Eyesight and behavior

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I recently got new glasses. Before I got them I used to run around A LOT. Now I feel like I can control myself better. Has anyone else had experiences like this?

No. I just feel utterly self-conscious in glasses in public because I always think that they make me give off stronger vibes of being incredibly shy or socially anxious (as a young person). When I look at other young people in glasses, I can always sense something shy about them, even though it might not be true. But it seems that way, probably because a lot of people on the spectrum and people with other disabilities too seem to wear them, and mostly people on the spectrum or with other disabilities have social difficulties or are more vulnerable so that is why glasses on young people just give me that impression.

Luckily I don't need to wear glasses permanently anyway, only for reading writing that's quite far away.

When I wore my glasses for a day I got really quiet and rather confused. The sensation of walking around with a totally new perception was overwhelming, so I had to take them off.

I wear them because I'm mostly blind in my right eye. When I close my left and look at my screen with my right, I can't even read what I'm typing, even if I'm close to the monitor.

I had a somewhat similar eureka moment, however it was with sunglasses.

Up until I bought my first pair of sunglasses (was trying to fit in, yeah I know I'm a sell out ), prior to getting them I used to hate going out during the entire summer and even some days during winter.

When I put them on for the first time and went outside, it was like everything had so much more color. And yet it wasn't straining my eyes.

I can't relate. Glasses really mess with my depth perception. I've worn them since I was around 5 years old, but then when I was around 10 I got contacts. I've been unable to tolerate glasses ever since.

I started to need glasses as a child. Back then most glasses had real glass lenses. The plastics weren't too good yet, and were more expensive, but were lighter than the glass lenses. I resisted wearing my glasses for several years. Partly because it added to my already existing differences, but also partly because the glass lenses were heavy. That made them uncomfortable, and they kept sliding down my slightly ski-nose. In high school I got fed up with trying to see things clearly that were farther off, so I finally took to wearing my glasses when I needed to. After a couple of years of that, my father finally realized how much trouble the heavy glass lenses were giving me when he started to give me driving lessons. He didn't want me to have an accident caused by falling glasses, so he finally paid for a pair with plastic lenses. By that time plastic lenses were better, too, so it worked out good for me. I did try contacts once as a young adult, but it didn't work out. My eyes are way too sensitive for them. I have now reached the point where I need correction for far, near, and intermediate vision. I have a pair of near/intermediate bifocals for watching TV and using the computer. I have a pair of progressive glasses for all 3 distances, for driving or walking around outside. They automatically darken in brighter light, which helps my sensitive eyes. I can see well enough without glasses to wander around inside, or even outside, but I can see far things better outside with my glasses on, so I prefer to wear them outside. Because I can get around indoors without them, I am able to give my eyes a break from constantly wearing glasses, which is good. It helps your periphrial vision to go eye naked for a while.

I don't think the glasses have changed my behavior, but they do help me see better.