Mental Care Facts & Health Tips

Most people are both enticed and terrified at the proposition of going to a nude beach. The experience can be both rewarding and liberating and is one that all women should try at least once. Here are some tips to make the best out of your first nude beach experience.

Drop That Towel

The biggest fear that most people have about going to a nude beach is that everyone else at the beach will be perfect and will look down on them. Once you’ve been to a nude beach you will realize how laughable this concept is.

For one thing no one really pays attention to you anymore than they would at a regular beach where you are practically in your underwear to begin with. The other thing that you will quickly realize about the nude beach is that there aren’t a lot of perfect bodied super models running around these places. They are full of people with average bodies, just like you. There are old people, obese people, classically unattractive people, and for the most part no one is being judged. Patrons to nude beaches really aren’t the judgmental type.

Taking it All Off

For your first nude beach experience you are probably going to want to slowly ease into the situation. You might have gone skinny dipping once or twice but chances are that you don’t spend a lot of your days naked in public. You probably aren’t going to jump out of the car naked and go bounding to the shore, if you were going to do that you wouldn’t be reading this guide.

Go into the beach facilities and remove your clothes and then wrap up in a towel. After that you can go set up your beach spot and comfortably remove your towel after you have sat down and got a good look at your surroundings. For some women this process has to be a little more gradual. If you are apprehensive about being totally nude from the get go try wearing a bikini at first and removing your top first. For a variety of reasons women are often more comfortable with exposing their chest than their nether regions. This is perfectly normal and you will probably find many other women on nude beaches opt to be simply topless as well.

Skin Care for Sunbathers

The feeling of hot sun on your naked body is relaxing and incredibly comfortable. Getting sunburn in some of those delicate spots that aren’t accustomed to sun exposure is not so great.  When you are preparing for your nude beach trip you should cover your entire body with sunblock of at least 30 SPF one hour prior to heading out and reapply at regular intervals throughout your visit. You might also want to bring a beach umbrella if you plan on spending a lot of your time lounging on the sea shore.  As long as you keep all exposed areas protected with sunblock then you shouldn’t have to worry about getting a sunburn that you will regret for the next few days.

The economy is tough and more women than ever before are showing signs of stress and anxiety in relation to losing your job. Having an extreme fear of losing your job can make life miserable for you and those around you. There are a lot of things that you can do to help control your fear.  Here are some tips for overcoming the fear of losing your job.

Fear of Firing as Manipulation

Many managers will use your fear of being fired against you. Employees who are afraid of being fired will often do things that they know are morally corrupt in order to try and maintain their job. They are also more likely to take unnecessary crap off of a poor manger. Having a career is extremely important.  When we get a job we like we are of course afraid of losing it. However, letting someone use that as a machete to hold at your jugular isn’t going to get you anywhere in life. Do not be afraid to stand up for what you believe in and do not let your fear of being fired lead to your mistreatment at work.

All you can do is The Best

When you are at work maintain a professional err. Keep your dignity and do your job to the best of your ability. If you have been maintaining your dignity and doing a good job then being fired shouldn’t be any poor reflection on you.

Work on making yourself more employable if you feel that your boss is someone who likes the drop the ax on people unexpectedly. That way if you do end up getting fired you will have skills to carry with you into another job. Get as much training as you possibly can and maintain contacts with coworkers and other members of management who see you as the great employee that you are.

What is the Worst Thing That Can Happen?

If you are fired you will have to look for another job and live off of unemployment for a while.  You probably aren’t going to lose your house, if worst comes to worst and that is your biggest concern there are bankruptcy plans that can help.

Though some of these things – bankruptcy, unemployment- might seem sort of frightening they are worst case scenarios. Chances are you will find another job before any of this stuff becomes a real fear. The most important thing to realize is that no one is going to come cart you off to jail if you can’t pay your credit card bills. Your children aren’t going to be taken away from you because your job didn’t work out. Even if things get really dicey there are government programs out there to help you, and for most people getting fired never leads to the need for assistance.  There is almost always another job around the corner.

Don’t get in over Your Head Financially

One of the best things you can do in life to reduce anxiety about losing your job is creating a lifestyle that could shelter a few months of unemployment. Instead of living above your means try living below them.  Setting up a nest egg and keeping your home and car small and affordable can offer the greatest piece of mind there is when it comes to job security.

The fear of getting fat may not just be a result of low self esteem or eating disorders.  Researchers at Brigham Young University have discovered that the fear of getting fat is pretty inherent in the female gender, regardless of personal appearance.

Healthy Women have Poor Reaction to Images

Normally healthy women were recently subjected to a series of images at BYU to see how they reacted to the images.  The images were of other women, some large and some small.  While the women gazed at the images their brain was scanned by MRI. When the women were subjected to images of other women who were overweight the parts of their brain that controlled unhappiness and even self-disgust showed activity.

The reaction was the same even for healthy, average weight women who seemed to have no problems maintaining their physical appearance.  Scientists were aware of the fact that anorexics had these issues but now that even healthy women have underlying anxiety about gaining weight that they are not even aware of.  This new research shows the depth of social conditioning that American society has on women in regard to the perfect female image.

How Men Reacted

Not surprisingly men had no reaction to overweight images.  Apparently the social stigma that leads to this anxiety relates only or primarily to women.  Though it is hard to say how the female brain would have reacted to these images a hundred years ago, we can assume it was very different.  American society has put such an emphasis on an abnormally thin and hard to obtain female bodies that even otherwise healthy women are suffering from deeply held anxieties about weight gain.

Where the Problem Begins

The social conditioning that leads to this anxiety starts very young in our culture.  Take a gander at the bathing suits that are being marketed to five and six year old girls if you don’t think so.  The truth is that we should all strive to be healthy and maintain a good weight but not at the cost of our mental stability.

Young children even babies are often discussed in terms of their weight.  By the time children enter Kindergarten there is a distinct difference in the way overweight boys are treated as compared to overweight girls.  Girls are often looked down upon for being heavy or the subject is avoided.  Boys on the other hand are praised for their heftiness.  They are called “stocky” and random women at the grocery store muse at how overweight boys will one day grow up to be football players.

What We Can Do About it

It is important to instill in children of all genders an importance in maintaining physical health.  This should begin early in childhood and be maintained throughout adolescence.  We can do this as women by being a good role model for our children. Eating healthy foods, exercising, and drinking plenty of water will set a good example.

We also need to teach our children to love themselves as they are.  Do not hark on a girl’s weight or praise a boy’s weight but do appreciate the child for their brain and healthy behaviors.  Instill in all children, through example and education, a sense of self worth.