Wątek: What is the hardest thing for you about being blind?

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1 z 97: djsenter

Thank you for your honesty and contribution
INFJ
07.07.2018 13:38

2 z 97: railwayguy

The hardest thing for me of being blind is this:
I have no problem of living with my blindness. I was born that way so I have never known it differently. But what irritates me the most is how other people are viewing blind people. Usually, they are always giving the impression that, as a blind person, you can not think, you can not walk, you can not talk, you can nothing; and as it is not enough, they spread that kind of impression to others. In many cases, when someone is accompanying me somewhere, they always are having the intention to ask questions to the person who is accompanying me, as if I am not able to talk to them. I'm asking myself, Is this something that they were taught at their schools to do it that way, I don't know; but what I do know is, that it is really annoying me and that they better should stop this silly way of teaching people this kind of teaching and reasoning.
Other than that, I have no problem living with my blindness if people would just be different.

07.07.2018 16:29

3 z 97: djsenter

So true, I really hate that too.
Thank you for your honesty
INFJ
07.07.2018 16:37

4 z 97: hozosch

My problem is that I can't use roller coasters as a blind, just because in the case of an emergency, which only happens on very, very rare occasions anyway, I am helpless because there's noone who can guide me out of the thing. Not a very huge problem but it annoys me because I love them so much since I love speed. And yes, sometimes we managed to get into it without being noticed, so I think my opinion is justified. It's great fun.

07.07.2018 16:37

5 z 97: djsenter

Yes, that's the problem.
No matter how awesome, independent and physically and mentally fit we are, we still have to depend on sighted people, at least a little bit
INFJ
07.07.2018 16:39

6 z 97: railwayguy

Well, I have been on a roller coaster in California and in Brussels, Belgium; and nobody said anything. But I can see their viewpoint of reasoning. For if a roller coaster gets stuck, they have to get you out with the help of ladders which is not always easy for us blind once.

07.07.2018 17:45

7 z 97: hozosch

Well, yeah. But still.

07.07.2018 23:21

8 z 97: djsenter

How about mobility problems?
ALthough they can be decreased to a minimal degree, we still can ind some parts difficult.
INFJ
08.07.2018 13:09

9 z 97: Louisa

I didn't quite get the title of the post at first. Anyway, I would agree, for me it's more how people treat you. On the one extreme, you are seen as not very bright, mentally, which can be unpleasant. On the other extreme, you are seen as inspirational, fighting against all ods and winning. Which to me isn't the best either. I'd just want to be seen as human. With all the emotions that humans have, smiles.

08.07.2018 17:56

10 z 97: djsenter

I really am aware of the first one.
I usually get mad very quickly, and thus turn the people off even more, hah
INFJ
08.07.2018 18:06

11 z 97: djsenter

Imean these sighted people you mentioned
INFJ
08.07.2018 18:06

12 z 97: Zuzler

I hate the view of sighted people who think that it is a great achievement that a blind person can walk, make meals alone or study at university. It is annoying when they praise us for that and say that it's worth appreciating. Well, it's true that not every blind person can do these things, but is it really so admirable and incredible that we try to live like other people?

12.07.2018 18:46

13 z 97: djsenter

I know exactly what you mean.
This is just something that drives me mad, so i'll try to be as much independent as possible and proove to the people that I am capable of doing this.
INFJ
12.07.2018 18:48

14 z 97: railwayguy

Yes, it is annoying to hear these praises. Not every sighted person can go to university either, can they? And do we blind persons praise them if they can do this? All we ask is that they just view us, blind people, as common or normal persons, not as persons who have one or other mental handicap. How would they feel if we would view them as mentally handicapped once!

12.07.2018 19:22

15 z 97: Zuzler

It's definitely what I mean: we are often thought to be mentally hancicaped. My firned's theory is that it's an evidence of a large influence of sight on their lives. It gives them so much that they find a person who can't see really impaired.

12.07.2018 19:37

16 z 97: railwayguy

Well they just overlook the fact that we are visually impaired, that's all. But as I said in a previous post, often persons are taught the wrong things about us blind persons, or things that are lies; usually by people who know nothing about blindness.

12.07.2018 20:09

17 z 97: Louisa

Or it's just plain ignarance. Or they have their own fears, so they put it on others

12.07.2018 20:14

18 z 97: railwayguy

That's right! Because, sometimes, we are their handicap, a thread in what they are calling, "A Society"!

12.07.2018 20:21

19 z 97: Zuzler

My experiences show that it is really difficult to find a sighted person who isn't connected with us and who treats us normally and who doesn't have any own opinion about us but just asks questions and observes. It seems that more young people are so open-minded

12.07.2018 21:19

20 z 97: Louisa

I've come across some sighted people, that were alright, that was some years ago.

12.07.2018 21:45