Do you wear shades?

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I wear sunglasses 9/10th of my time out of my apartment, and am about to get color-tinted (prescription) lenses to handle indoor lighting and suchlike. As such, I have three pairs of sunglasses; one that lives in the car, one that lives on the sideboard by the door, and one that usually lives in my bag. But they're currently on the night table instead.

I have transitions in my regular eyeglasses to help with the sun, but I also will carry a pair of over-my-glasses sunglasses to help with bright lights.

I wear sunglasses inside stores and outside any time the sun is up because it allows me to walk with my head up. With out the shades, my head suddenly drops, and I'm looking at the floor trying to hide my eyes from the light. From a couple of human relation college classes I had, a head down is perceived as low self esteem. From the junior high (middle school) bullies, I learned that walking with your head down makes you a target for bullies.

Another reason I wear sunglasses as much as I do is to reduce my anxiety. I can't tell when I'm anxious, so instead I look for the opposite, relaxed. I don't feel relaxed with my eyes squinted so I wear shades to relax my eyes.