The stand in is a good cheap option. Use a smaller aperture and place the stand-in ever so slightly in front of where you're going to be for the photo - your DOF starts where you focus and goes back from there, and your eyes are slightly recessed in your skull anyways.
If you have a little money, a cable release or remote control would make things much easier - but then, that money could be going towards new glass.
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