Hi,

I used to feel like that a lot I think it's normal and sometimes I still feel like that. In my opinion people with any kind of disability have a hard time socializing but how hard it can be depends on the age too. When I was a teen it was pretty hard because people don't know how to behave how to react and it can be a bit frightening for them I guess. Now I'm 22 and getting along well with my age group because as I see people above 20 are way more open and can understand my struggles a hundred times better. Fortunately I always had 1-2 friends who showed me that I'm not an outcast or a freak especially friends like my current best friend who is kinda excited to describe the world to me wherever we go and she lets me know that I'm worth just as much as anyone else.

I hope that even if you do not have many friends you will find some great friends who will appreciate you and can keep you going on like I did!

Absolutely- but only sometimes. But I think everyone feels like that from time to time.
For example, for me (born with my VI) I only really feel like an outsider when the conversation moves to something I don’t have an opinion on- because I can’t have an opinion on it- because I can’t see it or do it- particularly driving
(When I was 17 EVERYONE was getting their lisence and it was awful having to listen to people talking about driving day in, day out at school)

But everyone feels like an outsider once in a while

Be more than your visual impairment. Don’t let it define who you are- and don’t let anyone define you by it

I don't know how old you are so it's hard to say, but to some extent everyone gets that. Personally I was still figuring out what I wanted out of life last year, and I'm, well, really old.

Being blind doesn't make me feel like an outsider. I'm lucky in a way because I wasn't born in this situation and so it's always felt like an extra layer on top, as opposed to what I actually am. I hope people will see me underneath it and once you get to know them I find they mainly do. It might be different for you but I would say don't overthink it. You can convince yourself anyone thinks anything about you if you obsess about it too much.

I’ve totally felt like this because of my vision issues and being single sided deaf, it can be hard for me to follow conversations etc.

What’s helped me is surrounding myself with empathetic people and advocating for myself as needed.

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Yes, but not because I'm blind.

Age group yes never fit in but I think it’s me..... sighted world no. I am very extroverted so no official problems. I sometimes doubt that I fit in but don’t actually not fit in but again different issues. Not blindness.

Yes, sometimes. However, that being said, I have some local friends who I catch up with semi-regularly, coworkers I get along well with, some friends from high school I speak to regularly via phone as we live in different states etc, and some online friends I converse with often, as well, so I don't feel that isolated.

Nope, you neeed to get outside. Tinder is a nice way to meet new people :)

i have indeed felt this before, and i still do, it's one of the things i always experience on my dayly life as an introvert, at times this has resulted with me feeling lonely, not having someone that shairs the same thinking as i do, or likes the same things, but i learned to kope with it, in my social life i have very few, people who i consider close friends that i honestly can atleast relate to, they listen to me and understand me, and i in turn do the same, and for that, i'm greateful

I feel isolated from ANY group really because for one thing i don't go anywhere other than like grocery stores or walking around the neighborhood. So I really never socialize a lot and I get older and over without dating. And part of it is it's hard to give good eye contact when not seeing well and plus i wouldn't notice if someone is looking over at me or waving sometimes either. I always worry that all these people wave at me and think I'm a jerk when i don't wave back. lol.

Yeh whenever I'm outside and try to communicate with other people they don't respond lol.

Yup. Dad told me being blind is a deal breaker for him. Thinks you should be up front with being legally blind . His ableism is starting to piss me off.

I lost my sight at 15 and have had social problems ever since