Why are you a nudist? What do you get out of this?

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• ME

  Member

  Mar 15, 2018

  1. It physically feels good. A perpetual morning coffee in the sun.

  2. It's mentally liberating. Initially it's so novel and mindblowing, I have feelings and visuals of my first time singed on my brain. Not having anxiety about nudity frees you up for greater things than anxiety about being nude, which is silly.

  3. The social aspect is unique. Meeting other people you share this brilliant enlightenment with. Also, being vulnerable and extending a lot of trust to those around you in this unique situation, and them reciprocating, creates a pleasant non-sexual intimacy.

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• OU

  

  outothebakyrd

  Mar 15, 2018

  All of the above. When I get from work the clothes come off. actually it starts while I warm up the car walking into the house naked waving to my neighbors. Friend me on FB Gary Gibson Tacoma WA

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• ME

  Member

  Mar 15, 2018

  Naturism/nudism means freedom

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 16, 2018

  Hi DW,
  I see your input about why you are a nudist - but when I looked at your blank profile and your only picture, one of your big toe - my 1st thought was, how can you claim to be a nudist
  
  Perhaps I should go back to the premise and ask a different question, such as "How do you define your version of a Nudist".

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 16, 2018

  DW - I really like your analogy of (1) a morning coffee in the sun. Thank you!

  (2) yep, I think we all agree that there is a sense of liberation. at first, simply a "freedom from clothing itself", then comes a sense of freedom from "not being required to be dressed", that's one less rule in our life, and moments of anxiousness forgone for not having to conform to a societal norm (when in the appropriate location).

  (3) That social setting - hey, we can be home hermit nudists and never encounter another person - but that is just not as satisfying as being able to be nude with other nude people. The nude group offers up something no other social group does.

  I think we all see naturism as a certain state of enlightenment that we share with others of our persuasion. This social grouping is not
  dependent upon the other commonalities found in race, socio-economic position, political, religious beliefs, or even gender or even those outward qualities of looks or skills. Nudity can strip all that away and bring forth a place of acceptance and trust.

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  I say nudity CAN create a space for acceptance and trust. But obviously, it doesn't always, as evidenced by all of the blank data profiles, non-self revealing profile comments about the TN user and the stock photos of the fake nudists. All those indicate to me those who are here on TN for other reasons than mutual trust.
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• MC

  

  Mcdcvs

  Mar 16, 2018

  After a life time of learning to cover up and being worried that something may be showing. Secretly looking at women and wondering what they look like nude and seeing them cover themselves feeling my eyes. It was so freeing the first time I dropped my robe in public, all of the hang up I had about body image was gone, women not covering up, standing free and proud made me believe that this is how it is supposed to be.

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 16, 2018

  hi widgeon,
  
  you say, "1. Just feels good. 2. Feeling free.
  
  Would you please expand on your feelings?
  What feels good? What about being nude feels good? What about being nude feels free? (free from what?)
  
  thx.
  
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  while we are talking about being nude and feeling good on a social networking website, are you not willing to let the world see you as a nudist with a smiling face open to TN members and a completed profile for all to see?
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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 16, 2018

  Hi RickyD,
  thx for the post. :)

  I sure agree with you that "Naturism/nudism means freedom".
  Can you tell me more? How is it "freedom" for you?

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• MC

  

  Mcdcvs

  Mar 16, 2018

  [quote]what about the other side of that coin? do you/we/I find pleasuring is seeing others in nude? anyone want to take on that question? [/quote] I used to say that I was a "Closet Exhibitionist" in that I didn't care if other saw me nude. I did not "flash" people but if someone were to walk in on me in the restroom or while I was changing, I didn't care. As to seeing others nude, Yes, I do find pleasure in seeing others who are comfortable enough to share their bodies with others. Since most of my social nudity experiences have been at hot springs, people are under water most of the time. I have found that most men walk around freely and most women stay covered until just before going into the water. This is different from the first hot springs where almost everyone walked around openly. It gave me a certain comfort in knowing that other feel like me and want to be nude around others without the fear of offending anyone and the worry about body image. I love seeing people of all ages, shapes and sizes being free and no one shaming us.

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• PA

  

  Paul

  Mar 16, 2018

  Since I was raised in clothing optional surroundings, when I am nude now, it reminds me of happy times as a child. I also feel free, etc. as others have mentioned. However, in my case, it is freedom because I have Asperger's Syndrome, and with that comes the hyper-sensitivity to stimuli (anything touching me). Clothing makes me feel imprisoned. I don't know how "normal" people do it.

  Also, I feel innocent when nude. Like when I was a kid.

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• ST

  

  Steve

  Mar 16, 2018

  1. Lets me take care of my skin freely - getting enough but not too much sun, keeping dry and clean with no sweaty elastics and coverups.
  2. Pushes past body-image issues; what you see is what you get.
  3. Establishes trust.

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• MU

  

  mudist

  Mar 16, 2018

  1) Because I am a man and men have a tendency to show off

  2) You immediate feel some kind of intimacy being nude among other naked people

  3) The skin reacts towards external influences while being nude and you are feeling an improved sentiment.

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 16, 2018

  hi back to andre,

  your first comment really emphasizes a sense of freedom from cultural norms. the one that says we should always be properly covered.

  so one of the top benefits for you, is that sense of it's OK to be nude, in appropriate settings. A side benefit is the self-acceptance of your own body. In the company of other nudists, we feel the permission to be disrobed and have the real expectation that our body (an our real "self") will be accepted. After you gave yourself permission, there was and remains a feeling of "freedom".

  The other benefit of being a nudist, for you, is the opportunity to see others nude. You are curious about what others look like, under all that clothing, and now, you get to see.

  In summary, andre says, "there is pleasure in being seen and in seeing others". Being a nudist meets both those needs.

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 16, 2018

  Andre, you nailed 2 of the joys of being a nudist,
  the permission to be naked and moving among others who are naked;
  and not experiencing any shame about our naked body, as it is;
  those are very freeing sensations.

  well done andre.

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 16, 2018

  well said vic,
  being a nudist means being free from taboos about exposing our body.
  along with that comes freedom about having : "the right" clothing for our social activities. with no clothing we can relax and focus on getting to know others as they are, inside the skin.
  we have the expectation that others will accept our bodies, as they are and focus on knowing the deeper us

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 16, 2018

  hi PS,
  I think any of us who have only recently discovered the joys of being nude, are envious of your life long natural experiences.
  
  being nude brings back childhood memories of being clothes free, and it being ok. That in and of itself makes of think of "the garden of eden" stories when nude was a normal self-expression.
  
  I will add to my reasons for naturism is experiencing seeing kids running and playing with no sense of negative self-consciousness.
  
  thank you PS

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 16, 2018

  hi nudistbarefoot,
  thx for your ideas.
  (BTW: I sure do like your creativity in adding outdoor living space at your home.)

  I couldn't agree more with your thoughts.

  Freedom of not having clothes on.
  love the feeling of fresh air and the sun on the skin, feels so much more natural being naked.
  Good for the self-esteem as in accepting how you are feel - more relaxed when naked.

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 16, 2018

  hi steve in kona,
  thx for the input!!

  1. Lets me take care of my skin freely - getting enough but not too much sun, keeping dry and clean with no sweaty elastics and coverups.
  2. Pushes past body-image issues; what you see is what you get.
  3. Establishes trust.

  those are 3 really good benefits of being a naturist. well-said.

  after looking at your profile pics, I want to see your farm - what a paradise!!

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 16, 2018

  hi mudist, thx for sharing!
  
  looks like for you, being seen is important .
  nearly everyone one else has mentioned the sense of commonality and openness to others when we all are nude.
  yep, we all love the feeling of warmth on the skin which seems to just naturally bring about a relaxed sense of self.
  
  1) Because I am a man and men have a tendency to show off.
  2) You immediate feel some kind of intimacy being nude among other naked people.
  3) The skin reacts towards external influences while being nude and you are feeling an improved sentiment.

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 17, 2018

  hmmm, about my question and the responders, . .
  10 and they were all men.
  are there any ladies out there who would respond?
  gent's how about asking your sweetie for their thoughts?

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• SI

  

  Simon-new

  Mar 17, 2018

  I don't have the luxury in the area i live many social nude locations. Or events. I don't get paid enough to be able to afford a Hot tub. And in this past year mt wife has had some health issues that made us need to relocate into a city. So i don't have the outdoor space to be natural in.

  1. My nude time was kindof a mini vacation from realty.
  On the internet i started to discover i was the only the enjoyed being nake. And reading the Bible i clearly see God has no problem with it. Even told one of his profits to spread his word that way.

  2. When i found sites like this one i enjoy seeing the joy and genuine happiness others are enjoying in there photoes.

  3. I've enjoyed sleeping naked for years . So I'm enjoying all the new evidence of health benefits from something i have already been doing.

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 17, 2018

  from nudistbarefoot

  Both of us here were late starters for us. Freedom of not having clothes on. Love the feeling of fresh air and the sun on the skin. It feels so much more natural being naked.

  And good for the self-esteem as in accepting how you are feeling more relaxed when naked.

  This is not posted as just the view point of male. its the view of both of us especially the self-esteem part refers much more to my wife Tracey who had a low view of herself.

  You are touching on a very common themes in our discussion - a noticeable feeling of freedom from clothing, the self-giving permissions to be nude, the pleasant feeling of sun on the bare skin, finding an easy-going state of relaxation and an improvement in our self-acceptance of our own bodies and that of others as well.

  thx for sharing!

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 17, 2018

  thank you FreeLee for the comments. you are quite insightful
  
  perhaps you would edit them and add a paragraph or two on your first experience and how you came to give yourself permission to dump the clothing :) it would fill in more of the back-story.

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)Original Poster

  Mar 18, 2018

  thx for your input Simon-new

  That's 3 really wonderful benefits you've found and shared with us.

  In summary, Simon Says,

  1. My nude time is a kind of a mini vacation from realty.

  2. On TN, and other websites, i found people experiencing the joy and genuine happiness of being nude, as evidenced their photos. And, i discovered i wasn't the only who enjoyed being naked.

  3. I've enjoyed sleeping naked for years . So I'm enjoying all the new evidence of health benefits from something i have already been doing.

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