[Blindtlk] Eye Poking

Thu Apr 28 03:19:11 UTC 2011

Yeah, I do the pen flipping thing too. Not in front of people but I
feel weird if my hands aren't busy. I think we do stuff like that the
same way people's eyes wander around the room. So when our fingers
aren't typing, reading Braille or taking in information in some other
way, we have to get that same stimulation in the same part of our
brain, albeit in a different way.

On 4/27/11, Robert A. Hansen <roberthansen1970 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was a swayer myself.  I would drive the houseparents and teachers
> crazy.  I am a grown dude and still catch myself doing some swaying
> especially when I am jamming on the tunes.  I have also developed
> another trait over the years.  I like to stand for hours on end.  I can
> stand for hours, say six or more hours and I like to pace around.  I
> find I keep better posture that way.  When I sit, I am a slumper.  I
> don't like that.
>
>
> Robert
>
>
>
>
> On 4/27/2011 8:05 AM, nikki Wunderlich wrote:
>> I agree, well written nice job, and interesting points
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Chasity Jackson
>> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 6:11 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> 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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