How do u cope when u suddenly or gradually loss your sight?

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Post 1 by sophiagoh (Generic Zoner) on Friday, 29-Feb-2008 1:18:02

Well for those who r born blind may be they won't face this. But for those who suddenly loss their sight, how do u cope with life? I think its sometimes quite frustrating especially when u can easily do things when u can c but then now have to ask for help. What do u all think?

Post 2 by BB (move over school!) on Friday, 29-Feb-2008 3:44:44

Well 9 years ago, I was faced with this issue. I went from being fully sighted to having nothing in a matter of months. It was very hard at first, but with good family and such, I was able to cope with it slowly. It took me over a year and going to training to get over the loss. But the thought of sadness and killing myself was there for quite a while afterwards, but I am still floating around in this thing we call life.

Post 3 by motifated (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Friday, 29-Feb-2008 16:13:37

Well, I think anybodsy who is honest with themselves will tell you that there are days when dealing with sight loss is harder some days than it is others, and I don't care how long someone has been blind. It depends on the task you want to do, or have to do. I can only say that in my opinion the bad/down days get fewer and further between, the longer a person has dealt with vision loss. At 51, I still have those down days, and I was born with a small amount of vision. Again, if a person is honest, they'll tell you that not all days are created equal, as it were.


Lou

Post 4 by redgirl34 (Scottish) on Friday, 29-Feb-2008 18:16:01

I lost my sight when I was 1 year old so cant remember what it is like to see properly. Some times I say things like sorry for being blind which is silly I know. I suffer from depression to.

Post 5 by sophiagoh (Generic Zoner) on Monday, 03-Mar-2008 23:20:35

ya i totally agree with lou. When things are smooths its a happy day but when things aren't that smooths its really a challenge. And that thought can be with you forever. But if you have good and loving family and friends then their support in very much appreciated.