Well, I'm sure such a topic has been discussed here in the past but didn't find anything recent in a search. I cannot explain it but I have such difficulty with self acceptance. Maybe that's not the right term, but what I mean is that I struggle with the fact that I have this fetish (as I'm sure others have).
It's odd, because I don't have any issues with other people's kinks, as long as its safe and consensual. Yet I have such issues coming to terms with my fetish. It's been something I've held as a secret since slightly before my teens and only recently did I get to a point to where I felt I could speak with some friends about it...which was more like beating around the bush and stammering a lot. They were not judgmental or anything, just not their thing obviously. So, nothing much there beyond a little relief of getting it out there so to speak, which was good in a way.
Then reading various sites on the Internet, like Fetlife, there are those who seem so comfortable with themselves and the fetish. Yes, obviously it's the Internet and there's a certain extent of anonymity but what's odd is I haven't ever really posted much or participated in many chats. Of course, that's partly due to the self acceptance issue as well as my fear of somehow being outed or otherwise rejected. Yes, the community seems to get a bad rap even from it's own sometimes - "oh he/she is a creeper and general lowlife, etc". So even if you find others interesting that you'd like to talk to, they tend to be clique-ish.
I've written all that as it hopefully will help me to get on the path to accept myself for who I am and at least make an effort to find other like minded folks to talk with/befriend, etc. Now that I'm reading back over this, obviously I have more than just self acceptance issues but I've gotta take baby steps right?