r/TestedOnMe

Experiment Log: Wearing Sunglasses Daily (1 Week)

Objective:

Test whether wearing sunglasses regularly makes sunlight tolerance worse or if that’s one of those things people just say

Context:

I’m usually completely fine without sunglasses. Bright sunlight doesn’t really bother me, which apparently makes me the odd one out because almost everyone around me (friends, family, random people I know) seems physically incapable of existing outside without them

This made me wonder: have I adapted to sunlight by just never wearing sunglasses? And if I start wearing them regularly, will I somehow make my sunlight tolerance worse?

Protocol:

- Wore sunglasses every time I went outside during daylight

- Same routes, same general outdoor exposure

- Duration: 7 days

- Tracked: light sensitivity, comfort outside, adjustment to bright sunlight

Results:

Day 1–2:

Immediate quality-of-life improvement. Less squinting. Less feeling personally attacked by the sun

Still felt unnecessary because I was already functioning fine without them

Day 3–4:

Fully adjusted to wearing them. Outdoor time noticeably more comfortable

Started understanding why people become emotionally dependent on sunglasses

Day 5–6:

Noticed something interesting: taking them off in bright sunlight felt significantly harsher than before. Not painful, just noticeably more intense

Began wondering if I accidentally weakened my superpower

Day 7:

Went outside without them as a test. Still manageable, but sunlight definitely felt brighter than I remembered

Not enough to make me “need” sunglasses, but enough to notice

Conclusion:

Sunglasses improved comfort immediately, but I may have become slightly less tolerant to bright sunlight after a week. Hard to tell if this is real adaptation or just getting used to not being flashbanged by daylight

Notes:

- n=1

- Started with unusually high sunlight tolerance

- Short test period

- Comfort may bias perception

Next:

Possibly stop wearing them again for a week to see if tolerance resets

If you used to be fine without sunglasses and now can’t leave the house without them, I need your data

Background

Work from home. About a month ago my tailbone just started hurting out of nowhere, no injury, nothing. Just woke up one day and it was there and wouldn't go away. Sitting hurt, standing up hurt, shifting around every five minutes trying to find a position that didn't suck.

What I tried first

Folded up a hoodie, sat on a regular cushion, ignored it and hoped it would pass. None of it did anything.

The experiment

Caved and ordered a coccyx cutout pillow. The ugly ones. Used it every single day for a week and tracked how things felt.

Results

Day 1, noticeable difference already. The cutout keeps your tailbone from making contact with anything so the pressure just disappears.
By the end of the week the pain was mostly gone.
Still using it now and haven't looked back.

Verdict

Didn't expect it to actually work but it did. Not a fun experiment to run involuntarily but if you're already dealing with random tailbone pain, this is the move.