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How do you deal with being self-conscious about the way your eyes look? (self.Blind)
submitted by bulagbandit
Hey all,
I make YouTube videos and I'm trying to do content educating people on and encouraging fellow visually impaired or blind people. However, I'm self-conscious about posting a "talking head" video (where the focus is your head and upper torso) because of my nystagmus. First, I've heard from YouTubers before that you (according to them) "have to look directly into the camera so viewers feel like their being focused on or that you're not disinterested in your content." It's really hard to just get any kind of viewers, and I feel scared I'll push viwerrs away if I do that kind of content even though I want to and have already edited the video. Second, I've been bullied/made fun of for it, and I am just in general wondering if anyone has any advice on overcoming that. Any help is appreciated
achromatic_03 6 points 1y ago
I would just confront it straight away. If your content is educating about being VI anyway, it sounds like addressing it wouldn't be out of place. It kind of cuts people off at the pass...it would be good content to explain nystagmus and then say you want to make content where you're facing the camera, but you knew people might be curious about why your eyes move, so this is why, etc. Then, link that video in descriptions of your other videos, with a line above saying, "why my eyes wiggle.'
Not sure if you're familiar with Molly Burke, but she's a very successful YouTuber who is blind and I think she also has nystagmus.
Not sure if you're familiar with Molly Burke, but she's a very successful YouTuber who is blind and I think she also has nystagmus.
Tasdigo 2 points 1y ago
James Rath is a low vision YouTuber with your condition. He sometimes wears sunglasses. He just explains what his condition is and he goes on without making a big deal about it. Many times he makes a Videos with no sunglasses at all. He is also on TickTok and Twitter.
TechnicalPragmatist 1 points 1y ago
Don’t worry about what others think of your eyes. Just why does their opinion matter so much chew on that one.
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QuentinJamesP89 1 points 1y ago
I'm really cross eyed and have been self conscious my whole life about the way my eyes look. Now that I can't really see people's reactions it helps. As an adult it's definitely easier; adults are usually too polite to make fun. Although, if you're posting videos online you'll probably get the occasional rude comments. That's just how it is online though, and you just have to remember that even if you didn't have odd eyes you'd probably get rude comments from trolls, and learn to ignore it.
Over the years I've developed a lot of my gestures and facial expressions to hide my eyes, like smiling a lot with my eyes almost closed, and squinting, and things like that. I also wear glasses, which I've always thought hide my eyes a little.
Over the years I've developed a lot of my gestures and facial expressions to hide my eyes, like smiling a lot with my eyes almost closed, and squinting, and things like that. I also wear glasses, which I've always thought hide my eyes a little.
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