[Blindtlk] Eye Pressing

[Carly Mihalakis]

Hi, Kelby,

Growing up, there was this little girl who pressed her eyes and  To 
my knowledge, she still does but at the time, our VH teacher  gave 
her these kiddie glasses, to serve as a reminder to refrain. Have you 
tried something like that? I dunno if the rules of this game change, 
as an adult...
Good luck and keep us posted, Kelby!
for today, Carour VH teacher used these kiddie glasses, to serve as a 
reminder.  At 07:33 PM 5/17/2013, Kelby Carlson wrote:
>I almost always do it when I'm alone, too (or think that no one is 
>there.) I used to do it almost all the time and have had to work a 
>lot to stop doing it.  It doesn't draw anything like the comments it 
>used to, though, which I take as a pretty good sign.
>
>Kelby
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Desiree Oudinot <turtlepower17 at gmail.com
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Fri, 17 May 2013 22:25:30 -0400
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Eye Pressing
>
>I have LCA as well, and I'll admit I've struggled with this.  I do find
>that I do it most often when I'm either tired or stressed.
>Luckily,
>I've managed to control it so that I only do it when I'm alone.
>I
>don't know of any way to completely eradicate this habit.  Maybe it's
>one of those things that gradually diminishes with age.  When I was a
>kid, I did it much more frequently than I do now.  I'm 23 now, so
>maybe, the older you get, the less of a need you feel to do it?
>
>On 5/17/13, Kelby Carlson <kelbycarlson at gmail.com> wrote:
>Okay, everybody.  It's time for me to admit an embarrassing
>confession, and to ask an equally embarrassing confession.  I
>have struggled with the habit of eye pressing or poking since I
>was just a baby, and it's still an issue to this day.  I'm in
>college and would really like to get it cleared for good.  It's
>much better than when I was little (back then it would interfere
>with things socially, now it's intermitent and rarely commented
>on.) I have LCA, and I have heard some other people with that
>particular genetic condition say it is also a problem.  Does
>anyone have any strategies to recommend for ridding myself of
>what remains of this admittedly annoying habit?
>
>Kelby S.  Carlson
>
>Vanderbilt University
>
>
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