Foot Shyness to Foot Fetish: Will working on my foot shyness reduce my foot fetish?

I have been foot shy since i was a kid. I am now 32 years old.

At some point i developed a foot fetish for female feet. I am never barefoot in front of anyone. I get a thrill when i am barefoot in public, its like having my penis hanging out.

In a bid to reduce my foot shyness, and in turn my fetish, I secretly went out in flip flops now and then to public areas. But that became a cheap thrill. It wasnt enough.

So recently I went for a foot massage. First time in my life. The idea of a woman touching my bare feet was exhilerating sexually, however when the day came, it was like hmm big deal. i got a semi at first but it went.

anyways... alot of my time is spent thinking about feet, fantasising about feet. It plays on my mind even more because people would have no idea.

i have never told anyone about my foot fetish.

After the foot massage, i went to a temple. The only place i could think of where i could walk around barefoot without it seeming out of place. I loved it, it felt so freeing. I know its bad to go to a place of worship for such personal desires, but when i was there, the sexual part calmed down, i just felt Free.

but the temple was empty when i went, i chose a time of day when i knew it would be less busy, to avoid being seen, as be being barefoot would be seen so out of the ordinary but anyone that knows me (esp family). if there were some pretty, barefoot girls there, i dont know, would i feel sexually excited or would the whole thing just be like hmm big deal...

im hoping if i can get this being barefoot infront of others out of my system, then maybe my foot fetishism will reduce?

at some point in my life i sexualised feet. i know foot fetishism is very common, but i think the cause of mine may be different, as people with foot fetishs' usually dont have foot shyness.

i hope someone understands what im trying to say. i've tried to seek help in the Barefoot section of this forum but they keep telling me its the wrong place to talk about fetish.

HELP?