[Blindtlk] 10 natural ways to relieve stress

Jess ashleejessandmark2012 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 5 14:19:35 UTC 2013 

Hi Julie,
I know when I through an adjustment to blindness trainning program when I lived in Salt Lake City Utah 12 years the Division of Services the Blind where the trainming was held had a certifed psychologist on their staff. I went through the training during 9 11 of 2001. The trainning program is run by a fellow federationist now I believe.
Jess

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"Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:

>Peter,
>
>I had no idea that some of the rehabilitation services have 
>psychologists on staff.  Honestly I am quite shocked.  I've only 
>attended or have experience with services here in Nebraska.  There is no 
>psychologist on staff anywhere in our agency for the blind.  Of course 
>some folks utilize the services of a good therapist, but there is 
>absolutely no assumption that *all* of the clients will need such services.
>
>I've been through counseling myself, when I was going through my 
>divorce.  I found it very helpful.  I'm grateful it was available to me 
>through my insurance provider. It kept me sane and out of prison. *smile*
>
>I don't think it's accurate to assume that all blind people will need 
>counseling though.  Lots of people are telling you that blindness isn't 
>a stressful or traumatic experience for them.  I'm sure for some it is 
>though.  I agree with you there, especially for the people who became 
>blind during a traumatic event.  I think also that sometimes the various 
>life issues we face become all mingled together, making it difficult to 
>know which circumstance is the cause of what feelings.
>
>I'm glad you are finding yoga helpful.   What are you using to learn the 
>techniques?  or did you already know them?  I live in a really small 
>town and there is no yoga class here.  I'd be very interested in audio 
>programs you have found helpful or websites or whatever.
>
>Thanks!
>Julie
>
>
>
>
>On 3/4/2013 9:58 PM, Peter Wolfe wrote:
>>      I'm sorry the perseption isn't the reality especially in any and
>> all given circumstances. There are people who become blind who live
>> with side ailments of their blindness that you don't have to deal
>> with. For example, I have a friend who had his face blown off with a
>> shot gun who deals with no doubtt nerve damage just an example of
>> stress. I'd also say many other veterns comigng from battle fields
>> abroad undergo great deals of stress. Other blind people have other
>> disabilities that intermingle with their blindness that causes stress
>> and many of them use chemicals to attempt to balance this process but
>> cannot fully manage it either.
>>
>>
>>      I don't think its simply your attitude cause its the nature of the
>> times of being stressful cause the world is changing. This isn't
>> merely a philosophy of mine cause right now that I'm not stressed for
>> now at all. I just did a yoga practice and feel freakin wonderful just
>> that I'm receptive  towards other blind people in individual
>> counseling and all. I do believe certain things whether
>> transportation, changing economics or welfare reform would put many on
>> the streesser because of more limited options being blind. All of this
>> results from blindness that cannot be rid of. Mr Jernigan is wrong
>> like NFB is wrong with not wanting accessible tactical currency that
>> is simply ridiculous and counerproductive as Mike states. When other
>> advanced countries have it, yet the U.S the greatest nation on Earth
>> doesn't that is stressful especially in adverse situations like once I
>> had someone steal my money. So, not all of the time will techniques
>> nor adaptive technology will work especially in a pinch that is
>> extremely stressful so I disagree in trama situations. Lastly, its
>> funny seeing how you guys don't think negative stress doesn't occur
>> because all blind institutions that I've attended have psychologists
>> whether E.H Gentry Technical Facility in Talladega, Lion's World
>> Training Center or Vocational Rehabilitation as a whole can have
>> psychological aptitude tests as well.
>>
>>
>> sincerely realistic,
>> Peter
>>
>> On 3/4/13, Marion Gwizdala<blind411 at verizon.net>  wrote:
>>>      As a professional in the field of health&  wellness, I would like to add
>>>
>>> my support to Mike's comments about blindness being a major stressor. One of
>>>
>>> my fields of expertise is in stress management, teaching seminars to
>>> employees of large corporations. The truth about stress is that it is the
>>> result of our interaction with the environment; it cannot be eliminated,
>>> only managed. Stress is fundamentally the reaction to our perception of a
>>> circumstance. It is neither positive or negative except that thinking makes
>>>
>>> it so. Two people can experience the exact same event and have very
>>> different reactions.
>>>      blindness, in and of itself, is not a distressor - the term for negative
>>>
>>> stress. In fact, for me, it is generally a neutral stressor.There are times,
>>>
>>> though, that it is a positive stressor, motivating me to work harder to
>>> accomplish a thing just because some believe I cannot do so as a blind
>>> person. Then there are those times blindness is a distressor, such as when I
>>>
>>> feel frustrated with a website that is inaccessible.
>>>      I agree with Mike's comment about lessening the distressful
>>> circumstances in our lives by obtaining good blindness skills training and
>>> making use of effective blindness tools. The positive philosophy embodied in
>>>
>>> the NFB and so elucidated in the speech Mike mentioned is well worth the
>>> read on a regular basis. It is what I refer to as "organic" writing. The
>>> more you read it the more it grows in your consciousness!
>>>
>>> Fraternally yours,
>>> Marion Gwizdala, M.S.
>>> Kairos Health&  Wellness Center
>>> www.KairosHWC.com
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Mike Freeman"<k7uij at panix.com>
>>> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'"<blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 6:20 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] 10 natural ways to relieve stress
>>>
>>>
>>>> I've been staying out of this thread, believing that it is basically
>>>> counterproductive. However, the mistake I surmise Peter is making is to
>>>> single out blindness as a particular egregious stress-provoker. It is
>>>> not.
>>>>
>>>> Of course, some folks may find it so; the point is that some of us do not
>>>> find it so, especially if we've had good blindness training and have
>>>> opportunities to put our skills and attitudes to work.
>>>>
>>>> We might all find it profitable to reread Dr. jernigan's speech:
>>>> "Blindness:
>>>> Handicap or Characteristic".
>>>>
>>>> Cheers!
>>>>
>>>> Mike Freeman
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris
>>>> Nusbaum
>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 3:04 PM
>>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] 10 natural ways to relieve stress
>>>>
>>>> Julie,
>>>>
>>>> Very well said! Thank you for these wonderful thoughts!
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Julie J."<julielj at neb.rr.com
>>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List<blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date sent: Sun, 03 Mar 2013 08:26:34 -0600
>>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] 10 natural ways to relieve stress
>>>>
>>>> Peter,
>>>>
>>>> I never said I was speaking for all blind people everywhere.  I
>>>> said
>>>> that stress, unhappiness and unemployment were not *my* current
>>>> experience.  I understand that lots of blind people don't have
>>>> jobs and
>>>> are generally unhappy with their life situation.  And I have no
>>>> problem
>>>> with the words happy or unhappy.
>>>>
>>>> I have been there too.  I had no job for a long time.  I've been
>>>> homeless, if only for a few days.  I've eaten my fair share of
>>>> Ramen
>>>> noodles.   I've wondered how I was going to scrape together
>>>> enough money
>>>> to pay the bills, month after month after month.  However I
>>>> always kept
>>>> the mindset that the situation at hand was temporary.  You can be
>>>> in an
>>>> awful situation and still have hope.  Sometimes that's all there
>>>> is.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not quite as old as you think.  I'll be 40 this year.  I
>>>> don't know
>>>> that families were all that much different when I was a kid.  I
>>>> grew up
>>>> in a mostly African American, poor area though.  BTW I am white.
>>>> I
>>>> guess maybe growing up being the different kid allowed me to get
>>>> real
>>>> comfortable with being different and being okay with that.  Who
>>>> knows?
>>>>
>>>> Now, I work with young people with their first contact with the
>>>> criminal
>>>> justice system.  I see all sorts of different family groupings.
>>>> Some of
>>>> them work and are healthy and some of them are not a good place
>>>> for
>>>> kids.  I don't see a strong correlation between a man and woman
>>>> who have
>>>> been married for a long time with only their own kids in the home
>>>> and
>>>> stability.  I have a single Dad raising five kids that I think
>>>> should
>>>> get parent of the year.  I have another youth who lives with her
>>>> Aunt
>>>> and Uncle and it is one of the most positive respectful families.
>>>> Some
>>>> of the traditional families are good too.  I'm just saying that
>>>> family
>>>> comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes and I think it always has.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps what I am saying is that yes, bad stuff happens in the
>>>> world.
>>>> We all know that and can agree that blind people get more than
>>>> our fair
>>>> share of hardships.   I feel like I have a choice though.  I can
>>>> choose
>>>> to feel stressed and hopeless because the odds are that I won't
>>>> have a
>>>> job or I can choose to put all my effort in to finding a job or
>>>> starting
>>>> my own business.  No, it isn't easy and it won't happen
>>>> overnight, but
>>>> if I believe that it can happen for me, I have just dramatically
>>>> increased the odds that it will.  "Whether you believe you can or
>>>> you
>>>> can't, either way you're right."A quote from the founder of the
>>>> Ford
>>>> motor company.
>>>>
>>>> Blindness can be hard, very hard at times.  I choose to look at
>>>> it as an
>>>> opportunity though.  I feel like I have made many of the life
>>>> choices I
>>>> have because of my blindness, not despite it.  I have a strong
>>>> need to
>>>> challenge myself to learn new things and have new experiences.
>>>> Blindness has made that easy.
>>>>
>>>> This summer I am going survival camping.  I am going to learn
>>>> stuff like
>>>> how to make a fire with no matches, how to make rope, how to find
>>>> drinking water and  how to make a shelter in the woods.   I am so
>>>> excited for this opportunity!  It will be a challenge and I'll
>>>> have to
>>>> figure out many adaptations because of my blindness.   It's like
>>>> a
>>>> puzzle for me.  I love to figure out how I can accomplish the
>>>> task.
>>>> Occasionally I come across something that I can't do, but more
>>>> often I
>>>> surprise myself.  It also helps a lot to have wonderful email
>>>> lists and
>>>> other blind people willing to talk to me about similar things
>>>> they have
>>>> done.  I can build on what has already been discovered without
>>>> reinventing the wheel.  *smile*
>>>>
>>>> What are your goals? Your dreams?  If you knew you couldn't fail
>>>> what
>>>> would you do?  Let us help you figure out how to get there.
>>>>
>>>> Julie
>>>>
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