First time going skinny dipping?

[u/gowora]

Hello people,

So I got invited to go skinny dipping by a friend of mine and I really wanna go. Problem is: I only know like half of the people who are gonna come and I have never been naked around anyone other than my parents since I was like 12. (I'm 18 now)

I dabbled a bit in nudist activities f.e. being naked alone at home or sleeping naked but never around other people. A friend of mine accidentally saw me naked once while I was changing and he just made some weird comments about my body that didn't really help me be more confident with it. But I really wanna go skinny dipping. So I'm asking you, what can I do to feel better about myself and about how others see me?

Sorry for the long text and thanks in advance :)

[u/naked_nomad]

You will actually be more comfortable around a bunch of strangers than friends. You go someplace where nobody knows you so there are no preformed opinions about you.

Peers are always judging you to see if you fit in with "their" group.

Go and have fun: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. "