Is it normal i have a problem with people seeing my skin?

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I have a real problem with people seeing my skin. I'm not insecure with my body, I work out a lot and like to sort of show off by wearing those thermal athletic shirts that are skin tight. But I'm really weird about having my skin exposed. When I wear shorts I always have compression pants underneath, I almost always wear gloves, and it's rare I wear shorts anyway, I also wear those tactical balaclavas that cover your nose and mouth and neck and I wear hats always. I wear sunglasses anytime I'm outside. I live in Alaska, so being covered head to toe and covering your face isn't so weird during the winter as it gets cold.

And yeah I'm pale as a ghost. I like my face, lol, I think I'm decent looking atleast, but I just can't show my skin. I don't undress for sex, and usually stay covered even when I'm home alone. I don't really know when it started or what the cause is but I don't like when people see my skin. I'm also really aggressive about staring or eye contact, I hate it and almost always bark about it. I'm 23

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  • Cookiecutter
    7 years ago

    You should really seek help, feeding your phobia even more isn't helping you and its only making things worse. You obviously have a problem and you need help.

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  • Nerdy58
    6 years ago

    My friend goes through that problem. But she's darker.

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  • [Old Memory]
    7 years ago

    It sounds like you're traumatised by something that happened when you were a child. Try to look into it with the help of a shrink.

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  • Murun
    7 years ago

    You might be short of vitamin D, which you get from sunlight.

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  • The_Loitering_Creep
    7 years ago

    So you wear skin tight clothes to bed and pop out your cock when it's time to fuck. Wow, creepy.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      Haha, I've been told I'm two steps short of horror movie material, but everybody's got something eh?

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      • The_Loitering_Creep
        7 years ago

        Folks up in Alaska are a hardy breed. I visited once in the summer. Nice country.

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  • Lost123
    7 years ago

    Also,the eye contact thing,have you ever heard of aspbergers syndrome?I hope I spelled it right,damn spell checker only works when you don't need it,and will misspell words you spell right if your not looking.

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  • Lost123
    7 years ago

    Your real problem is that your alone.You have adopted a narcicists view point.Is no man good enough for you?Deep down you think you are ugly,and are in denial,
    using this as a distraction thereby lying to your self.None of us think we are what we think we should be,and sometimes lie to ourselves,not really knowing that we are unique and beautiful in our own way.Once we accept ourselves as we are,we find others accepting us as well .Loseing all doubts we may of had in the past.Quit being so insecure,be that brave beautiful woman I and everyone else see before us.

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    • heckleBucker2
      7 years ago

      I disagree. The eye contact symptom is the clue. Narcissism is not the problem at all. Subliminal shame is culprit, and it can be really insidious. There are videos on YouTube about how to feel comfortable In your skin. They would be a good start.

      People with a deeply rooted sense of shame can be highly functional but they will never experience a full sense of happiness and well being.

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      • Anonymous Post Author
        7 years ago

        Shame I have. Shame for action, reaction, or instinctual movement I make happen. A sneeze, a cough, itching, tapping my finger or foot, if I look at a noise, I all see these as behavioral flaws. It brings me constant discomfort to have my mind running fifty different things at once, while also cracking down on just a shiver or shift of my foot if it isn't beneficial to me or the situation. The dark clothing may help not bring too much attention to my behavioral upsets.

        I haven't studied my skin recently, as it turns me off drastically, and as I always shower in the dark. But I have ingrained in my mind that any freckle, two hairs coming from one pore, simple scar, or temporary red mark from pressure or a scratch,will disgust those around me and upset an entire room. So I prevent that, in an odd way.

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      • Anonymous Post Author
        7 years ago

        I feel shame towards any mannerism I have, any time I tap my fingers from anxiousness, or itch my arm, fix a wringle in my clothing. All of that brings me embarrassment. But all of my actions feel subliminal, I don't know why I wear all blacks and greys, it may be that I don't bring attention to myself when I have to adjust my behavior, I'm not sure. I haven't really studied my skin in a while, I shower in the dark, but I know it's impossible for it to be perfect. I may have a scar, a freckle, an ingrown hair, those white or pink marks after you scratch or put pressure on your skin. All of that makes me sick.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      Self acceptance I know I have problems with, I've created such an ideal, though impossible, person in my head that I know I could never be, as no one could ever be, to be truthful. I almost find myself gross or disturbing, my mannerisms or slight movements. I'm not out being crude or impolite, but say if I itch my shoulder, I feel as though I've just insulted and disgusted everybody in the room by letting them know my skin crawled.

      I must ask, what hinted to you that I am a woman?

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      • Lost123
        7 years ago

        I was raised around women,and you get to know the way a woman thinks.Also I was married for 25years and helped with my wifes studies in nursing,and read the books she kept from college over the years.I didn't know I absorbed so much.The aspbergers synd. was a shot in the dark,as I still don't know a lot about it,but I know some of the signs that some one has the disorder.I have a family member with it,and I had a neighbor with it also.They are really mellow and kind people.I hope I helped you out,as well as made you feel good about yourself.We all need reassurance,and if you are single or don't have a significant other,you are probably unintentionally deprived of this basic need.

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  • Cedric_Diggory
    7 years ago

    I like you. I don't know why. Probably because you sound so well spoken.
    There might be some underlying psychological problem attached to your behaviour but who cares. The upside is that you are protecting your skin from the elements and will, most probably, have really good looking skin when you are old

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    • Lost123
      7 years ago

      That was a codependent thing to say.
      Nurturing someone's phobias doesn't
      Really help them now,does it?Get some life experience,pick up a book and study sociology,abnormal psychology,dependence issues that sort of thing.Im sure your cats are real happy,or is it one of those toy dogs?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      Thank you, I really do agree that there are plenty of pros to my ways, and that may lead to a confident booster in the future.

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  • KingRabbit
    7 years ago

    You use a lot of fancy words for clothes.

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