[Blindtlk] Eye Poking

Kelby Carlson kelbycarlson at usfamily.net
Sun Apr 24 23:56:19 UTC 2011 

Desiree,

I have exactly the same situation.  It occurs rarely if at all in 
public situations where a lot of people would see it.  It's 
mostly in a home situation.  As you said, it can occur when I'm 
stressed, tired, or listening intensively (I notice I do it on 
the phone quite a bit.)

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Desiree Oudinot <turtlepower17 at gmail.com
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:45:28 -0500 (CDT)
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Eye Poking

>Hi,
>I'm 21, and I still have this problem from time to time.  I've 
gotten
>it under control enough that I don't do it in public at all 
anymore,
>but I notice I do it most when I am stressed or tired.  As I 
said, I
>almost always do it when I'm alone now, but if I slip up and do 
it
>with a family member present they tell me to quit.  I don't know 
why
>it's stress-relieving, but it is.  I hope that's not considered
>destructive, although I could definitely see merit in someone 
thinking
>it is.  I too wish I could stop, but I guess like all things it 
just
>takes time.
>Also, I do not have prosthetics so I think it's more of a trait
>related to blindness in general, particularly congenital 
blindness.

>On 4/24/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi, Chassity.

>> Thanks for the kind words! I think I'll enjoy this list! Thanks
>> again!

>> Chris Nusbaum

>> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities 
motto)

>>  ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chasity Jackson" <chasityvanda at charter.net
>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:11:23 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Eye Poking

>> Hi Chris,

>> Welcome to the list.  I must say that your email was very
>> impressive.  You are
>> very articulate and well spoken for someone your age.  I enjoyed
>> what you had
>> to say.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>;
>> <kelbycarlson at usfamily.net
>> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 5:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Eye Poking


>>  Hi, Kelby and list.

>>  First of all, I'm a new member of the list (just signed up
>> yesterday) so I
>>  guess I should introduce myself.  I'm Chris Nusbaum, and I'm a
>> totally
>>  blind seventh grade student here in Maryland.  I'm also an
>> active NFB
>>  member and attend many state conventions as well as some of the
>> programs
>>  they sponsor, most recently being the Leadership and Advocacy 
in
>>  Washington (LAW) program, which I had a great time at! Now to
>> Kelby's
>>  question about eye poking, just so I know, do you have 
prostetic
>> eyes? If
>>  so, I do as well, and sometimes I'm guilty of the same habit.
>> Usually my
>>  eyes are uncomfortable because they get goops on my eyes (aka
>> what sighted
>>  people call "sleep" that they get in their eyes in the 
morning.)
>> If you
>>  do, keep some kind of eye ointment with you all the time and
>> when you get
>>  goopies and your eyes start to feel uncomfortable, try putting
>> it on your
>>  eyes and rubbing it in.  They should feel better then and you
>> won't have
>>  to worry about the poking thing.  However, if you don't have
>> prostetics,
>>  I'm not sure.  In that case, hopefully someone else on the list
>> will be
>>  able to help.  Hope this helps and let me know if you have any
>> questions!

>>  Chris Nusbaum

>>  "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities
>> motto)

>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Kelby Carlson <kelbycarlson at usfamily.net
>>  To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>  Date sent: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:39:31 -0500 (CDT)
>>  Subject: [Blindtlk] Eye Poking

>>  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.)


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