To ask what are the fun things for people who have ptsd and are short of hearing to do

[ConfusedWife1234]

I am not sure if this smart to ask this over here. Please do not make fun of it, but I think better ask here than in relationship cause I need a number of people to read this thread to find any who have ptsd/ are short of hearing.

My dh recently watches a lot of TV and he does not seem to be happy and I am not that happy to and I thought we could explore other hobbies but he is short of hearing and does not enjoy crowds or restaurants...
He enjoys working out but I do not enjoy sports in the winter months that much... or maybe I haven‘t found what is right for me.

So we sit around watching TV or playing computer games but do not enjoy it.

We have four kids but also have kid free time cause we employ a child minder.

Im not hard of hearing, and no experience of PTSD, but how about board games? Or jigsaws?
DH and I play backgammon, chess, Catan, Labyrinth, anything really, with or without DS. We really enjoy it. We also have a jigsaw on the go and anyone who fancies doing a bit more does. It's a communal effort.

Go for walks in the countryside or by the coast. Seeing far horizons and the exercise do help with mood. It also gives you an opportunity to chat. Bring a flask and some snacks if you need sustenance.

Thanks for your nice answers and for being so friendly.
Actually we used to play settlers of Catan a lot but gave up on it. Do not even know why. I will have to search it, somewhere we still have it.

Dominion is a very good board game as is Pandemic. You could cook special meals/lunch together.

Is your DH getting some help/counselling?

What are his triggers, if you don't mind saying?

An art or pottery or photography class could be fun.

Try some photography and digital art, and join Instagram.

Hello,

Yes, he is getting counseling and it helps but I am still a bit unhappy about how we spend our freetime and want to make the most of it... and to be very honest I am not sure if he will ever be 100 percent healed.
His triggers? He does not enjoy crowds (that is his worst trigger), loud sudden noises (like fireworks or bowling alleys) and having things in his back. While he is short of hearing he can hear loud noises very well.
He likes working out, jogging, going to museums (but he cannot do this all of the time or it will get boring), going to wildlife parks.
We see to 0lay a lot of board games.

However we always end up watching TV.

Any ideas?

Plan a holiday maybe a weekend break abroad in a village, France,Spain, Italy for 6 months-1 year time and during those times take a class or lessons in the language it would be fun scouting hiking trails etc planing routes going to class or having a home class so you can adjust volume...watching foreign films. You can even make it a competition with scores etc

Sorry, not sure if I get you. Should we plan to go there for a year? Would be great, but we do not have the time. He works and we have young children. Or do you mean preplan for a year ahead?

Learning the language sounds so great. I love learning different languages but I am not sure if it is fair for him because for him it sounds a bit like everybody is mumbling at times. So it is already difficult for him with his native language at times... but he is very talented for languages, speaks several fluently which he learned before that happened.

What about archery? It can be a group activity or something you do individually and there are clubs you can go to for learning technique.

Astronomy can be a good hobby for winter evenings if there isn't too much light pollution where you live?

What about horse riding - nothing too drastic, just light hacking. The horses used for novices will be very tolerant and generally will just follow the horses in front so a little bit of instruction at the start should be enough to get you going. From a PTSD point of view, horses "give" something back in therapeutic value. I can't explain it very well but anybody who is involved with horses will know what I mean.

Yoga is supposed to be good for ptsd as it puts you in control of your own body again. A yin yoga class is very relaxing - he could be at the back of the room so no one could walk behind him?