[Blindtlk] Eye Poking

[Kelby Carlson]

Dear List,

I have a really rather embarrassing problem that I am loath to 
admit to others who are blind.  But it's getting a bit worse and 
I've never seemed to be able to totally get rid of it.  Since I 
was a very small child, I've had the habbit of eye pressing or 
eye poking (apparently those with Leybers tend to have this 
sometimes, from what I know.) I am a senior in high school now 
and have been able to get rid of the habbit for extended periods 
of time, but it's always come back.  This year (I think somewhat 
due to stress) it is back again.  It seems like my eyes want some 
sort of stimulation, and feel kind of dry/uncomfortable a lot of 
the time.  It doesn't look great and I can usually stop myself in 
public.  Have any of you dealt with this problem? I feel sort of 
ashamed of it, so any help from any of you on how to stop/how to 
maybe make my eyes feel less uncomfortable would be sincerely 
apprreciated.

I hope you are all having a happy Easter (assuming you celebrate 
it of course.)