Nearsightedness Can Be A Curse Or a Blessing

The choice lies in the eye of the beholder

Not wearing my contact lenses is like silencing my phone. Shutting off access to 1 of my 5 senses is a way of breaking away from the world.

I am not blessed with good eyesight, so when I have no contact lenses or glasses helping me, I just can’t see well. I can barely make out shapes.

This caused me to panic and become paranoid. But I have come a long way over time.

This is only a problem if I let it be a problem. It scared me at first to be without my glasses.

With my first set of glasses, the world was different. I saw individual details. I found that stars were no longer swirling streams of light that dashed all the way to my eye. They are just dots. Specs. Tiny holes punched through a dark canvas.

I was able to see facial expressions from across the room. My life was improving, that was how I was supposed to be.

My fears were dissipating because I had all 5 senses working again. I got used to that. Things were good.

There were moments when I could not wear my contacts anymore and had no glasses for backup. That led me to panic, or to hide out from the world.

Until I decided to not let it run my life

There are 2 ways to handle this, I thought. I could panic every time I can’t see, or I can accept it and boss up.

The panicking thing got old really quick, so I toughened up.

My mentality could either make or break me. Also, I had to remember that I have my other senses to pick up where the vision left off.

I am now much better with that anxiety. I embrace it now and make it a more relaxing than frightening experience. If I get a headache, I take out the contacts and just relax in a blurry and dark world, which helps. At that point, there’s nothing I can do but just chill and go on with simple things. It’s a sensory vacation. It’s…

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