The form I have is mild but noticeable. I don't think or act like a "victim". I think I'm a normal person. Do you all think they everyone else see's me the way I see myself?
2007-06-22 14:43:35 · 4 answers · asked by American dude 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
People are fickle sometimes... I am deaf, but not profoundly deaf. I am what they call "borderline profound" deaf ( I call myself a "half-breed", lol)... this means I have just enough residual hearing to get "caught" being deaf, so that even though I tell people I'm deaf, they don't believe me because I'm communicating with them "just fine".
Yes, people will be "affected" if they have limited openness to variance in what is considered "normal human development". But there will be those who are not, and *those* are the ones you want to pay attention to. Just ignore the ones who "react" to you in negative ways. Their negativity can only drag you down if you agree with it.
That is, as long as you see yourself as behaving responsibly (owning) your condition, and you are living your life the way you want it to be, it doesn't really matter how others "see" you... it's *you* that has to wake up with yourself and see yourself in the mirror each morning, they won't be there when you see the "truth" (however you perceive that truth to be) about yourself. So just pay attention to how you're feeling about yourself, and be honest, and be true to that, and you'll be fine. ;)
2007-06-22 15:01:57 · answer #1 · answered by 'llysa 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We all judge people, especially people we don't know, by their physical attributes. For people like family and friends, who know you well, your cerebral palsy is probably irrelevant. They probably don't notice it because they view you as a total person and that's just one part of who you are - no more important than your eye colour or weight whether or not you're a snappy dresser. For people who don't know you, it probably makes a bigger impression, because it is out of the ordinary. Just like how you might notice someone who is really short or really tall, but once you get to know them well, you forget that they are shorter or taller than "normal." It just becomes unimportant unless their attention is focused on it (like if you're really tall friend bangs his head on something).
2007-06-22 22:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by senlin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know dude, if they do, they really are not worth your time, energy or brain waves to worry about it. You will do great in life because of your attitude. My daughter has Cystic Fibrosis and she regularly encounters this problem in school, although CF is an invisible disease. People are cruel, but you don't have to believe what they say or subject yourself to their behavior.
2007-06-23 12:48:46 · answer #3 · answered by raginblaze 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I usually tell people is that those people who should matter to you probably see you in a better light than you see yourself because they are too busy worrying about what people are thinking of them! Go in peace!
2007-06-22 22:04:27 · answer #4 · answered by cavassi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋