Naturism is meant to be about the freedom and relaxation being without clothes brings....I'm forever reading and being told that it's not about having a great body, nor wanting to look at naked bodies....So why is that soo many people, mostly men collect naked pictures of nude women who are far removed from the overweight, not so young women like myself? In poses/photos that are more glamour than natural naturist pictures. If it's not about looking at nude people why do it?
It's taken a long time for me to put my hang ups about my own self image behind me and this kind of thing puts me almost back to square one and makes me wonder if naturism is all it's cracked up to be. I'm sure I will continue to practice the lifestyle because I love how relaxed it makes me feel, but I believe that alot of women are made to feel inferior because of these images that men like so much and are put off the whole idea of naturism.
Update..6 years later!! Over the past 6 years, I've gained weight and more recently lost it again, but still being naked causes me issues.. Why? Perhaps the obsession of my partner in embracing the whole naked thing, not only by practising it but by constantly flaunting photos of himself naked on social media and by following several young, attractive, naked women who claim to be naturist but seem to be more like models as many of the poses are provocative or erotic in nature. No matter how often I say how much this upsets me and makes me depressed about my own body image, nothing changes. I'm obviously the one with the problem it seems as I'm often told I'm being ridiculous but how the hell is one meant to be accepting of one's own imperfections when the person you love feels the need to follow perceived perfection
