Our Sun Is Not The Same Anyone Else Feel The Same Way?

When I was a child I would remember playing games with myself to see how long I could stare at the sun for. Silly idea but I know for a fact I'd look at it for roughly 5- 8 seconds depending on how long I could hold out then. I would be able to clearly look at the sun and see its outline and I think I remember sometimes seeing a purplish hue on the outline. I remember it being yellow. I noticed a couple years ago that I could no longer look at the sun for more then a second and if I did it would just be a white glob of light no outline anymore and not yellow. Nowadays I tend to go up to my apartment roof to have a quick cigarette or hang out with friends up there and my roof has a white floor. The sun got so noticeably different that on a bright sunny day I can't even go on the roof and look on the floor anymore because the floor would be so bright from the reflection of the sun that my eyes would hurt. I have to be up there with my eyes squinted or shut completely because of how intense the floor is. Did anyone else notice these differences? I used to attribute the changes to global warming but now that it's a Mandela Effect it's an even scarier thought. Thanks for reading :)