What does being naked mean to you?

[Jayac]

Does it mean you feel free?
Does it give you a chance to be somebody else?
Does it allow you to meet new people?
Does it allow you to be who you want to be?

Any answer is fine - there is no right or wrong answer to this!!

[LondonMan]

Being naked to me means i am who i am and naturism promotes people being accepted for who they are!

[Lochsmith]

In the words of Mel Gibson as Braveheart,

FREEDOM!

I also like to swim without a suit.  i just feels good. 

Being free and being semi open to it with a few others will hopefully allow them to be comfortable with who they are physically.  I'm on a crusade to end towel changers and non-hygenic gym goers.  That last bit might be a small OCD disorder creeping into my life.

-G

[Uberreicher]

Relaxation. Clothes feel confining and restrictive.

[saurus]

I find it is comfortable.  I also think I look better naked than with clothes on and that helps to boost my self-confidence.

I also think socialising naked helps to break down barriers and I feel very positive about all the social nude experiences I have had. 

[grahambell]

Being naked means freedom to me. On the other side you are more conscious of your own true nature. We belong to nature.

[Ash]

Just relax n comfort

[elnudio]

To me it is all about being comfortable.  When i was younger i remember one day when i got out of a shower and just thought how great it was feeling nude.  It was the first time i had really acknowledged it and i always wanted to spend more time like this.  Unfortunately it wasn't really until a few years later that i did anything about it.

I'm still a "closet naturist", but it was never really about telling people about it.  If someone was to see me nude i wouldn't feel any shame in it but i would understand that it isn't everyone's cup of tea.  I would be nude all the time if i could, but i understand that society doesn't tolerate this as much as i think everyone here would wish.  Maybe one day.

[Fenris Drakon]

To me, most of it is being comfortable. Both with my own body image but also the physical sensation of it. It feels like I've broken out of a negative body image culture and don't have to be ashamed about being nude at all. Really wish more people would make the effort to overcome their anxieties to try it.