Am I the only one who was loud and naked and hysterical throughout their labour?
No, I was too. I was naked in the shower (couldnt bear to have any type of clothing or gown on me at all) and screamed with each contraction for a little while. For me, it was not so much the pain of the contraction, but the contraction itself because I felt like I was being crushed from every direction. At some point, my sister rocked up the the hospital and could hear me in the corridor screaming.

I'm sorry to hear you had a yuk experience. I think sometimes we just get lost in the system and the model of care provided doesnt really suit our needs and we just dont know really what everything is going to be like. As soon as I arrived at the hospital, I was copping flak from the stupid midwife who said some dumb things to me ("hurry up now, someone else is going to need this room soon" and other inappropriate things) and I dont think that helped the situation as it made me feel tense and uncomfortable. I wasnt hysterical until I had some of the gas actually.

I too am having a homebirth next time, and might look at hypnobirth/calmbirth.