i just hate shoes, i'm NOT crazy...

so i've been seeing a few different psychiatrist and i'm completely annoyed with the fact that they assume they can "cure" my wanting.. NEEDING to be barefoot.

my "illness", if you want to call it that, has nothing.. NOTHING! TO DO WITH MY DISLIKE OF SHOES.

even when i am at my happiest.. i don't want to wear shoes.. i have nightmares were i can't get boots off my feet.. .. then i wake up.. barefoot.. and i'm relieved..

so has anyone accused you of being crazy simply because lack of footwear?

 

odd, yes; crazy to my face - no. I think they suspect it, tho.

Tell your psych dude you can cure him of his uptightness; see how that goes.

 

just had a thought:

Tell your psych that to understand, they must walk a mile in your shoes - or lack thereof. once you get past any social stigma associated with BF'ing; the lack of pain, the increased circulation are huge bennies, but there is one more...

A significant portion of our nerves are located in our extremeties - hands and feet, specifically. By placing shoes on our feet, it's the functional equivalent of wearing an earplug or an eye patch - we're still receiving information about our environment, but it's limited. Flip-flops are still foot condoms; they restrict the amount of info to be gained by all those nerve endings in our soles and toes.

Our bodies adapt to the lack of stimulus shoes inhibit by attempting to amplify nerve pulses; this is why stuff that doesn't bother a veteran BF'er is intolerable to a noob. I walked several miles yesterday on rough, hot (air temp was 90, pavement in triple digits) Hawai'i concrete, stone and sand - no prob. I've adapted. Once you adapt, BF'ing is a delight - you're literally more connected to the world, more alive. Wearing shoes is like agreeing to give up part of your hearing - part of your sight.

Now THAT would be crazy, yes?

 

not sure what you're trying to say.. but okay.

i haven't worn shoes in over 2 years.. i don't even own any shoes or socks..

 

Maybe the doctor has a problem with foot phobia. Perhaps he dislikes his own feet, so evidently he will automatically disapprove of others going barefoot.

BTW, shouldn't a psychiatrist be concentrating on your mental thought process and be less concerned on your style of dress? The way I see it is barefooting makes you feel comfortable, so in turn it will make you more relaxed, which in my opinion will allow you to get in better touch with your inner feelings. Isn't that what mental therapy is all about?

Am I right?

BTW Boogabaah, aside for a pair of flip flops I don't own any shoes or socks either. Right now I don't need 'em.

 

i see a total of .... umm.. 4 different therapist throughout the month.. and only one had really said something... maybe i should mention how much i HATE white leather.. especially white leather shoes... uke: he told me i 'could' wear shoes.. i told him there was no way in hell i was gonna. of course i got a little panicked and got teary eyed like i do... he dropped the subject.

but i didn't.. the others were just concerned if i was cold or if the pavement was too hot.. or if riding my bicycle was dangerous or hurtful in anyway.

shoes are just weird.. and pointless as far as i'm concerned.

 

Feet are made out of the same "stuff" as our hands, our hands go bare, so why not the feet? I see your point, shoes are pointless when you really think about it.

 

hmm thats interesting why should being barefoot be bad? I love just wearing "feet" as my little brother used to say when he was little. If I could I would just buy shoes to look at kinda the way I treat makeup. Anyway I still like shoes but wearing feet is best in my book. So tell your therapist where to go and continue to be yourself you are bringing less harm to the world than those who insist you conform

 

exactly!

i'm harming no one.. no thing. and so what if i wanna be barefoot 24/7.. i assume others assume i plan to scam them and fake hurt my barefeet... ..

the one grocery store that told me i needed to wear shoes, three or four times, has since stopped telling me so. maybe because they've seen me around town with no shoes on.

 

I would be more concerned that you are seeing 4 different therapists and they waste your time by analyzing your lack of shoes. What, they are trying to cure the free spirit? I do not want to know why you see them, but you are an adult and that would not seem to be something that should get their attention. It appears you have a history of this, they should get over it.
Maybe they are just worried about getting street grunge on their carpet?

 

I agree with Boogabah on everything you say about shoes. I just hate the damn things. I think it's just so sad that society has conditioned so many of us to think there is something mad or weird with going without them, and so many of us on here keep analysing the subject and wondering if we are nuts, what people will think if they see us barefoot, how will we deal with others' comments, etc etc. With age I have learned that this train of thought is pointless. I have learned that if you go barefoot basically no one cares, and any comment you may attract is just the same as any you would get for having purple hair, or big tatoos, or anything else outside the norm. As a 24/7 barefooter Boogabah and others will know it's just a personal preference and if others have a problem with it, tough!

 

it's funny that others get shy about going barefoot.. maybe they should seek the therapy..

but no.. i'm seeing 4.. for different reasons... ones group therapy, two listen to me one on one, and one listens to two of them and me, then prescribes me meds.. i'm just trying to get over my anxiety that makes me depressed... in a nut shell..

i was thinking about this thread the other day.. IF they convinced me to wear shoes.. what next.. wear a bra? i don't think so!!

i won't be putting on shoes or socks anytime soon.

 

Glad to hear it Boogabaah. The world would lose a treasure if you covered those beauties!

I say we vote Boogabaah's feet as a world wonder.

 

I agree! Barefooting is very true to your heart, it would make you miserable and depressed to cover those feet. It gives you pleasure, makes you feel at ease, anyone who suggests you do otherwise is not doing you good.

The good Lord gave you those feet, enjoy them!

 

I find wearing shoes depressing, and they make my knees ache and my legs tired. Just say no to shoes!

 

Don't even OWN any shoes or socks? Wow, that's radical! Good for you!

Your pleasure to go barefoot has nothing to see with being crazy! Rest assured and keep your feet bare.

 

So, how is it going? Have they decided this is just your style or are they going to treat an anxiety issue by making you have anxiety over your lack of footwear?

 

pretty much.

 

Great. That gives the rest of us a lot of hope if we ever have need of their services.

 

dont your feet ever get cold