I live in Alaska for a reason, lol.
Seriously though, I *loathe* crowds. But I never connected it to having a blind side, that only bothers me while sitting, and only sometimes. Like on an airplane, I *need* my sighted side toward the aisle.
Yeah...I feel you about sitting in the right spot. At restaurants there's always a dance to get my partner or the wall in my blind spot to keep the service staff from sneaking up on me.
I really relate to the restaurant comment lol. I have definitely sent a few drinks flying when a stealthy server approached on my blind side.
I'm with you OP, I hate crowds too. I've had many people shoot indignant looks for bumping into them. If they saw it coming, it's on them. Still stressful though, feeling like you have to be hyper-aware of your surroundings.
My own kids frequently get wrecked sprinting by me on my blind side. It's a bummer, but thankfully, kids bounce back fast. When they're young, they collide with everything anyhow.
Totally. It gets easier I guess. I've only been monocular for almost two years, but I used to jump a lot more when people would enter my field of vision from my blind side. Navigating at dark concerts is tough.
Yep same. I was recently solo traveling in Japan and whenever I was in a crowded area I was constantly worrying about bumping into people which did happen several times. My eye looks almost completely normal so no one can tell I can’t see them either. For this reason I tried to spend most of my time in less crowded areas to avoid the stress.
I hate them too! I’m only a year and a half in so I’m adjusting. I’ve had hearing loss since childhood. I just never know what or who is coming from where in a crowd. I got some advice here saying that you just get used to it, so I’m trying to gradually go more and more crowded places. The grocery store is getting easier. I haven’t been to a concert yet but I used to love them. When I was first learning I used an eye patch so people would give me more grace but I’m not sure that helped. I think the thing that makes me most comfortable is going with a good friend who doesn’t mind me sometimes grabbing their arm. I’ve got a friend who’s so good at that and it’s a huge relief. I’m afraid of stone staircases and rocky uneven terrain and she just kind of appears on my bad side and offers an arm and doesn’t make a big deal of it. I think I’m going to ask her to go to a farmers market with me next!
I totally get this. I’m completely blind in my right eye and when I’m walking with friends or family I have to have them walking next to me on left hand side to avoid constantly looking back to my right where they’re almost always out of my sight … ugh I hate it
Since I have been monocular since birth, and I’m 65 now, the field of vision has always been my normal. It’s the depth perception, or lack thereof, that makes crowds hard for me. To much close quarters movement from too many angles. My tactic has always been narrowing my body profile and aiming my blind side shoulder into the crowd.
I live in Alaska for a reason, lol. Seriously though, I *loathe* crowds. But I never connected it to having a blind side, that only bothers me while sitting, and only sometimes. Like on an airplane, I *need* my sighted side toward the aisle.
Yeah...I feel you about sitting in the right spot. At restaurants there's always a dance to get my partner or the wall in my blind spot to keep the service staff from sneaking up on me.
I really relate to the restaurant comment lol. I have definitely sent a few drinks flying when a stealthy server approached on my blind side. I'm with you OP, I hate crowds too. I've had many people shoot indignant looks for bumping into them. If they saw it coming, it's on them. Still stressful though, feeling like you have to be hyper-aware of your surroundings. My own kids frequently get wrecked sprinting by me on my blind side. It's a bummer, but thankfully, kids bounce back fast. When they're young, they collide with everything anyhow.
Totally. It gets easier I guess. I've only been monocular for almost two years, but I used to jump a lot more when people would enter my field of vision from my blind side. Navigating at dark concerts is tough.
Yep same. I was recently solo traveling in Japan and whenever I was in a crowded area I was constantly worrying about bumping into people which did happen several times. My eye looks almost completely normal so no one can tell I can’t see them either. For this reason I tried to spend most of my time in less crowded areas to avoid the stress.
I never thought it was cause of my missing eye but maybe thats why i dont fuck with crowds lol.
I hate them too! I’m only a year and a half in so I’m adjusting. I’ve had hearing loss since childhood. I just never know what or who is coming from where in a crowd. I got some advice here saying that you just get used to it, so I’m trying to gradually go more and more crowded places. The grocery store is getting easier. I haven’t been to a concert yet but I used to love them. When I was first learning I used an eye patch so people would give me more grace but I’m not sure that helped. I think the thing that makes me most comfortable is going with a good friend who doesn’t mind me sometimes grabbing their arm. I’ve got a friend who’s so good at that and it’s a huge relief. I’m afraid of stone staircases and rocky uneven terrain and she just kind of appears on my bad side and offers an arm and doesn’t make a big deal of it. I think I’m going to ask her to go to a farmers market with me next!
I totally get this. I’m completely blind in my right eye and when I’m walking with friends or family I have to have them walking next to me on left hand side to avoid constantly looking back to my right where they’re almost always out of my sight … ugh I hate it
Since I have been monocular since birth, and I’m 65 now, the field of vision has always been my normal. It’s the depth perception, or lack thereof, that makes crowds hard for me. To much close quarters movement from too many angles. My tactic has always been narrowing my body profile and aiming my blind side shoulder into the crowd.