[Blindtlk] Eye Poking

Thu Apr 28 18:42:15 UTC 2011

The only time I rock is if I'm listening to music, and I'm really enjoying
it. I prefer to sit over standing myself. I like I said only poke at my eyes
either before during or after a headache, because some times I get sharp
pains in my eyes, and pressing on my eyes helps eleviate the pain. I have
quite a fiew friends who rock, and it doesn't bother me. But I do know what
The person was talking about about lack of social skills among some of the
kids who attend blind schools. Infact one time a kid named Alek touched my
private area, and I told him to stop, and he kept doing it, and I eventually
went and told the principal what was happening, because he wouldn't stop,
and when I would tell some one in the room with us, they'd tell me to tell
the principal. Also another student that went to the blind school that I
attended would pull your hair if you accidentally got too close to her. She
had other disabilities though. But all the teachers and house parents would
do is get her to release the person's hair, and tell her not to do that. So
I think they need to work on getting the kids in blind schools better social
skills, before they go out in to the real world, because other wise those
kids are going to give the rest of us who have decent social skills a bad
name. I know that having multiple disabilities can't be easy, but every one
needs at least basic social skills. Well, that's my opinion any way.

Nikki

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Robert A. Hansen
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 7:26 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Eye Poking

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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