is it true rubber soles on our shoes prevent us from absorbing earth’s energy?

Here’s the thing, in the past one month, every time I touch the door knob, the locker knob, the window knob, I keep getting zapped by this extraordinary amount of static electricity. I should also tell you that those houses with metallic shower knobs are just not for me, I will get real electric shock from those and other people think I am imagining things. For the past year and more so recently, sometimes I reach out to some people with my hands and we end up zapping… Sometimes it is very awkward.
The rubber could explain it, but I am curious what else one can wear indoors. Sometimes they say to wear cotton socks, sometimes they say avoid dragging your feet on the ground when walking; it causes friction and hence build up of ions…
Well, I am no expert but I think it helps to walk barefoot on the soil or grass.
Your question was about absorbing energy, my answer is about letting out negative energy into the earth so that we are deionized? Gosh I hope I used the correct terminology here! But seriously, the earth gives us good vibrations too, when we just connect the soles of our feet to the soil. I miss that feeling. It’s a moment to appreciate our aliveness and our oneness with the universe.