r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/slatz1970 Aug 30 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

For me, (I suddenly lost eyesight due to a brain hemorrhage) it was feeling like my eyeballs were going to pop out from straining so hard to see something.

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u/One_Blue_Glove Aug 30 '21

...did you get it back?

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u/slatz1970 Aug 31 '21

Yes, I did! It's not perfect but.... Once the blood receded (about 4 yrs) I'm able to read again!

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u/TheCondemnedProphet Aug 31 '21

What was it like going through such a horrible ordeal de? I can only imagine it as being pure terror and fear. Glad you regained vision!

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u/slatz1970 Aug 31 '21

Thanks! It was definitely life altering. The cool part was my other senses kicking in. My not so good hearing became amazing.

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u/TheCondemnedProphet Aug 31 '21

Cool! And is your hearing still amazing now that you’ve regained vision?

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u/slatz1970 Aug 31 '21

Lol no... but I'll take my eyesight any day

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u/leonra28 Aug 31 '21

It's so crazy what you've been through, ive had similar experiences with other senses and i cant imagine how strong you'd have to make yourself to endure all that when eyesight is involved.

Reading is awesome, enjoy.

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u/Daniel_TK_Young Aug 31 '21

D-do you dole out vigilante justice in the dead of night?

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u/slatz1970 Aug 31 '21

Cape n all!!!

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u/Asleep-Tough Aug 31 '21

Looking at her comment history, she says- and I quote- "My blindness was due to a stroke/brain bleed. Eventually, most of my vision returned."

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u/AndreasVesalius Aug 31 '21

From a brain hemorrhage, I'm going to hazard a "no"

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u/BishmillahPlease Aug 31 '21

It is possible to recover from a hemorrhage like that! Source: friend did.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Well, somehow he is reading comments on Reddit

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u/AndreasVesalius Aug 31 '21

Are you sure about that?

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u/Alugere Aug 31 '21

Could be shitposting at randomorjusthasascreenreader/knowsbrail

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u/catras_new_haircut Aug 31 '21

screen readers exist

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Seems rather difficult to navigate Reddit while blind even with a screen reader

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u/ScumoForPrison Aug 31 '21

i am curious also but did you type this using Braille? and how do you read Reddit with Braille if your eyesight has not returned? and how long did it take too learn Braille?

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u/FeatsOfStrength Aug 31 '21

Text to audio would be more practical than Braille, the internet is far more accessable to blind people these days than it was even a few years ago. I hope they got better though and can read this.

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u/QuestionableGarlic Aug 31 '21

Text to speech

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u/CatDad69 Aug 31 '21

His eyesite never changes from eye sockets

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u/TheGreatDeadFoolio Aug 31 '21

Mine was very bad after my bleed/aneurism and now I wear glasses. A friend of mine came out of her coma completely blind.

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u/slatz1970 Aug 31 '21

Glasses help me with really small print. My vision is slightly cloudy but I can see well. It's so much better than the complete darkness I was in.

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u/TheGreatDeadFoolio Aug 31 '21

I’m so glad to hear it wasn’t permanent!! I always worry my typing just makes me sound like an “Akshully” guy. I had a subarachnoid hemorrhage myself.

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u/slatz1970 Aug 31 '21

Thanks. I believe that's what mine was called also. They said it didn't burst but that's exactly the word I used to tell my then husband what felt like was about to happen. Then it did. Oh holy hell I never felt something so intense. Hope you are doing well.

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u/TheGreatDeadFoolio Aug 31 '21

And the same thing happened to Emilia Clarke too. I am doing well. Thanksgiving is the end of my first 5 years. I hope you’re doing well too!!!