[Blindtlk] Eye Poking

[Kelby Carlson]

Chris,

I don't have any prosthetics, but thanks for the suggestion.  
It's really great to see younger members on the list.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:34:14 -0500 (CDT)
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Eye Poking

>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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