[BlindTlk] visually impaired people not caring about personal hygine..

[Cindy Ray]

Madison, that is a damning statement. It is true if we have low self-esteem maybe or depressed. Others have to look at us and smell us.? If we don’t take pride in ourselves, we can’t expect the kind of treatment we crave. I hope there is little truth to it, but if it is true, it is less about blindness and more about a state of mind. Even if we go nowhere for a month, a shower can lift our spirits and help us re-enter society.

Cindy Lou Ray
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> On Dec 28, 2023, at 11:50 AM, Madison Martin via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I was complaining to a sighted family friend about how my parents bugging me
> about showering etc. and she said that from what she's heard it's common for
> visually impaired people to not care about their appearance; is this true? I
> don't want any greef/judgement only an answer to my question; I have very oily
> hair but I've been known to go more then a week without showering simply because
> I hardly ever go anywhere and so I really don't care what I look like/if I
> smell. Look forward to your answers,
> Madison
> 
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