[Blindtlk] Greetings;Behaviors in adults blind

[Gerardo Corripio]

Hi listers:
I'm Gerardo from Mexico; 31 years old and a Psychologist working on my own 
in my private practice.
Hopefully I'll be able to learn lots of great things from you guys, 
especially of the NFB way of viewing and living with blindness.
Now for my debut question: I've been blind all my life due to RP; since I 
was a teenager I remember developing a habbit of touching the arm of the 
people constanly to be sure he/she was still there. I continued to do this 
into adulthood until my family made the observation that this behavior isn't 
seen well by the sighted only a few days ago. I'm still shocked by this 
observation to the point that now how to know if the person is still there? 
Yes, the voice gives feedback but when people talk it feels as if they're 
there but aren't there. How have you coped with this situation in that you 
have to get rid of the habbit before-mentioned? Surely it has happened to 
some of you?
also when shaking hands with sighted people how to find the hand to shake if 
the sighted person doesn't take the initiative?
As you can see I've still have lots of tips and tricks to learn about 
blindness, thus my interest in joining the list.
Gerardo