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Blind Person's Perception of Reality (self.Blind)
submitted by Envrin
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Been thinking about this lately. Maybe not, but I think this only really applies to those who are totally blind, and everything is audio baed. Went blind myself 3 years ago...
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Do you find being blind is more mentally taxing to you, due to the fact that upon going blind, your perception of reality becomes more internalized?
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With eyesight, we have all the external influences that come with vision, which help our mind guage what is and isn't reality. When you go blind though, you lose all those external influences, and your brain is now forced to guage reality based on more internalized factors.
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Am I making any sense here? For anyone else who could previously see, but went totally blind later in life, does this hold true for you at all? Do you ever find yourself having to check yourself mentally more after going blind?
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EDIT: Thanksso much for the responses. Hmmm... let me put this more simply. Upon going blind, and after a good amont of time being subjected to being blind, have you ever noticed yourself questioning whether or not you're in The Matrix, or if this is real life more than you used to?
Been thinking about this lately. Maybe not, but I think this only really applies to those who are totally blind, and everything is audio baed. Went blind myself 3 years ago...
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Do you find being blind is more mentally taxing to you, due to the fact that upon going blind, your perception of reality becomes more internalized?
​
With eyesight, we have all the external influences that come with vision, which help our mind guage what is and isn't reality. When you go blind though, you lose all those external influences, and your brain is now forced to guage reality based on more internalized factors.
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Am I making any sense here? For anyone else who could previously see, but went totally blind later in life, does this hold true for you at all? Do you ever find yourself having to check yourself mentally more after going blind?
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EDIT: Thanksso much for the responses. Hmmm... let me put this more simply. Upon going blind, and after a good amont of time being subjected to being blind, have you ever noticed yourself questioning whether or not you're in The Matrix, or if this is real life more than you used to?
x0skeleton 6 points 3y ago
I was born legally blind and with an eye condition called nystagmus, which causes my eyes to move left to right constantly. My brain is always working to stabilize my vision, so that I don't perceive the world as moving back and forth. I'm constantly exhausted, and I figure it's because my brain works so hard just to try to make sense of what my eyes are seeing.
Agree with 8i8oio about feeling suspicious when others can see things that I can't see! I literally can't imagine being able to read a menu board that's posted behind a counter at a restaurant.
One weird (and horrific) thing about being so nearsighted is that I can get up close to my own reflection in the mirror and see every flaw, every pore, every wrinkle, so I feel like I'm this hideous creature, but I literally can't see these flaws in other people. It really messes with me.
Agree with 8i8oio about feeling suspicious when others can see things that I can't see! I literally can't imagine being able to read a menu board that's posted behind a counter at a restaurant.
One weird (and horrific) thing about being so nearsighted is that I can get up close to my own reflection in the mirror and see every flaw, every pore, every wrinkle, so I feel like I'm this hideous creature, but I literally can't see these flaws in other people. It really messes with me.
pterofly 4 points 3y ago
Can relate to this a lot. Was also born with nystagmus.
I totally get the feeling suspicious thing but it will mostly be with things I can't judge myself. For example, is my phone screen within reading distance of the person behind me / can somebody see me inputting my details at the ATM machine. These are things that I would never be able to do, so don't know at what distance these things are possible.
I totally get the feeling suspicious thing but it will mostly be with things I can't judge myself. For example, is my phone screen within reading distance of the person behind me / can somebody see me inputting my details at the ATM machine. These are things that I would never be able to do, so don't know at what distance these things are possible.
8i8oio 3 points 3y ago
I am partially blind, but I asked this of my fully blind friend. He woke up blind about 10 years ago. He is a logic based person, and so it hasn’t affected how he perceives the world. He doesn’t even suffer from circadian issues (sense of time / night).
I know I would tho. I already feel suspicious when everyone points to something I can’t see... and my imagination of fairies, gnomes, and such have increased.
Because of this, I’ve assumed the perception of reality likely varies based on the personality and disposition of the individual. But I’m so glad you brought this up! This is the sort of thing I love hearing more about!
I know I would tho. I already feel suspicious when everyone points to something I can’t see... and my imagination of fairies, gnomes, and such have increased.
Because of this, I’ve assumed the perception of reality likely varies based on the personality and disposition of the individual. But I’m so glad you brought this up! This is the sort of thing I love hearing more about!
8i8oio 2 points 3y ago
He’s even in law school :p very extremely logical
DrillInstructorJan 2 points 3y ago
I don't know about check myself mentally, I often gripe to people that it is mentally exhausting and that is the thing that makes me think about it most often. It's not exhausting if you sit around and do nothing but on days I work, I just fall into bed completely done. And if I analyse what I did that day it's not usually so much that people would think it would totally ruin you, it's just dealing with all the extra bullshit.
razzretina 1 points 3y ago
It probably depends on your primary mode of gaining information. A lot of people are visual learners, including many blind people. When that gets interrupted, it's going to make getting information a bit more taxing because it's not what your brain wants. I struggled a lot less with getting information and feedback when I finally realized I'm a kinesthetic (touch based) learner.
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