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Title. I don’t know what to consider it, whether it stems from body dysmorphia or whatever but I have a general (although not extremely impairing) fear and discomfort of nudity. This may be common, though I haven’t met anyone who’s as uncomfortable with nudity and their own body as I am.

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[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 4 points 19 hours ago

Does it only extend to humans? If you see an animal do you dislike its nudity? What about mannequins?

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ok, I'll be the first to ask.

  • Does your phobia of nudity extend to others being nude? If so, does that include people not in person? (People you're on the phone with or texting with? Recordings or photographs of strangers in the nude like artistic nudes and such?)
  • Do you consider yourself to be on the asexual spectrum?
  • Do you bathe/shower regularly?

You're a wonderful, valid, entire person who can't be well described by just this one thing. But it's interesting to get a peek into what's unique and different about folks' internal experience of the world. Also, don't feel like you have to answer anything you don't want to.

[–] AuroraGlamour@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thank you for being respectful. I am more than happy to answer :)

  1. Artistic nudes are fine unless detailed depictions are included. Most of the time, yes, any form of nudity from a person triggers my phobia. Cleavage (or people in bras) is fine with me but not the whole deal, especially not with the nipples.

  2. I do, actually!

  3. I try 😅 If I don’t look at myself too much, it can be okay.

[–] SwearingRobin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a follow-up on the shower thing, have you considered/tried showering with the lights off or low light? If you haven't, I'd advise you to keep some form of light you can easily reach and turn on in case something happens.

[–] AuroraGlamour@lemmy.ml 2 points 18 hours ago

Oooohh, I haven’t. Thanks for this!

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If asked to join the Blue Man Group, would you?

Also, what's your favorite dinosaur? 🦕

[–] AuroraGlamour@lemmy.ml 2 points 18 hours ago
  1. Probably, they seem really cool :)

  2. Hmmm… 🤔 I’d go with Velociraptor, used to be T-Rex when I was younger.

[–] thezeesystem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Used to know someone who is asexual that had that as well as anything sexual, think it's called sex repulsed.

[–] AuroraGlamour@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

Ok, makes a lot of sense. :) I’m sex repulsed and asexual

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is very interesting op, thanks for posting this ama.

Has this been an issue your whole life, or is it a more recent development.

How do you wash yourself?

Does this impact your relationships?

[–] AuroraGlamour@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

Thanks, and you’re welcome!!

I think this started sometime at age 11 during puberty. I was disgusted by things like sex scenes on TV, and was disgusted by anything involving nudity, which included having to look at my growing breasts.

If I don’t look at it, I tend to be fine and can wash myself. Soap can also cover a great deal of the area.

Not really, as I’ve never had to dress in front of anyone, nor have they in front of me. When they discuss sex or people being nude in front of them though it can irk me a lot.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not so much a question for me, as one that might lead to something useful for you.

Does your phobia extend beyond a single sense?

As in, do the sounds of being naked bother you? Does tactile contact while nude bother you?

I've actually run into this twice irl, with patients. I used to be a nurse's assistant, which involves bathing other people when they can't do so themselves. Dressing them too. One of my patients was very mild in their aversion, they just didn't want to be able to see that they were naked, so they had tons of ways to work around it. The other was much more severe, and I was one of the few caregivers willing to work with them.

Which is also a roundabout way of letting you know you're not the only one :)

[–] AuroraGlamour@lemmy.ml 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Yay! Thanks! :)

I haven’t really thought about the other ones, but I remember for sure that being naked and looking at nudity bothers me.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 hours ago

Sometimes, folks dealing with this kind of phobia can find relief during times where not having clothes on is necessary by limiting the senses that trigger the phobia the most.

As an example, while bathing, dropping the lights to bare minimum. While changing clothes, wearing headphones if the sounds make it harder to deal.

Some end up staying clothed partway during such occasions, by changing which parts are clothed one section at a time. Swimwear can help with bathing for sure. For changing, it's possible to use a large draping piece of fabric that goes over everything, kind of tricking the mind so that it feels clothing on, even while different pieces of clothing are coming and going.

Unasked for advice isn't necessarily a good idea, but it's part of the conversation, so I felt okay doing it. Obviously, it's never an obligation that anyone accept it or act on it