DragonBlood
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Dec 20, 2012
- Messages
- 520
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- Age
- 36
Hi all, been awhile.
So ive recently got into barefoot running / walking. Taking a girl on a barefoot walk through a nature trail or by the coast is now one of my favorite "goto dates" and a hell of a lot of fun.
The problem I am running into now is I would like to barefoot more often in public places, around my estate and just incorporate barefoot walking into my overall health and fitness. However I feel super conscious about doing this in and around my estate or outside of a "park" like venues on my own. I find this ridiculous and frustrating as I am a cold approacher and normally have very low social anxiety. I am actually more comfortable stopping and picking a stranger off the street than to go on a barefoot walk around my estate. At the core is some kind of body confidence issue that I cant figure out on my own. In my ideal world I would like to retire my shoes for good. Whenever I attempt this though, I feel like I time travel 5 years back where I was afraid to talk to women on the streets. It has that same kind of self conscious "feeling" in my gut.
My biggest fear is bumping into someone from work (which is nearby, a good few co-workers actually live in the estate) and it being awkward as all hell... and for that to hurt my reputation in the future. For some reason as well I am also specifically afraid of bumping into a mommy and trolley of kids, which in my mind is the most traditional group I could run into. Ive gone on some short outings at off peek times to the bins and back, but Im literally crumbling under the social pressure otherwise! I would appreciate any advice on this social anxiety and how to overcome it.
DB
So ive recently got into barefoot running / walking. Taking a girl on a barefoot walk through a nature trail or by the coast is now one of my favorite "goto dates" and a hell of a lot of fun.
The problem I am running into now is I would like to barefoot more often in public places, around my estate and just incorporate barefoot walking into my overall health and fitness. However I feel super conscious about doing this in and around my estate or outside of a "park" like venues on my own. I find this ridiculous and frustrating as I am a cold approacher and normally have very low social anxiety. I am actually more comfortable stopping and picking a stranger off the street than to go on a barefoot walk around my estate. At the core is some kind of body confidence issue that I cant figure out on my own. In my ideal world I would like to retire my shoes for good. Whenever I attempt this though, I feel like I time travel 5 years back where I was afraid to talk to women on the streets. It has that same kind of self conscious "feeling" in my gut.
My biggest fear is bumping into someone from work (which is nearby, a good few co-workers actually live in the estate) and it being awkward as all hell... and for that to hurt my reputation in the future. For some reason as well I am also specifically afraid of bumping into a mommy and trolley of kids, which in my mind is the most traditional group I could run into. Ive gone on some short outings at off peek times to the bins and back, but Im literally crumbling under the social pressure otherwise! I would appreciate any advice on this social anxiety and how to overcome it.
DB