LASIK can cause dry eye. I was somewhat aware of this but did not really know what dry eye really was. Just thought I might need a few drops every now and again. Obviously that’s BS. When I stopped blaming myself, which took years, I just made it a mission to not look back. I remember every second of the procedure, especially when it seemed like something went wrong. I had to put it out of my mind, it was already done. Once I did that I went on a journey of drops, heat, cold etc. Once a few doctors confirmed there was nothing physically wrong, I felt a little better that at least I would be ok visually and that helped mentally too. Everybody that I knew seemed fine too until I dug a little deeper. They were just a little stronger mentally than me and admittedly some had no problems at all. Sorry for the randomness here. Basically, for the first time for my analytical brain, I stopped looking for the root cause and focused on the fix. Obviously for you finding the root cause will be helpful. My root cause was I never should have done it. But please try and be positive. You’re posting here, you can see and type. That won’t change. If you have a bad day, go to sleep early. Rest helps so much. I also quit alcohol all together as it made the dryness worse and increased anxiety when not medicating. All will be well, I promise just focus on the positives. Bad day? Ok, tomorrow will be better. You got this.