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Hi everyone,
I've already introduced myself and shared my story, so now I would like to talk about the one thing that is causing me the greatest amount of stress: Glasses.
I've always had issues with my vision, but before I wore contacts I only used my glasses to see the board in class. Even then, I barely remember wearing them. Once I was 14 or 15 I wore contacts on a daily basis (I’m 27 now). I've been wearing my glasses for the past month and it has been torturous. My depth perception is completely off and I keep walking into tables and loosing my footing. The vision for my updated glasses feels too strong, but I did read that it's common and usually takes a week to get used to. Above all, and as odd as this sounds, I really can't stand the sensation of wearing glasses. I barely ever noticed when I had contacts in, but the feeling of glasses on my face; touching my nose, sitting behind my ears is really driving me insane. My job is predominantly face to face interaction with clients, typically for an hour at a time. I can honestly feel myself crawling out of my skin because all I want to do is touch my glasses and move them around. The annoyance of my glasses makes it very difficult to stay focused. I went back to the person who made my glasses, but there is little that can be done. I’ve a very petite adult, so any frame I choose is probably going to feel loose on my face, even after I’ve had them tightened. The past two days I have actually gone as far as wearing just one contact in my eye (my right is more tolerant than my left, and it’s also my “stronger” eye) just so I could avoid wearing glasses. On a much more shallow level, I hate covering my eyes. I know it sounds conceited, but I’ve been told that I can be spotted across the room just because of my eyes. I also used to have thick eye lashes, but they are now falling out. I feel awful even saying these things, because I know there are people who have it worse and are in chronic pain every day. I truly do not want to offend anyone, but I would love to know if there are other people who have the same feelings, and if they’ve found any solutions to wearing glasses. Thank you!
I've already introduced myself and shared my story, so now I would like to talk about the one thing that is causing me the greatest amount of stress: Glasses.
I've always had issues with my vision, but before I wore contacts I only used my glasses to see the board in class. Even then, I barely remember wearing them. Once I was 14 or 15 I wore contacts on a daily basis (I’m 27 now). I've been wearing my glasses for the past month and it has been torturous. My depth perception is completely off and I keep walking into tables and loosing my footing. The vision for my updated glasses feels too strong, but I did read that it's common and usually takes a week to get used to. Above all, and as odd as this sounds, I really can't stand the sensation of wearing glasses. I barely ever noticed when I had contacts in, but the feeling of glasses on my face; touching my nose, sitting behind my ears is really driving me insane. My job is predominantly face to face interaction with clients, typically for an hour at a time. I can honestly feel myself crawling out of my skin because all I want to do is touch my glasses and move them around. The annoyance of my glasses makes it very difficult to stay focused. I went back to the person who made my glasses, but there is little that can be done. I’ve a very petite adult, so any frame I choose is probably going to feel loose on my face, even after I’ve had them tightened. The past two days I have actually gone as far as wearing just one contact in my eye (my right is more tolerant than my left, and it’s also my “stronger” eye) just so I could avoid wearing glasses. On a much more shallow level, I hate covering my eyes. I know it sounds conceited, but I’ve been told that I can be spotted across the room just because of my eyes. I also used to have thick eye lashes, but they are now falling out. I feel awful even saying these things, because I know there are people who have it worse and are in chronic pain every day. I truly do not want to offend anyone, but I would love to know if there are other people who have the same feelings, and if they’ve found any solutions to wearing glasses. Thank you!
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