10 Mar 2017, 3:45 pm
I use them to avoid eye contact too. I like wearing them because you can inspect someone without them noticing. Although one time I caught someone inspecting me because their shades weren't dark enough.
10 Mar 2017, 4:32 pm
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10 Mar 2017, 6:47 pm
I use them to avoid eye contact too. I like wearing them because you can inspect someone without them noticing. Although one time I caught someone inspecting me because their shades weren't dark enough.
Yep , I have to wear shades even on overcast days if it is too bright ( I get headaches if I don't ). The added benefit is being able to hide eye contact ( a real godsend sometimes ) , although I do take them off inside shops as I don't want come across as rude ( always felt that wearing sunglasses indoors is not the social norm - don't know why)
Yeah, wearing them indoors is generally not considered socially acceptable.
I still wear them on public transport though, you can get away with more there.
I used public transport for the first time in years the other day and there were only 3 other people on the bus. I kept my shades on
Had the bus been full I would of taken them off though for percieved fear of judgement 
10 Mar 2017, 6:53 pm
10 Mar 2017, 6:57 pm
I use them to avoid eye contact too. I like wearing them because you can inspect someone without them noticing. Although one time I caught someone inspecting me because their shades weren't dark enough.
Yep , I have to wear shades even on overcast days if it is too bright ( I get headaches if I don't ). The added benefit is being able to hide eye contact ( a real godsend sometimes ) , although I do take them off inside shops as I don't want come across as rude ( always felt that wearing sunglasses indoors is not the social norm - don't know why)
Yeah, wearing them indoors is generally not considered socially acceptable.
I still wear them on public transport though, you can get away with more there.
I used public transport for the first time in years the other day and there were only 3 other people on the bus. I kept my shades on
Had the bus been full I would of taken them off though for percieved fear of judgement I wore them on a plane the other day, didn't sense any judgement but then I didn't really check
It's all in the confidence
10 Mar 2017, 7:49 pm
I use them to avoid eye contact too. I like wearing them because you can inspect someone without them noticing. Although one time I caught someone inspecting me because their shades weren't dark enough.
Yep , I have to wear shades even on overcast days if it is too bright ( I get headaches if I don't ). The added benefit is being able to hide eye contact ( a real godsend sometimes ) , although I do take them off inside shops as I don't want come across as rude ( always felt that wearing sunglasses indoors is not the social norm - don't know why)
Yeah, wearing them indoors is generally not considered socially acceptable.
I still wear them on public transport though, you can get away with more there.
I used public transport for the first time in years the other day and there were only 3 other people on the bus. I kept my shades on
Had the bus been full I would of taken them off though for percieved fear of judgement I wore them on a plane the other day, didn't sense any judgement but then I didn't really check
It's all in the confidence
I don't think I explained myself properly , it's not the actual judgement that bothers me ( "do you think your a celebrity or something" ) - I can handle that better , it's the anxiety of potential judgement that eats me up - don't know where this stems from and if it has anything to do with ASD , OCD , Anxiety , Depression or another cocktail of disorders I have yet to research
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10 Mar 2017, 11:05 pm
Yes, wear them al the time, especially out and supermarkets ( flouros spin me out and can make me a little nausious ), pretty sensitive to light even overcast days... If not wearing them im often squinting which can give me temple headaches, also need a relatively loose pair because if too tight around my temple feels like chinese torture! If i forget to take them out which is rare and its a sunny day it feels like someone is using a needle behind my eyeballs and everything appears rather white! Also helps with avoiding direct eye contact and allows me to scope the individual without looking weird! lol... hence darker the sunnies the better 
Helps a bit more with confidence as i also have something to hide behind. Sometimes get weird looks in winter or when its raining but most people here are used to me wearing them now so dont get the usual comments of 'are you stoned?' which is a bit of a paradox as if i forget them my eyes are rather glazed and dialated so often get accused of being on the herb! lol
10 Mar 2017, 11:51 pm
I need to wear my prescription sunglasses in most situations:
• Sunny days - feel like I am walking on the sun. I am blind without sunglasses.
• Bright overcast days - feel like I am staring at a white light after a while. I will get a headache.
• Night time - feels like lights are too bright, everything else is too dark, and gives me a feeling of blindness. Sunglasses dim the lights so that everything else appears brighter.
• Most indoor places - feel like I am staring at a white light after a while. I will get a headache.
I do not need to wear sunglasses in these situations:
• Dark overcast days - feel comfortable.
• Home and dark public places (libraries, therapists' offices) - feel comfortable.
I will sometimes wear my non-prescription sunglasses, or nothing, to get comforting blurry vision when visual details are too overstimulating like This_Amoeba describes:
Either no one cares or I am oblivious to anyone else's opinion of me wearing my sunglasses at unusual times.
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