Streaking, picture sharing, webcams - anything that might get an ordinary person out of their comfort zone - what are your thoughts on various types of exhibitionism?

I'm asking because I recently shared my own pictures online. I'm not looking for any sort of validation - it was a fun experience that made me curious about everyone else's opinions on the matter.

_{please, don't ask me for pictures}

I don't have any moral issue with it but it is a potentially self-destructive habit so I stopped. I just don't see any point in it

I used to post my personal photos on FB & Instagram a lot until a few months ago. Happily I stopped this stupid act.

And it's really great that you can't choose your profile picture outside the e621's posts, I would have used my RL photo if I had the choice at the time I joined E6.

I really don't know when I can stop regretting past because I'm really stupid.

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Knotty_Curls said:
^{_{please, don't ask me for pictures}}

GIMME YOUR NUDESSSSSSSS

Fenrick said:
I don't have any moral issue with it but it is a potentially self-destructive habit so I stopped. I just don't see any point in it

Oh, what's the harm in it?

alirezatm said:
I used to post my personal photos on FB & Instagram a lot until a few months ago. Happily I stopped this stupid act.

And it's really great that you can't choose your profile picture outside the e621's posts, I would have used my RL photo if I had the choice at the time I joined E6.

I really don't know when I can stop regretting past because I'm really stupid.

You really like turning topics into posts about yourself in some way, but this particular instance is acceptable, since this thread is about showing off.

As for the regret you feel, it's okay to feel a bit of self-hate. I hate myself as well. It's a common feeling among people who are self-aware and wish to improve themselves in some way.

But, honestly, your pity party posting isn't going to help with anything. Be like me: what I like about myself far outweighs what I hate. I'm fucking awesome and I know it.

but i'm not sharing my nudes

Knotty_Curls said:
what are your thoughts on various types of exhibitionism?

If a man does it, he's a pervert and a criminal who must be punished.
If a woman does it, she's a victim of mental illness and needs help.

Knotty_Curls said:
You really like turning topics into posts about yourself in some way

Hahaha You shall know I'm an awful person

Knotty_Curls said:
but i'm not sharing my nudes

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Munkelzahn said:
If a man does it, he's a pervert and a criminal who must be punished.
If a woman does it, she's a victim of mental illness and needs help.

I used to do that because I am a motherfucking attention whore pls kill me

Knotty_Curls said:
Oh, what's the harm in it?

You might get content and share it with the wrong person. And you never know how a relationship might turn out later... some people can get, well, bitter.
And even if nobody wants to upload revenge porn of you, somebody else can always handle their electronics. Or hack their accounts, etc.
Even if you don't care about that stuff... an employer might. I just prefer to be extra safe, even if the odds of a problem arising from it are low.

Munkelzahn said:
If a man does it, he's a pervert and a criminal who must be punished.
If a woman does it, she's a victim of mental illness and needs help.

what of nudists? would they fall under this topic some where?

Fenrick said:
You might get content and share it with the wrong person. And you never know how a relationship might turn out later... some people can get, well, bitter.

that reminds me of something i like to listen to on youtube, deep web horror stories. things can get VERY dark and potentially grim if you're not careful with what you share on the internet. ;) it is by no means an understatement when someone says there are some VERY bad people on the net.

treos said: there are some VERY bad people on the net.

Like me!

Knotty_Curls said:
Streaking, picture sharing, webcams - anything that might get an ordinary person out of their comfort zone - what are your thoughts on various types of exhibitionism?

Alright you all get to learn something about me today. Something you might not want to know, come to think of it

I've been a "cam boy" for years. It's not a dangerous thing, by any means. It's not destructive to your personality or your health. And it's not destructive socially either.

But there are problems that come with being involved in that sort of activity. Namely security issues. For example, here are 5 issues you need to keep in mind when camming for ANYONE or sharing pictures with ANYONE.

1) Recording or downloading:
People can record your cam sessions, or download the pictures you send them. This can lead to your content (your body in this case) being shared an infinite amount of times. My recommendation is to only cam to someone you trust and have constant contact with. Or in the case of photographs. Put them online, somewhere like Google Drive or Imgur (imgur does not show content publicly unless you ask them to) So you can give them a link in order to see your body/content. This means they are less likely to save the picture, and more likely to save the link. and since the picture can be removed off the site at any time, it's more likely you can keep your content under your control.

2) Extortion:
People can use your content against you. NEVER cam or share pictures with someone you know IRL without complete trust and faith in that person. If it's your girlfriend or boyfriend, follow the tips above about keeping content on websites and trying to ensure they won't record your cam sessions. But never cam with a friend or someone you barely know irl, they might just be hoping you do something like this so they can use it against you. As far as this goes, don't trust anyone you can't trust (as strange as that sounds)

3) Personal health:
Cam sessions can be very straining on the body. If you're anything like I am, and since you're new you might not be. I can spend (and have on several occasions spent) more then 2 hours preparing yourself for sessions depending on length. This can include lengthy showers, going through several razors by shaving and plenty of "beauty" products. Doing this once a day will KILL your body and will cause all sorts of aches and pains to arise. Try not to do anything of this kind more then 3-4 times a week.

4) Creepy people:
lets face it, anyone who wants to watch you strip down and uhm "play" with yourself on camera is pretty creepy! But they can get much worse. You can get several types of personalities ranging from "where do you live!" to "spank yourself" The best policy to deal with ANY interaction during a cam show is to respond with "It's hard to type during this" which usually silences any unsettling comments. If you find their comments to get too extreme, make up and excuse to stop (my favorite is "the room is freezing cold") And end the show right there and never offer another.

5) UNDERAGE VIEWERS:
I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH, CHECK THE AGE OF YOUR VIEWERS EITHER FOR PICTURES OR FOR CAM SHOWS. THIS CAN GET YOU IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.

For reference allow me to share a story that most of you don't want to hear! I was on cam one day for a boy I had been doing shows for - for some time. I was nothing new to his presence, but in this case he wanted to bring on a friend to watch with him. I trusted him, so I agreed. His friend couldn't get the session to work and was unable to see my camera so I told them I'll get on once more after I'm done with the first boy. Sure enough I finished with my friend, and moved onto the second person. The one I did not know. I was ready to start immediately with no questions or complaints when the boy accidentally turned on his camera for half a second. Luckily I was looking at the screen at the time and saw a younger looking face. After some pressing, I found out THERE WAS A 12 YEAR OLD KID TRYING TO WATCH ME. Some 12 year old, who then called himself a "Boy lover" was trying to get me to appear on cam for him. From that day forward I always demand some sort of proof of age, take my advice and never ever cam with someone who cannot prove their age. If you can show your body, they can show their ID or even their face.

Anyway, for now you seem only interested in sharing pictures. But I put those tips forward to you because that's how I started as well. exhibitionism is a very easy thing to slip into, it brings a lot of self-confidence. A lot of selfasteem and a lot of positive emotions to know that someone enjoys your body type and furthermore enjoys you. It's a very addictive thing, to be praised and complimented 24/7 so it's easy to lose yourself and start doing cam shows for all sorts of people.

Just always remember to be cautious with your "Content" and remember that as much as your viewers (pictures or video wise) enjoy looking at you. You must value your privacy more. Always keep control of your content, and ask as many questions to your potential viewer as you want. If you're exposing yourself to someone, they have no right to hide anything from you including their age, name, or face.

If you have any further questions feel free to ask here or in PM, I've had experience with this topic for years.

Pretty neat, I'll keep all that in mind

Cynosure said:

3) Personal health:
Cam sessions can be very straining on the body. If you're anything like I am, and since you're new you might not be. I can spend (and have on several occasions spent) more then 2 hours preparing yourself for sessions depending on length. This can include lengthy showers, going through several razors by shaving and plenty of "beauty" products. Doing this once a day will KILL your body and will cause all sorts of aches and pains to arise. Try not to do anything of this kind more then 3-4 times a week.

4) Creepy people:
lets face it, anyone who wants to watch you strip down and uhm "play" with yourself on camera is pretty creepy! But they can get much worse. You can get several types of personalities ranging from "where do you live!" to "spank yourself" The best policy to deal with ANY interaction during a cam show is to respond with "It's hard to type during this" which usually silences any unsettling comments. If you find their comments to get too extreme, make up and excuse to stop (my favorite is "the room is freezing cold") And end the show right there and never offer another.

well then... what the heck is the point of it all, given that?

eh, not everyone's creepy

Knotty_Curls said:
eh, not everyone's creepy

Darn creepers. They ruin the fun for everyone :V

Knotty_Curls said:
Streaking, picture sharing, webcams - anything that might get an ordinary person out of their comfort zone - what are your thoughts on various types of exhibitionism?

I'm asking because I recently shared my own pictures online. I'm not looking for any sort of validation - it was a fun experience that made me curious about everyone else's opinions on the matter.

_{please, don't ask me for pictures}

What the hell man?! There are people in that park!

GameManiac said:
What the hell man?! There are people in that park!

I'm joking.

CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO

Huh, how interesting...and somewhat scary.

Hey, uhm... please don't get mad at me for asking this question, but since this is about exhibitionism, I feel like it is an appropriate question:

What makes exhibitionism so appealing to you?

As someone who isn't at all interested in it (at least, I'm pretty sure, that I'm not. _{I'm way too shy in everyday life}), I look at it from an outsider's perspective. And I'm rather confused over the reasons, people choose to show themselves like this to others (friends and/or strangers). Cynosure mentioned something, about knowing that others enjoying you and your body. But...I feel like there must be more to it than that (Or I'm really not getting it).

Please don't get me wrong, I have nothing against exhibitionists or people who are interested in it. It's a just a topic, I find very fascinating (Well...human sexuality in general is pretty interesting in my opinion) and I would like to understand it a little better.

OBM1 said:
What makes exhibitionism so appealing to you?

I'm not too sure myself. I've always been a bit of a nudist, from waddling in kiddie pools in Central America when I was a toddler, to streaking in forests here in the US. It's always been good clean fun for me.

I've always been sexually open when in the mood (which isn't too often). I've even shared furry porn with friends, just to see if they're into it or to just bother them.

I also really enjoy making people happy and bringing out their confidence, so this seemed like the next logical step.

Even though I could improve my body (I'm underweight), I still feel comfortable with it.

It's not strictly sexual for me. In fact, most of the time I'm naked it's because I feel more comfortable without pants, for various reasons. Even just being around others doesn't really excite me - I tend to hang out this way around my roommate, and both of us consider it a casual thing.

If I'm enjoying myself while showing off, it's because I want to give a show. Exhibitionism for me is not inherently arousing, but the sexual part of it is more fun than it would have been otherwise.

Hope that answers your question!

OBM1 said:
Cynosure mentioned something, about knowing that others enjoying you and your body.

Self esteem is part of it. It's pretty easy to get lost in the feeling of satisfaction you may get when someone appreciates the way you look (your body) When I first started doing cam shows, it was light stuff but once I started getting a hold of female clothing, skirts and stuff. I got more confident and boys kept making positive comments so it becomes very addicting :P Easy way to get compliments I guess. And when you live in a small town like I do with very few boys that take notice (and, when you're in the closet to everyone around you) It's hard to find that appreciation for your appearance anywhere else.

Cynosure said:
Self esteem is part of it. It's pretty easy to get lost in the feeling of satisfaction you may get when someone appreciates the way you look (your body) When I first started doing cam shows, it was light stuff but once I started getting a hold of female clothing, skirts and stuff. I got more confident and boys kept making positive comments so it becomes very addicting :P Easy way to get compliments I guess. And when you live in a small town like I do with very few boys that take notice (and, when you're in the closet to everyone around you) It's hard to find that appreciation for your appearance anywhere else.

You have a great respect from me now.

Aeon18King said:
You have a great respect from me now.

Why is that?

Cynosure said:
Why is that?

Because you were honest, not to mention, I can relate in a way.

Knotty_Curls said:
Hope that answers your question!

Cynosure said:
Stuff

Thank you for answering my question and trying to explain the reasons/appeal for exhibitionism to me. But (and I wish it wasn't the case) I still don't really understand it. Granted, I'm not as clueless as I was before, but I still don't fully get it. At least not as much as I would like to get it. Maybe it's something I'm only able to understand, if I'm interested in it myself...

But thank you once again for your honesty and your attempt at explaining it to me.

OBM1 said:
But thank you once again for your honesty and your attempt at explaining it to me.

Eh it's probably something only a sub would understand (submissive)

To the dom, who's getting to watch said cam show or get those pictures all they see is a nice view/something to fap to. They get pleasure out of watching or looking at said items. (in this case, your body)

The sub understands that giving these things (cam shows and pictures) please their dominant. And of course, being a sub. Their goal is to please their dominant so when you successfully please your dominant partner it brings a sense of satisfaction. For lack of a better term, a "job well done" You've pleased your partner.

If you're a dom this might be hard to understand because you're used to -being- pleased and not the other way around.

The "submissive" mentality of someone who does cam shows can be summed up like this: "I get off by getting you off first"

I'm personally not into sub or dom things and don't really see the appeal, or even difference, to taking pictures/videos of yourself or others inside or outside. Regarding others who partake in the act, however, as I am outside the mindset it largely depends on what the subject is doing. If they are being humiliated, used or otherwise not entirely comfortable with being seen or are involving others in their acts without consent then I tend to be appalled by the act. If the subject is alone and seems to be doing it for themselves or their partners and isn't actively trying to be caught then I can somewhat entertain the thought but still see it as ultimately trivial when the subject(s) hide away as the possibility of being caught rises. Lastly are subjects like streakers or people doing it just for attention without making it sexual, in which case I see the act as comedic given someone would go so far for attention as to present themselves as a joke to be made fun of, provided the person knows that it's a joke in the first place and isn't treating it as an "art", in which case I just find it self-deprecating and awkward as opposed to actually comedic or entertaining.