Sue’s Best Pages – Part 2

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Part 2 Dealing with the Emotional Reaction to Vision Loss

• “AMD can lead you to question whether or not you have any value. It may lead you to feel unworthy and guilty about being dependent upon others for so much. These are symptoms of depression, too.”
  • Are You Depressed?

• “The thought of suicide never crossed my mind. Not that it is an uncommon thought. Not that it is not understandable. It is just that suicide and hopelessness are closely linked and so far I have not been hopeless.”
  • My First 100 Days: Part 1 Hopelessness? (4 pages, linked together)

• “No sense getting peeved and denying it. It is what it is and I feel the way I feel. That is the way it is. Acceptance of what is important.”
  • It Is What It Is

• “If you don’t feel very accomplished or brave? Fake it! There are people watching. Be the person they will emulate during tough times in their lives. Show them what grace under fire really looks like.”
  • Fake It Till You Make It

• “Remember this journey is not a sprint, it is a marathon. In fact, it is a marathon that we don’t even know the course.”
  • Overcoming Uncertainty

• “Many of us are facing limitations. These are limitations we don’t like and don’t want. Limitations that hit right at our independence and threaten who we are and how we interact with our worlds.”
  • Looking for Answers

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