So I’ve been going to a gym with a pretty open locker room and also a couple of nude spas recently. Nothing extreme, just normal communal stuff. And I keep noticing that a lot of guys there seems completely unfazed being fully naked around each other. Like, dudes just strolling from the lockers to the showers without even thinking about grabbing a towel.
Meanwhile I’m over here doing that instinctive hand-cover thing without even meaning to. It’s not like I’m panicking or anything and I really only do it when I’m walking somewhere.
It’s weird because I want to be more relaxed about it. It looks so much easier when you’re not constantly trying to cover yourself or hold your towel when getting dressed.
Honestly, the part that really gets in my head is that my body just doesn’t sit the same way as most guys when I’m fully relaxed. Not hard, nothing inappropriate, just the natural shape. It doesn’t hang downward much; it kind of stays forward a bit. I always feel like someone’s going to assume the wrong thing, even though I know logically nobody’s paying attention.
For anyone who used to be self-conscious but eventually got comfortable being fully nude in communal showers or saunas:
How did you get past that automatic urge to cover yourself? Or should I honestly not even worry about and just keep doing it if it keeps me comfortable?