ugh, I tried both methods and STILL cannot keep a soft gaze. I can do the cocktail sausage thing, but I can't SEE beyond something being blocked. I tried the stereogram in the manual to no avail. Is there anyway I can ever see this? I've never been good with those stereogram things. Cocktail sausage is as far as I got and I have no idea how to tell whether or not I have soft gaze. My eyes keep getting sore and I don' t know how to control it. Advice please!