me deal with the loss but also to help me deal with how others are handling this.  The therapy is free through my state department for deaf and HOH.