I know this may be something you already get told.. but it WILL get better, I promise you.

I've only had my sight loss since last September when I had a stroke, and I know all too well the crushing despair it can provoke when something hits you like this as an adult, when you have previously had full vision. I was a complete wreck for the first couple of months, especially as I had no support or guidance on how to cope or adjust.

As you learn to adjust, your confidence will improve and you should hopefully start feeling a lot better about yourself.

It may be worth contacting a local blind charity, quite a few have volunteers that are able to come to your home and show you how to perform tasks you are having trouble with, assist you with getting our & about, or even just chatting about your fears/feelings if you need to.

Remember you aren't alone in this, there are people who are only too willing to help if you ask them, and it WILL get better, I promise!

Hang in there, September is just over a month away. It sucks right now but it will get better. How are you adjusting to the loss of vision?

Edit: Wording

Stay positive, things will work out. September will be here before you know it. :)

Hi,
It's ok to be frustrated. It takes time to adjust.

Do you have anyone you chat with? On phone (voice call), skype, email etc?
Someone you could explain more in detail your daily frustrations and get some views from someone who's been blind longer?
Are you on twitter? A lot of blind people there too.

I am a lot mor comfortable with people that are blind, partially sighted, or that are not somewhere in the same room observing me silently. Imagine your absolute worts nightmares... Been there. Hospitals are really terrifying places for me. I don't "look" blind, so it escapes people that I just don't really see - or wjat I might see is not what they see.

I am comfortable with my eyes now thought: sight is not my defining feature, nor is it that of my friends.
If you want to chat with me in voice, skype etc, drop me a message. I live in US, central time (gmt-6h), and could voice chat during some weekday.

Keep positive. Remember we are people and can become your friends in private too...

Hang in there. As long as you have the drive to move forward, things do get better- much much better. Think of this as growing pain.

I'm sorry man. That really, really sucks. I have a degenerative disease called optic nerve atrophy that will eventually take my vision. It's a really scary thing - there's not really a way to prepare for something like that. One of the cool things about humans, though, is that we're really adaptable. Your brain will reach around for ways to compensate. People have also done some pretty neat shit with technology recently, so I think neither of us should count ourselves out. I'm glad you have a support system you'll be reunited with soon, although I definitely understand it not feeling soon enough. I'm sorry you're feeling so down - and I can't give you a prediction of when you'll feel better. But I hope that it's soon.

Hey; Not blind so can't relate. Happy to chat if you want. I'm stuck in bed so nothing to do today.

The most important thing is to stay busy and feel like you're making forward progress. Switching from vision to blindness is all about learning new skills, and the faster you learn those skills the easier your transition. The downside is that learning new skills is hard - just like it takes a long time to learn to write with your off hand, you shouldn't expect to become an expert at navigating the world overnight.

For starters, it's excellent that you're learning how to use your phone. They're getting good enough to really be helpful, so look for apps and personal assistants that may be able to help you get or manage the information you need.

One other major skill I would recommend is to learn how to use a PC computer, and learn how to type if you don't already know how. Computers are an amazing gateway for information now - you can use them to not only get information, but to actually build and do things as well. Nobody knows you're blind on the web, and a lot of blind people are able to get work on the web.

As I said, it's all about skills - retraining old ones, and learning to use new ones. Always keep working on them. Let us know your progress!