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Mikethespike23

How hard is finding a job you actually like when visually impaired?

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the couple things i can think of that id like to do or persue that i would maybe find fun are just probably not possible for me. bartender, id have to read small print on IDs and be able to read bottles and cans quickly, idk what i could possibly do with film school, tattooing is off the table because you have to have good eyesight to do intricate little details, graphic design or game design doesnt sound like it would be possible, hell ive heard you even need a drivers license for being a frigging secratary sometimes. (not that id want to do that) i dont know if id be any good at things with typing, especially fastly, as 2 of my fingers are deformed, one being shorter than it should be. Ive seen a bunch of people suggest being a masseur, but again idk how id be at massaging when i have deformed fingers. im feeling defeated in myself. i read a thread about this and all the suggestions were like work from home, customer support, civil services, lawyers, government jobs etc. it seems like all the fun jobs that i could try and do may not even be possible. I dont wanna be stuck working retail either. I dont even have enough faith in myself that i wouldnt get fired in a week for being too slow with a computer and cash register. Im feeling really down tonight. I dont wanna be working a job i hate if i could be doing something i like. working at home is just not an option either. i neeeeed socialization.

for reference i have retinitis pigmentosa so its going to most likely get worse so i have to take that into accountability too. My vision at the moment is not horrible, but not good either. I legally cant drive, it can be hard to recognize faces fully from like 10-15 feet away, especially im bright light, im also not good in bright light, i have a 60-65 inch tv screen that i cant read the stuff on the screen from 6-8 feet away unless its big, but if its small, no chance, and its harder to focus on the image perfectly i feel also at this distance, like its not the most enjoyable watching tv or a movie from my bed. i have to sit in my gaming chair, which is also easier if something comes on the screen i have to read. i suck at reading tiny print, like food ingredients or pill bottle info. i can read things better with a black background and white letters, when i play video games i sit like 3-4 feet away from the tv, sometimes closer if i have to read something. if i go into something visual, it could completely be useless in 10 years maybe, if i get unlucky. Idk what to do, i feel super shitty. I used to want to be a police officer when i was little and even tho i dont really want to do that now, it sucks that the options not even there ig.

Posted Jul 23, 2026, 5:07 AM UTC

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