If you've ever been in the hospital you know that it doesn't take long and you loose all your modesty. I would venture to guess that the more comfortable you are with your body and the more invasive the procedure, the quicker this is lost.
I think we as humans are typically emotionally modest as well. We keep to ourselves the feelings inside of us that drive us (or drive us down). This is either because we don't know how to deal with our feelings or because we may not even be aware of them in the first place.
In my early 20's through my early 30's I wasn't aware of my feelings/emotions until they had already caused havoc and chaos in my life. It was years of study, therapy and countless hours of converstation with myself and others that got me to a point in my life where I finally became aware of my emotions BEFORE they caused me grief. To me, this was like finding the fountain of youth or the secret of Grant's tomb; it was a miracle! Not only had I begun to understand what I was doing that sabotaged my relationships and my happiness, I now could see it in action. Here I had the opportunity to actually do something about it before it brought me to those sleepless nights and streaming tears of pain.
As I practiced this fine art of seeing the source of my self-inflicted pain and became more aware, I began to see these ill feelings in me as they developed. Now I was on the cutting edge. It was almost as if I had a crystal ball and could see what was heading my way. It was this revelation that set me free and allowed me to begin to lose my emotional modesty. I could start to freely and easily discuss the feelings I had, warranted or not, before they became irrational actions or words. Finally I had found the points in my life at where my trouble really started. It was through this realization that I could head this crap off at the pass so to speak.
I think that there are really very few people that are really and truly okay with a lack of emotional modesty. Others just don't get it - it freaks them out and they run. I'm realizing that not everyone, no matter how "with it" you think they are, can handle a lack of emotional modesty. Instead, merely uttering those feelings before they transpire into something more is too often more than some people can deal with. They take these words of awareness as an announcement that trouble is here - not on the way but HERE. They jump the gun and run for the hills - hiding from something that you're trying to avoid before it even comes to fruition. How sad that people can't take you at your word and realize you are more aware of yourself than most people ever are their whole life through. Instead of being thought highly of your keen emotional insight, you are now put at arms (or greater) distance as to not go berserk and cause even bigger problems.
It seems ironic that emotional immodesty can cause more trepidation among people than emotional unawareness. I think the people you REALLY need to be concerned about going berserk don't even realize they have issues, much less how to verbalize them. It's the people that have the raw courage to recognize and tell you that they feel insecure, jealous, intimidated, or whatever that should get the glory. Instead we call the walking timebombs those people that have it all together - until they explode, that is.
Insecurities, fears, worries - these emotional warts are in each and every one of us. Some of us deny them and try and act 'normal' - only to freak out later on people with them. Some of us are in synch with our hearts and souls. We want to stay in complete check, so we recognize, verablize and try and see the source of our discomfort so that we avoid that pain and suffering at all cost, truly dealing with the problem.
Just as physical modesty can be tossed aside, so can emotional modesty. With that loss comes a greater understanding of our true selves. I'm glad that for the most part I no longer have emotional modesty. I feel that I know myself better than I ever have. I see my warts and I try to notice them before they become drastically apparent and a part of my daily life. I do my best to remove them before they spread into every corner of my life.
I'm not sure that I'll ever find someone that understands the importance of not being emotionally modest - someone that is truly in touch with their heart and their soul and isn't afraid to be upfront and honest about their fears, desires, insecurities and more. I think the more aware I become of my inner self, the more I see that most people aren't. Most people are just emotionally modest - that's the way our society teaches us to be.
If the trials and troubles I've experienced in my life have allowed me this inner vision, then I say I'm glad I suffered.
If you are emotionally modest, I challenge you to drop your emotional clothes - run naked through the streets with your feelings. It doesn't matter who sees you. You look fine - in fact, you look great - you see yourself and IT'S OKAY!