yesterday i got frustrated putting my contacts in, because one was blurry and refused to settle in the right spot. if i pulled my lower eyelid just so, the lens was perfectly clear, but as soon as i released, it went right back to being blurry.
i tend to forget to switch them out at the month mark, so ok, fine, it's probably about time to do that anyway. i removed the blurry contact, threw it out, and replaced it with a fresh one.
same problem.
now i was really frustrated. i calmly walked to the other room and informed my boyfriend of my growing frustration, just to keep him abreast of the situation. he wondered if the lens might be inside out?
definitely not! it's the second lens to have the same problem, and they're definitely not both inside out! plus, if i get it in exactly the right position, then it's perfectly clear! but for some reason, it won't settle!
with a huff, i decided to just take both contacts out, wear glasses for the day, and resolve to book an eye exam soon.
today, i went to try again. this time, i put the left contact in fine—that one was fine yesterday, too.
when i went to put in the right contact, i noticed it looked a little funky. ah, yes. it's inside out.
i flipped it the other way, put it in my eye, and it settled instantly, leaving my vision clear as day.
why didn't i just check that yesterday?
with the frustration no longer blurring my view, i realized it would have been trivial to simply check if it was inside out. but in the moment, that didn't make any sense, and i was already so fed up with the entire situation.
Calm Me is quite curious about Frustrated Me's experience. it was a such a simple fix, but i had refused to even try. why?
i'm not sure. but it does feel good to be curious about my experience, rather than being frustrated with the frustration and falling down an endless spiral of compromised problem-solving capacity.
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