I wasn’t warned when I began wearing contacts in the eighth
grade to avoid crying while wearing them. Like most things in life, I had to
learn that lesson on my own.
It wasn’t until I was working a part-time job in 2013, and I
was on the phone with my therapist, crying, during a break in my shift, that
(with my therapist’s suggestion) I bought a spare contact lens case and a small
bottle of contact lens solution to keep in my car for situations just like
this.
For when I unexpectedly begin to cry and the tears are so
overwhelming that my vision becomes blurred and the contacts, which are
supposed to correct my vision, simply become a hindrance.
I had been warned not to sleep in my contacts (apparently
this is a common haphazard), but apparently it’s not so common to sob while
wearing your contacts – at least not enough that your doctor gives you fair
warning about it.
Just another omittance because the mental health field is not
taken into consideration in the broad scope of things.
