Open Showers

My belief is no one wants to be vulnerable. And no where are you more vulnerable than an open shower but therin lies the power and the gift.

soooo absolutely true. And did I expect to see Brene Brown on LPSG this morning? No, but I'm delighted to have :)
 
I've been reading the whole thread and I have to say I love what y'all say and I'm here for it! but some of you just need to understand that it's not easy for everyone!
Living in Germany for few years I've learned to accept nudity for what it is, our nature, I don't look people weird or in a sexual way just cause they show their dicks in front of me in the locker rooms, but for myself !? Me going naked and shower in front of others? I just can't...
It's easy to say if you are a good / fit looking guy with a big dick bouncing around,like the average German guy, they are not small down there... So I don't have that confidence they have, I would like to but it's just not there, I feel awful cause I would love to shower at my gym and use the sauna and all of that but the size of my penis make me feel like I don't deserve to show off...
I know there's plenty men like me who like the idea of a open shower but just can't do it!
How do y'all gain that confidence watching everyone around having like long flaccid dicks and yours it's really small?

I hear what you're saying but you just gotta jump into it. If you do it one time you're gonna notice that it's not that uncomfortable. Most men are totally in their own zone and probably worries about the same things that you do. It's all in your head. You're probably completely normal. What is your soft size if I may ask?

I do get that it can be a bit uncomfortable being around super fit guys if you're not there yourself but then I would recommend to start off with going to a swimming hall, bath or spa instead of the gym. There you'll find tons of guys who are not bulking every day and looks like body builders, and you will also see a wide range of soft dicks, from very small to quite big. From my experiences average size is really what you see the most, so think you'll be positively surprised.

Good luck!
 
Curious. Any ideas on how you don't have the usual younger guys issue with group/communal showers?
Not sure, just always been comfortable. I like knowing my cock has been seen, but only in places where it’s fine to be nude. Lots of older guys have commented on it to, that I’m one of the only younger guys nude
 
Interesting perspective.


Interesting video. I do think he has a point about smaller families being one factor but I also think people growing up with "stranger danger" is a big factor and that everyone having a camera on their phone is why showers are no longer required.
 
Interesting perspective.

And there lies the problem. Lads having too much privacy when young and still at home. Heaven help the ones that go and join the military, they are in for a shock. As a lad, I shared a room with my four bros and had to queue up with them to shower and shit in the mornings. Moving on to shower with other lads at school was no issue and so equally playing sports and going to gyms wasn't either. Glad I never had a private bathroom!
 
Interesting video. I do think he has a point about smaller families being one factor but I also think people growing up with "stranger danger" is a big factor and that everyone having a camera on their phone is why showers are no longer required.
Yes though the decline in communal showers started before the cell phone adoption as he mentions.

Heaven help the ones that go and join the military, they are in for a shock.
If you check YouTube there are a bunch of videos attempting to address already panicked recruits on the subject. Apparently the military in some cases do have private stalls.
 
My gym had open showers, but since a week suddenly the have curtains of IKEA!!! I noticed that some men don't use them. I don't like and use them: not hygienic and nothing to watch. I jerked a lot in these showers ;-)
 
My gym had open showers, but since a week suddenly the have curtains of IKEA!!! I noticed that some men don't use them. I don't like and use them: not hygienic and nothing to watch. I jerked a lot in these showers ;-)
Oh no! Sorry to hear. I'm leaving my current gym soon for a newer one, and I fear I'll go from our huge, communal showers to silly IKEA-curtained stalls.