Are you getting help for the depression? I also became legally blind a little over 3 years ago with central vision loss. The depression has been a bitch. I’m wondering if the depression is what’s making you feel like you can’t enjoy the hobbies you’ve tried? Just a thought.

There’s a lot of blind friendly video games on itch.io, they even recently had a game jam just for making games for blind people.

I’ve gotten into paragraph role playing and long furby creation as well!

You could also try volunteering at places (soup kitchens, daycares etc) if you like to help out.

Some areas also offer rural transit via gov services so maybe check into that? Its pretty limited though and I’ve only seen it in TX and NM.

Coding is also a pretty popular blind person hobby.

You could try Dungeons & Dragons play by post games. So everything is typed out and you can follow the story more easily.

I am legally blind since 26 and with a diagnosis of becoming totally blind 8n the coming years ... And also have ADHD ... I feel your pain of trying to find interests that I am motivated to keep and that provide some sort of fulfillment.

I have a need to create but find the process frustrating at times when I think of how much easier things were. So, I try things I didn't do before.

I found acrylic pour painting extremely soothing and rewarding ... Friends and family have asked to purchase a few pieces. There are 2 YouTubers I was inspired by that show neat techniques, Molly's Artistry and Mii Paintings. I do mine on used drumheads I get from my drummer friends.

I also have been studying different languages. This satisfies my brain's need for information and learning, plus there is tons of research that shows that learning languages is great for the aging brain. I am working on Dutch and Czech.

I used to write, but can't really see my handwriting anymore ... So I have started a video journal with the hopes of maybe posting something on a YouTube channel ... But for now I just sort of mess around with editing programs.

I hope you find something that works for you ... Best of luck!

Another legally blind, central vision person. I clearly don’t know the specifics of your situation, other than what you’ve shared. But I would encourage you to seriously consider/think through moving to an area that is more walkable. I know it’s possibly a big change on top of the major changes you’re already dealing with, but being able to walk places is a hugely important for a sense of independence.

It is a change that can really lower the barriers to many different hobbies, work, volunteering, etc.

Have you ever heard of amateur (ham radio)? There are quite a number of blind hams on the air. It can be a geeky hobby or a social hobby, or combination of both!

Hi. I'm legally blind but still have little eyesight left. I used to be a Personal Trainer, so loved exercising. The only exercise I can do now is to go on walks. I have severe Nystagmus.

I now also have Vertigo and very loud Tinatis, so my balance is near enough gone.

What I am doing with these long days is doing short online courses. Programming in Python is one of those courses. I use DataCamp and is free. I get regular newsletters from - Finxter, Chris is a pro and now considering doing a freelancer course to become a Data Scientist. I'm not that clever, but I am confident I can achieve what I want to do vin the future.

Stay optimistic(positive) in life, not pessimistic(negative) 👍 hope this helps, best of luck.

What did you like doing before?

What about self-work and intropspection. I got in to the typology stuff like 7 years ago and it’s fun. You learn an extreme amount about yourself, who you are good, bad, ugly, fantastic.

Also what did you enjoy doing before you lost your vision. Why can’t you do those? If you can tell us or me we can try to help you adapt it sure you can do some or all of them.

I went through the same for 5 years after going blind, and although all I wanted was to die I wasn't diagnosed as clinically depressed by any of the 5 psychiatrists, 3 psychologists, and 2 occupational therapists that I talked to over the years. Eventually I figured that programming, which was my main occupation before going blind, was totally doable with this condition and within my reach, so things got better. Since it happened to me, I can fully relate to the sentiment of boredom without being depressed, as I've always been a person of narrow yet deep interests.

I do not have anything I can suggest to you though. Getting back to coding worked for me because I already had over a decade of experience when I went blind so I could just build stuff with the knowledge I already had and use that to further motivate me into learning new things. If I was to start from scratch now I do not think technology would pique my interest, since without sight there isn't much to appreciate or impress people with in the beginning of the learning journey.

I still pay for psychological counseling these days, not because I think it will help in any way but just because I like having someone to talk to about my current life as well as how much I miss my sighted days. My life is currently suspended awaiting either for a cure to glaucoma or death, but at least now I'm somewhat entertained.

same here. you could try text RPGs. I'm sure there's some software that does text to speech for that.

could also try going to the gym

Have you tried programming? That could keep you busy.

paraclimbing

Sighted person here I recommend d&d. I guess working out too and I think trying to learn a language if you have the time.

There are games like chess or text based RPGs?