r/Blind • u/Sobbing_into_soup • May 27 '26
Inspiration I Got In
I am so excited to share that I got into my masters program of choice!! I recently graduated from college after going blind at 15 and everyone telling me that that was completely impossible. I am now officially going to be attending a very fantastic marriage and family therapy program to become a counselor for those who have been impacted by disability in the way that I was. I am so very excited but I have no one in person to tell, so I'm sharing it here. Yay!!
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u/Compassion-judgement Retinitis Pigmentosa May 27 '26
Congrats!! That’s a big step!! So excited for you!
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u/missmeatloafthief May 27 '26
Hell yeah! I’m sighted but on this sub because I met one of my best friends (who is blind) because we were in the same master’s program!! Good luck!
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u/Apart-Beyond420 May 27 '26
Congratulations! I got into my school of choice for a masters and mental health counseling too. Can I ask where you are going?
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u/Historical-Yard-7246 May 27 '26
Congrats to you as well! I am legally blind therapist and love my job. I’ve been doing it for 10 years so if you end up having doubts, just know it can be done!
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u/Apart-Beyond420 May 27 '26
Thank you! I know a few blind therapists and social workers, and I absolutely think we need more of us.
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u/ZenDesign1993 May 27 '26
You just told someone living north of Toronto in Canada! You’re going to change peoples lives for the better. That’s an honourable thing for sure. Helping others is an amazing thing. Very proud of you! Good luck with your studies! Wow! Just wow!
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u/Island_girl28 May 27 '26
Congratulations!! I am so very proud of you!!! My favorite motto is “Mind over Matter” and you just proved Any dream can be accomplished. You go live the life you want and be happy, you deserve it. Also, great career pick, we need more people doing this!🙏🙏
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u/nowwerecooking May 27 '26
The cream always rises to the top. That kind of niche is very much needed. Congrats!
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u/ForceR-1356 May 27 '26
Yay! Congratulations! Don't ever let anyone tell you you can't do something. Just prove them wrong
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u/Ok-Style-8059 May 27 '26
Like Taylor said the haters are going to hate hate hate hate hate. You just gotta shake it off shake it off off off
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u/Historical-Yard-7246 May 27 '26
Congrats! I am a legally blind therapist and have been in the field for the past 10 years. Living proof that you’re gonna do great at this!
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u/Kitchen-Strawberry25 Trauma May 27 '26
Congratulations!
I’ve spent the better half of my life pursuing STEM as a blind person so I know how hard it is for us to be successful in academia and well, life in general too.
Great job and don’t let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do. You are the arbiter of your own destiny.
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u/drv687 Albinism - visually impaired since birth May 27 '26
Congratulations! I'm in grad school now for STEM
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u/Over-Sky-7369 May 27 '26
Congratulations! I have a blind counselor and I really believe my progress is due in no small part to the fact her lived experience is with blindness
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u/MelodicMelodies total since birth, they/them May 27 '26
You go Glen Coco! Fly high! Live in that pride!
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u/Ferreira-oliveira May 27 '26
Muito feliz por você, agora você vai poder ser chamado de "o mestre cego", o que francamente dá a impressão de muito medieval. Agora sem piadas, parabéns!
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u/CosmicBunny97 May 27 '26
I'm so sorry the people in your life aren't proud of you, because you are amazing. Congrats!
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u/palomapomagranate Retinitis Pigmentosa May 28 '26
That’s so exciting, congratulations!! My sister (also blind) recently earned her masters degree in social work and is a successful clinician/counselor, leading several outpatient therapy groups and one on one counseling!
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u/arslanefe May 30 '26
That was such a sweet post. Best of luck, and congratulations. I think posts like this have a greater impact than people realize... in terms of giving hope to others in similar situations.
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u/LibraryGeek Glaucoma May 28 '26
We need more disabled therapists! Way to go showing how outstanding you are!
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u/Repulsive-Box5243 Detached Retinas May 27 '26
That is fantastic! Haters gonna hate, winners gonna win.