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To feel embarrassed about walking around naked in gym changing rooms?

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IShouldNotCoco · 01/08/2025 18:26

It isn’t because I dislike my body or anything but I do feel incredibly awkward about just stripping off and walking around. Is it upbringing?

I am quite envious of all the women who seem totally unbothered about doing this. If you’re trying to get changed without exposing everything, you’re definitely in the minority at my gym.

So I’m wondering how common it is for people to feel the way I do?!

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TabbyCatInAPoolofSunshine · 01/08/2025 18:30

There is no need to walk around naked in the gym changing room and almost nobody does ime. Everyone gets changed fairly discreetly and wraps a towel around themselves if they need to cross the room to retrieve a forgotten item from a locker or whatever.