For all you barefooters out there. What was your story about how you became a barefooter?

I never really went barefoot much until I had a bad experience with anxiety years back now. I was seeing a therapist and he was very into grounding. I kept dismissing it until I had a panic attack during a session and he convinced me to take my shoes off and focus on the carpet under my feet.
After that he set me the challenge of attempting actual grounding exercises. It grew from there.