Thank you for your feedback. I am glad it helped. It is so difficult to set and maintain boundaries, especially when our default is to please others. I can certainly do a video on this, thank you for the suggestion. I can imagine you are not the only one who struggles with these things.

@@EmpathicSight Thank you so much. Indeed, I am not the only one!

thanks

Hi Derek

Thank you

@@EmpathicSight i want to know more about you

@@JoshJones-w8m Feel free to check out my other videos. I share some of my personal life there, including my experiences as a low vision Canadian

That's awesome, thank you so much for watching. if there's ever anything you'd like to learn more about, let me know and I'll try to make some content about it :)

I love all of these examples, it sounds like a very zen way to relax. And I love your creativity with making jewelry. Thank you for sharing.

That's awesome. A little effort each day goes a long way. I have reusable bags, sad thing I always forget to bring them when I go out. Thanks for watching :)

@EmpathicSight you're welcome 😊

Danke

@EmpathicSight Guten Morgen schöne Frau

I am 38

Vielen dank

@EmpathicSight bitte

Blue is my favourite colour, and I do think snowflakes are beautiful. A coffee cup with that printed on it would be lovely

Unfortunately, we'll always be faced with unsolicited advice. Most of the time people are genuinely trying to help, but their advice is often based in assumption and their own life experiences. I find that patience is the best friend when dealing with these things. Let me know if it helps in the future.

That is such a wonderful idea. It has really opened a lot of doors for me that were closed in the past.

It was indeed. Thank you, my christmas was a good one. I hope you had a good holiday as well.

That is a very thought-provoking question, thank you. When giving advice, I often pause to ask myself if they are open to it. With my clients I can often use the phrase "Can I offer some advice" or "Can I say something you might not want to hear" In the situation you are talking about, I like your solution. Evoking empathy from the person can really help to show them that what they are doing is harmful to themselves and to others. Another thing I would say in that situation is "I'm concerned about you, and want to help. Can I offer you some information/resources". This might be well-received, or it may not. Something to remember though, sometimes we can't do anything if the person is not open to the support we are ready to offer. I hope this helped, thank you for your question.

@@EmpathicSight Thanks...so remind them that any advice is coming from love and support. That you have given this decision some thought.

@@yanicknj Yes, let them know that you care about them, and that is why the suggestion/support is coming

Thanks for watching. I'm glad it helped.

Tomatoes. Hmmm... I guess I need to make pasta sauce with carrots and tomatoes lol. I'm glad you like the video, and I hope it was helpful. I often allow myself to laugh it off when I get strange suggestions.

Merry Christmas to you as well

I'm so glad this could help. I hope that things become a little less stressful for you in the future. I have some other videos on grounding techniques and anxiety techniques. Please check them out and let me know if they help as well.

Thank you, Merry Early Christmas to you as well :)

Thanks for watching

While my point about this was geared more towards blindness and the fact people will speak louder and slower to me, this is often true for someone who does not speak a certain language. Its as if speaking louder makes it more clear haha.

People still act strangely around people who have visible disabilities. You've probably gotten weird questions such as, "Oh my gawd. You're blind! Can y'all use the bathroom by yourself?" Or, "Can you hear in color?" All asked in a LOUD voice.

@@TDS.Harper Sometimes yes. But I try to remember that most of the time its coming from genuine curiosity, and often misinformation about people with disabilities. At any point if they are being malicious, I just pretend I can't hear them.

@@EmpathicSight Best thing you can do, I believe. I try to acknowledge the person, but no the negative behaviour.

​@@TDS.Harper Thats always a good plan

Its always a good idea to take breaks, even wven when we feel like a project needs to get done. Breaks help our mind to refresh and come back to a problem with a new way of thinking.

@ indeed so!

Hi Kyle, thanks for reaching out, and thank you for watching

Oh wow, thank you so much for sharing, and for watching.

Thank you <3

Nope, there's quite a few of us. But I'm glad to know you as well. I'll check out your page.

Indeed, very good

Thanks for watching

Such a good memory. And I have NO idea who those kids were, but that must have been frustrating :p

I'll have to check it out. I'm usually a big fan of those love/hate books :) Thank so much for the support, I'm glad you are enjoying the content. I've never heard of Libby, but maybe I'll have to check that out too

Thank you for the support