I'm sorry you are feeling bad. Please, please don't hurt yourself. Please tell someone about these feelings and ask for help. I don't know you, but I know you deserve to be here on this earth, alive and well.

I have congenital Glaucoma, and none of my siblings do. I've also had multiple surgeries, many when I was a baby and more recently when my pressure was also not controlled by my prescriptions. I know my vision is worse off now, and I feel that it might be getting worse as time goes on.

Growing up, I was quiet and read a lot. I didn't go outside and play with others.

My family wanted to shelter me, but I really didn't want that, so I made my own world in my head. I did well in school. I have my degree, I have a home, and I'm married.

I'm not sure where you are so I don't what resources there are for you but please find out if there are resources to help you with orientation and mobility and school/training.

It's funny that I think my family thought I would be the one to stay home under their wing, but I didn't. I'm the one who lived at school. I'm the one who went out of state for my degree, I had help, and I have struggles still, but I love the life I made. I want the same for you.

Good luck!

it seems like you're feeling isolated as you don't have anything that fills your day. If that was right then maybe try to build a life. learn new skills. try to find a passion. I know easier said than done, but unless you're trying, it is never going to happen.

Those skills could lead to bright career, get u to meet people, and move on with ur life.

My mum is feeling like this at the moment after the lockdowns we have had. Is there anything you are passionate about?

Your life is worth a lot. So don’t think about ending it.

Also get to know yourself, your strengths and weaknesses, do some self-discovery typology work and self-introspection, find value in life and understand who you are and what you can do to make an impact.

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I can relate. I was born legally blind with congenital glaucoma. It can be hard for sure feeling like you don't fit in. Ultimately things are out of our control, but we can always work on our mental wellbeing. A mantra that I always think of is 'Change what you cannot accept, accept what you cannot change.' Live your life for you, fill it with things you enjoy. Help is available for dealing with tough emotions: therapy, meditation, breathing, exercise,
etc. If you feel alone and like nobody can understand, remember you're not alone because I and others read your post.

I can relate to feeling isolated and left out. Because I don‘t know enough about your situation to give advice, here‘s my experience and maybe you can take something from that.
First off, I‘ve been legally blind since sometime in childhood, so I had plenty of time to adapt and I received all the blindy training during school, which surely makes a difference. So, school-wise I was always fine and I‘m now an undergraduate student at uni. What I‘ve always struggled with was more the social side of things… being legally blind and an introvert definitely doesn‘t lead to a great social life if you don‘t put some effort into it. What did I do?
I started volunteering. There‘s two things to this: On one hand, you get to do something you are passionate about, develop yourself in that area and bring skills you have to the table and on the other hand you get to meet people. I‘m a volunteer in different kinds of stuff, more recently also in a blindness organisation and what I‘m noticing more and more there is that while I wouldn‘t trade hanging out with my sighted friends, this is awesome. Just having that place where people share your experiences, plus with there being a lot of older people I get a lot of positive stories what people still managed to do despite the limitations thrown at us. From this, but largely also from personal experience I‘m confident there are so many opportunities out there.
Maybe you need to start with basics like O&M or learning how to use assistive technology. That takes time and can be very frustrating, but totally worth it, because it will open you so many doors (take that from someone who resolutely protested using a cane and braille during a good part of her school years). A lot of things that might seem impossible also really aren‘t if you have the right tools and people around you who are up to do some creative problem-solving.

I can relate. Especially with the difficulty talking/relating to family members. I have interests that don’t make for very interesting conversation .

My mum is feeling like this at the moment after the lockdowns we have had. Is there anything you are passionate about?