My tinnitus was as loud as a rock concert. The emergency broadcasting system was going off in my head for 24 hours per day for 30 months. It was more than emotional, more than physical, more than spiritual and more than psychological. A multi-modal approach to healing was the key. The process is at times frustrating.
Time passes slowly.
The chronically ill client needs to make a number of commitments. Working with chronic illness including tinnitus is far more complex than quitting smoking. It can take months or years to get well, as it did for me. Most, however, will achieve significant case gain, in time. No one seems to listen to your chronically ill client.