Physical discomfort with clothes — General Discussion on True Nudists

Tom DOriginal Poster

Oct 1, 2017

For those of you who are nude most of the time, do you feel physically constricted when you do have to wear something?
Does it just feel uncomfortable to put on any clothing at all?
I wear just gym shorts often enough, but find other clothing confining.
Examples.
When I have been shirtless for a while, it just doesn't feel right when I first put one on.
After wearing shorts essentially all summer, I have been wearing slacks more as the weather gets cooler, but having clothing below the knee doesn't feel right.
I have preferred to wear a speedo solar when I had to wear something for swimming for some time, but since I stopped wearing underwear ( usually briefs) they feel so confining.

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Tom DOriginal Poster
May 1, 2020
[quote]In my reply 7 months ago, I confessed to having Asperger's syndrome, and one way it affects me if over-sensitivity to some things, like clothes. Since having to work from home a lot lately, I have noticed this effect even more on the days I have to work in the field. Clothing actually causes physical pain. No, I'm not making this up or being dramatic. I discovered that when wearing clothing, I have forced my mind to try and ignore the stimulus of the skin irritation, and it mentally tasks me. I have now rediscovered that without clothing, I can work much longer hours without tiring mentally, and produce much better work (I'm an engineer). For whatever that is worth.[/quote] For field work, do you just wear shorts to limit the pain to as small an area as possilbe?
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Paul
May 1, 2020
Maybe "pain" wasn't the correct word. It's purely mental, I know that. So, I have trained my mind to suppress the irritation of things rubbing against my skin. Having to do that for many hours at a time takes away some of my mental capabilities to do other things, like engineering complex projects. By freeing my mind of the burden of suppressing some of the over-stimuli that I am forced by society to endure, more of my mind is available to work on complex engineering matters.
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Tom DOriginal Poster
May 1, 2020
[quote]Maybe "pain" wasn't the correct word. It's purely mental, I know that. So, I have trained my mind to suppress the irritation of things rubbing against my skin. Having to do that for many hours at a time takes away some of my mental capabilities to do other things, like engineering complex projects. By freeing my mind of the burden of suppressing some of the over-stimuli that I am forced by society to endure, more of my mind is available to work on complex engineering matters.[/quote] Thanks. But still curious if you keep clothing to a minimum if you have to wear something.
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Olly
May 1, 2020
For me the main discomfort is in the crotch. That can be solved with a kilt. When it's cold clothing can add comfort.
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Nat
May 2, 2020
i personally dislike wearing clothing because of my latex allergy. it causes irritation, burning and if on for a while hives. you would be suprised how much of clothing now has some sort of latex woven into the fabric or waistband.
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Paul
May 2, 2020
You wrote: [quote]Thanks. But still curious if you keep clothing to a minimum if you have to wear something.[/quote] Oh, my apologies. To answer your question, I rarely wear much at all anyway. I do not own any traditional underwear. 90% of the time, when weather is nice, I'm in shorts, t-shirt, sneakers. When the weather is cool, I replace the shorts with jeans and add socks. If it gets extra cold, then I either stay in or add big puffy jackets.
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Tom DOriginal Poster
May 2, 2020
[quote]You wrote: Thanks. But still curious if you keep clothing to a minimum if you have to wear something. Oh, my apologies. To answer your question, I rarely wear much at all anyway. I do not own any traditional underwear. 90% of the time, when weather is nice, I'm in shorts, t-shirt, sneakers. When the weather is cool, I replace the shorts with jeans and add socks. If it gets extra cold, then I either stay in or add big puffy jackets.[/quote] Do you skip the shirt in warm weather where it is possible to do so?
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Gary
May 2, 2020
I have always found clothes and accessories most annoying, particularly rings watchbands socks, etc. or anything that is tight or binding. I wear nothing when I can (at home) and as little and as comfortable as possible when out and about. But unfortunately, skin probs force me to be pretty much covered when in direct sun, but I make do! (Shade, morning and late afternoon lake swims and outdoor activities, etc)
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ShavedNudist27
May 2, 2020
For me I don't like the way clothes feel. Anything around my waist is uncomfortable. I'm a free baller, that makes it a little more comfortable. Nude is always is my preferred way to be.
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Paul
May 4, 2020
[quote]Do you skip the shirt in warm weather where it is possible to do so?[/quote] No. Usually the shoes go before the shirt. I find that if I'm in a situation where it's OK to be without a shirt, then I can be without the shorts also. Nobody seems to mind if I visit them without shoes, but if I visit without a shirt, people start to get weird. Very few of our friends don't mind if I'm nude when we visit them, so that is pretty rare when away from home unless we're at a resort or a club function.
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Tom DOriginal Poster
May 4, 2020
[quote]Do you skip the shirt in warm weather where it is possible to do so? No. Usually the shoes go before the shirt. I find that if I'm in a situation where it's OK to be without a shirt, then I can be without the shorts also. Nobody seems to mind if I visit them without shoes, but if I visit without a shirt, people start to get weird. Very few of our friends don't mind if I'm nude when we visit them, so that is pretty rare when away from home unless we're at a resort or a club function.[/quote] I agree with you in social situations. I belong to a men's sharing group. One of the men in it dislikes shoes and takes them off as soon as he gets seated. Everyone is fine with that. I'm sure that if someone took off his shirt, it wouldn't go well. My shorts and no shirt times are working in the yard where I can be seen. walking, biking, driving , etc. Also at home, my feet tend to get cold before my shoulders and chest, so socks or slippers go on before the shirt.
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Reuben Titus
May 8, 2020
When it's cold, clothing feels more comfortable, but only because it alleviates the discomfort of being chilly. In general wearing fabric is not quite as comfortable as wearing air as long as the air temp is comfortable. So when it's cold out the clothing is the lesser of two discomforts, as it warms up gettin it off is better and I only keep enough on to alleviate misunderstandings and conflicts with others around me. The maximum retained for hot weather is loose shorts and shirt, and sandals, but the shirt comes off often around home, and the shorts come off soon as I head back to work alone, but the sandals have to be retained for thorn protection.
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