Philbo Wiseroot Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I'm curious as to whether us aros are comfortable with being naked around others. It was inspired by this post on AVEN. Personally, I can only be naked if it's practical, or if I'm comfortable with everyone in the room at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tal Shi'ar Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Nope. I usually won't even have my shirt off in front of other people IRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j a c k Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Nah I don't feel comfortable with that stuff at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Not really. I can deal with being seen changing, like in a locker room situation, only out of necessity, but it isn't something I'm particularly fond of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArodynamicallyFavored Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 ummmmmmm no...no....and no. I really don't care in what situation it is, i rather be covered & stay that way. I hate changing, disrobing, & anything else when i don't feel like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman7918 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I'm just generally uncomfortable with my body most of the time, both because of my weight (I'm working on fixing that) and sometimes gender dysphoria (curse you gender fluidity). I'm even uncomfortable taking my shirt off around others despite being male, so needless to say locker room situations have always been very uncomfortable for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulWolf Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Nope, nope and no way and a bit of not gonna happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgypotato Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Only if it were a doctor, and even then never anything between the waist and thigh. D: I've had to show my dermatologist my legs and back and stuff and that was bad enough - I've gotten used to that though. Only ever a doctor who I'm confident would be professional and other stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassiopeia Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I guess this is more related to asexuality, as nudity is traditionally seen as a sexual thing... And also can be a gender thing, but I don't really have any issues with that either. Still, its an intimate situation, but nothing negative. I got some silly insecurities, but in general I am comfortable with nudity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Cassiopeia said: I guess this is more related to asexuality, as nudity is traditionally seen as a sexual thing... I was kind of wondering the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zema Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Haha, not a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kojote Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I kind of don't mind, I sometimes have to remind myself to mind, actually. I get mild body dysphoria and I prefer wearing stuff that makes my chest look flat, but over all I have no problem with it. As an artist both in 3D and 2D, I happen to look at a lot of naked (and skinless xD) people for references and study's all the time, so I don't see anything inherently sexual in nudity alone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfluffle Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Nope. So much nope. It's unpleasant just seeing myself naked, and I would certainly not allow myself to be naked in front of another person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generic Clown Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I'm a bit uncomfortable being completely naked, but I have no issues with being in underwear unless it's with complete strangers and kind of take pleasure in showing more skin than is typical for a guy in normal clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute kitty Meow! Mewo! Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 generally I'm comfortable with nudity. It would depend on the context really. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncommonNonsense Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I'm barely comfortable with being naked in my own bathroom, alone, with the door locked. I have never been at ease unclothed, even when I was younger and at least kind of cute. Now, I'm the kind of person who looks far, far better clothed! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Hmm. It's confusing for me. On the one hand, I don't really mind being seen naked. On the other hand, if I've been self-harming regularly, I don't exactly want to shove a lovely mosaic of large wounds in people's faces. Even my scars tend to be.....personal for me. It's not the skin--it's the reveal of wounds. A couple months ago I got a cut on my neck and I ended up surprised at how uncomfortable I suddenly was at my neck showing; now that it's healed, I have no issue with it. I don't see anything sexual with nudity, especially as an artist who's friends with artists. Even if it were sexual, I feel like I probably wouldn't mind. I used to have no problem with getting completely nonsexual massages a few times a year while 100% butt-naked. Pain relief! It's great! Then there was some stuff with a mandatory-disclosure masseuse, and, well, now I'm more than a little freaked out about it....but again, it's not the skin, but the knowledge of self-injury and the invasion of privacy, that frightens me off. However, I do mind, very much, seeing my /own/ naked body. It makes me want to rip off my skin (thanks, dysphoria). It should be noted I have the same issue with looking at most parts of my body, including things it'd be weird to cover, like my face and hands (I wore fingerless gloves for a while to help cover my hands, and I've worn hand flower jewelry at other times for similar reasons). If you take other people's reactions out of the equation, I care about showing my butt as much as I would showing my knee--I don't particularly care about other people seeing either unless there's a cut on them, and I personally would prefer to see neither. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euracil Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Although I do generally consider myself as asexual, I do have to say that I'm still a little confused. It's hard say if this sexual attraction or just fetishism, but I have always held some sort of... let's say "erotic appreciation" for the male form. The idea of being naked and having close contact with another guy does sound appealing to me, but the idea of having sex... not so much. Ideally I'd like to be naked with another guy who feels the same way as me because I don't know how I would deal with someone who only sees being naked and snuggling as a means to and end (sex) rather than an end in itself. With all of that being said, I've never been anywhere close to actually getting naked with other people and in practical life. I always try to be modest. I couldn't ever imagine people I already know as being naked and the idea of them being naked or me being naked around them makes me a bit uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncommonNonsense Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 9 hours ago, Jade said: Hmm. It's confusing for me. On the one hand, I don't really mind being seen naked. On the other hand, if I've been self-harming regularly, I don't exactly want to shove a lovely mosaic of large wounds in people's faces. Even my scars tend to be.....personal for me. It's not the skin--it's the reveal of wounds. A couple months ago I got a cut on my neck and I ended up surprised at how uncomfortable I suddenly was at my neck showing; now that it's healed, I have no issue with it. I don't see anything sexual with nudity, especially as an artist who's friends with artists. Even if it were sexual, I feel like I probably wouldn't mind. I used to have no problem with getting completely nonsexual massages a few times a year while 100% butt-naked. Pain relief! It's great! Then there was some stuff with a mandatory-disclosure masseuse, and, well, now I'm more than a little freaked out about it....but again, it's not the skin, but the knowledge of self-injury and the invasion of privacy, that frightens me off. However, I do mind, very much, seeing my /own/ naked body. It makes me want to rip off my skin (thanks, dysphoria). It should be noted I have the same issue with looking at most parts of my body, including things it'd be weird to cover, like my face and hands (I wore fingerless gloves for a while to help cover my hands, and I've worn hand flower jewelry at other times for similar reasons). If you take other people's reactions out of the equation, I care about showing my butt as much as I would showing my knee--I don't particularly care about other people seeing either unless there's a cut on them, and I personally would prefer to see neither. I have heavy scarring on my left arm from a burn. It runs from my wrist almost to my shoulder. It's blotchy, has an odd texture, and is a mix of reddened, vascular surface scarring and thick, white, stiff patches of much deeper scarring that pull and wrinkle oddly when I move my arm. I usually wear shirts with longish, loose sleeves in order to conceal it somewhat, but my work uniform shirt is short sleeved and I often catch people staring. The burn took 3 months to fully heal, and after it healed, I was *very* conscious of it and of other peoples' reaction to it. Because it was new scarring, it was very obvious. For years, I wore only long-sleeved shirts and only uncovered it to bathe and change clothing. Now, about 9 years after the burn, I'm so much more at ease about it. Of course, 9 years on, it has faded somewhat, not quite as red, and some of the thick white scarring has receded and looks a bit closer to normal skin. I no longer really care if people stare or ask questions (I'd rather they ask questions than jump to some ill-informed conclusion). I used to self-injure.... and I agree with you about how incredibly vulnerable and uncomfortable it is to reveal those wounds to another person, especially someone who doesn't know/understand self-injury. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyFenton123 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 13 hours ago, Jade said: On the one hand, I don't really mind being seen naked. On the other hand, if I've been self-harming regularly, I don't exactly want to shove a lovely mosaic of large wounds in people's faces. Even my scars tend to be.....personal for me. It's not the skin--it's the reveal of wounds. A couple months ago I got a cut on my neck and I ended up surprised at how uncomfortable I suddenly was at my neck showing; now that it's healed, I have no issue with it. Yeah, I get this. I wouldn't care about being naked but for the scars. I'm incredibly uncomfortable unless I have something covering my legs from waist to ankle. There's also a scar on my arm and even though I've been able to pass it off as some childhood accident, I still much prefer wearing long sleeves. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmbo Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I have no problem with it. In fact I'd be fine with nakedness being less of a taboo. For example I wish I didn't have to wear swim wear at the beach. Skinny dipping is much nicer and one wouldn't have to worry about carrying around wet clothes or struggling to change inside a towel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettina Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Only in a locker room type setting. Or sometimes I'll use the toilet while my mother is having a bath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheThing Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I’m very uncomfortable with being naked, enough said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatingcroutons Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) . Edited September 1, 2021 by eatingcroutons 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotHeartless Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I suffered from heavy body dysphoria in the past but since my mental condition got better, I worked on my body and took steps towards transitioning... I'm rather shameless when it comes to my body and being naked. With other people I'm either indifferent or enjoy catching a glimpse. As drawing is my passion I also drew naked people or used them as models. In my opinion there is nothing to be ashamed about the human figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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