Help I'm in competitive dance and sadly there is no bathroom or dressing room where us dancers can change I'm really not ok changing in front of other people and worst of all all of my dancer friends are flat and I'm not I'm so embarrassed how do I change infront of other people with confidence or discreetly! I need this answer ASAP! :(
Dragonflymagic answered Monday February 10 2014, 3:20 am: Sorry but there's no instant way to gain the kind of confidence to change clothes or be seen nude or semi nude in front of other people. The embarrassing feelings and fears beforehand are way worse than how you feel afterwards.
Just change as quickly as you can without looking around to see if anyone is looking at you. If you make a big deal of seeming to want to hide your chest or any part of your body from view, the actions of your trying to hide or acting embarrassed is what is going to attract their attention and looks rather than what your body looks like.
Heres a short story of mine and how this advice worked for me. Hubby and I went over to the home of new friends of ours for the first time, invited for dinner. Some time after dinner they said, Hey lets all get in the hot tub to relax and continue our conversation. We stated we didn't know they had a hot tub and so were unprepared, not bringing swimsuits. What we didn't know yet is that they were nudists. They said, Oh, thats okay, we never wear suits in our own tub, you don't have to, we're okay with that, being nudists. I was shy and embarassed having only been nude for the husband, never in front of other people let alone another male. If I said I didn't want to it would look like I was embarassed about my body. So we agreed to get in their hot tub. They showed us where their towels were. I grabbed one, quickly stripped as if I strip in front of people every day, and got into the tub. As time went on, I found that it felt freeing, as I was no longer embarrassed and by time it was time to exit the tub, it was easier to see nude, I still didn't look to see if they were looking.
I think since you have no time to get over your self confidence and no options at the location, this would be your best thing to do. [ Dragonflymagic's advice column | Ask Dragonflymagic A Question ]
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