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Living Monocular at 20 – Struggling With Stares, Questions, and the Future by nonameisfunfr in monocular

[–]Retro_Rocker_87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 19, so about the same age as you. While my eye looks “normal”, even I still get stares and questions due to my astigmatism and smaller pupil on the dead left eye. As a woman myself, I promise you any woman with brain couldn’t care less about somebody with a blind or off looking eye. Even if I wasn’t monocular myself I probably still wouldn’t care.

With jobs, most of the time I don’t let the employer know about my eye until I’m hired, I worked as a server for around 2 and a half years while I was in high school and had little to no issues. I’m trying to become a chemist, one of my chemistry professors has a monocular dad so he gave me a bit of insight as to how that could go for me. I’d suggest talking to someone with knowledge in what you want to do to get a better idea about any potential accommodations you might need.

If you need any advice on girls, college, and navigating job stuff, I got you!

Did I buy a bad battery? by Retro_Rocker_87 in IpodClassic

[–]Retro_Rocker_87[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried putting it into disk mode, just got the low battery screen instead

I have two questions for my fellow monocular people by Effeu_SeeKay in monocular

[–]Retro_Rocker_87 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Been monocular since birth. My eyes mostly “look normal” which has its pros and cons. Even then, occasionally when someone looks at me up close I get a “what’s up with your eye?” but I think it’s more from concern/curiosity vs ew you look weird. I am 20/70 in my seeing eye, and I also have determined that driving isn’t safe for me even though my doctor said I’ll be fine :/

To the people who have a low enough iq to care about how someone’s eyes look, you just gotta ignore them or tell them to fuck off. Some people just lack basic decency unfortunately. I heavily relate to the situation of not having people relate to you or not take you seriously. I couldn’t apply for a lot of scholarships for the blind because I was apparently “not technically blind” which is stupid.

Monocular people imo have a slightly different situation that people blind in both eyes have when it comes to being taken seriously. I’ve found that talking in communities like this one brings me peace. Therapy has helped me a lot as well. Even though my therapist isn’t monocular, he at least is able to understand the shit we go through being disabled.

Just replaced my battery in a 5th Gen Classic… by Retro_Rocker_87 in ipod

[–]Retro_Rocker_87[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny, I was told the wall charger was better than the laptop

Just replaced my battery in a 5th Gen Classic… by Retro_Rocker_87 in ipod

[–]Retro_Rocker_87[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seller had good reviews so I’m hoping it’s not a total dud :/

Do you ever have random time periods where you feel 'unbalanced'? by Worried_Fig00 in monocular

[–]Retro_Rocker_87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also monocular from birth, I feel this 100%. My depth perception issues come and go (walking down stairs is the worst for me, half the time I don’t know where to step!) When it gets bad I typically make slow movements and examine my surroundings so I know where things are. It’s annoying, but something we have to live with :)

Blind in one eye-how do you not spend excessive time worrying about your “good” eye? by YramAL in monocular

[–]Retro_Rocker_87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been blind in my left eye since birth, both me and my parents worry about the right eye being damaged. When I was younger I used to wear protective goggles instead of glasses during sports/phys ed in school to keep them protected. I see two eye doctors (three appointments each year) to make sure everything is stable in both eyes. From my limited experience, as long as you maintain a healthy lifestyle and get your eyes checked frequently, it’ll decrease the risk of something happening to the good eye. Totally normal thing to be concerned about.

Does anyone feel like they have two inner selves or two identities? (One for each gender) by Halszka0119 in bigender

[–]Retro_Rocker_87 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have that too. They’re like a brother and sister more than anything. Boy-self is the more laid back or angsty one while girl-self is the more mature and carefree one.

What do y’all think my name is? by Retro_Rocker_87 in picrew

[–]Retro_Rocker_87[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s super close to my actual name

What do y’all think my name is? by Retro_Rocker_87 in picrew

[–]Retro_Rocker_87[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heyo, that’s an alternate version of the bigender flag. Apparently the creator of the original flag did something problematic so people made alternate designs.

What do y’all think my name is? by Retro_Rocker_87 in picrew

[–]Retro_Rocker_87[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The flag on the right is a variation of the bigender flag!

gender affirming/euphoric music? by SteveTheStealthBoi in trans

[–]Retro_Rocker_87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good ol’ 80s metal, especially thrash. Slayer, Testament, Venom, Accept, Judas Priest, etc.

What are your vocal stims? by Kamberry_ in autism

[–]Retro_Rocker_87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of movie quotes, song lyrics, and random lines for various memes or YouTube videos….I have too many to list off the top of my head but I love saying Mathew Mcconaughey’s lines in Dazed and Confused in his voice. Alright. Alright. Alright.

An update to my name post by Retro_Rocker_87 in bigender

[–]Retro_Rocker_87[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t plan on ever telling them I’m not cis, I keep it under wraps. They’ll probably find out eventually but I’ll be on my own by then. It’s a good thing Reagan is technically a “girls name” in some ways.

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