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Whether at school, in the work office, or just away from the house, nearly everyone has the need to use a public restroom on a regular basis. An embarrassment around using the washroom in public, also known as “bashful bladder” syndrome or Avoidant Paruresis, can affect men, women, and children. You may be very uncomfortable using a public washroom and become anxious or agitated once you are in the bathroom stall or at the urinal. Sometimes, this social anxiety disorder can make it difficult to actually go to the bathroom, as the muscles that control your bowel movements and your ability to
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Whether at school, in the work office, or just away from the house, nearly everyone has the need to use a public restroom on a regular basis. An embarrassment around using the washroom in public, also known as “bashful bladder” syndrome or Avoidant Paruresis, can affect men, women, and children. You may be very uncomfortable using a public washroom and become anxious or agitated once you are in the bathroom stall or at the urinal. Sometimes, this social anxiety disorder can make it difficult to actually go to the bathroom, as the muscles that control your bowel movements and your ability to pee can freeze or tighten up.<ref>https://ift.tt/2xL6jyS> When trying to overcome embarrassment around using a public washroom, you should focus on techniques to relax and techniques to distract yourself so you can get over your discomfort. If these are not effective, you may want to use professional techniques for your disorder.
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#*To do graduated exposure therapy, you will make a list ranking urination locations that are the easiest for you to use to the most difficult for you to use. For example, your bathroom at home may be easiest and a public washroom at work may be more difficult. You will then start by trying to use the washroom in the easiest locations and work your way to the more difficult locations.
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#*To do graduated exposure therapy, you will make a list ranking urination locations that are the easiest for you to use to the most difficult for you to use. For example, your bathroom at home may be easiest and a public washroom at work may be more difficult. You will then start by trying to use the washroom in the easiest locations and work your way to the more difficult locations.
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#*You should do graduated exposure therapy three to four times a week for the best results and drink lots of fluids before each session. Participants usually notice results after 12 weeks.
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#*You should do graduated exposure therapy three to four times a week for the best results and drink lots of fluids before each session. Participants usually notice results after 12 weeks.
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#Work with a close friend or family member during graduated exposure therapy. As part of the process of graduated exposure therapy, you will need to enlist a “pee partner”, who will support you and stand close to you so you feel comfortable
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#Work with a close friend or family member during graduated exposure therapy. As part of the process of graduated exposure therapy, you will need to enlist a “pee partner”, who will support you and stand close to you so you feel comfortable peeing or going to the bathroom. This could be a close friend or a family member. Your “pee partner” will stand close to you as you pee for a few seconds and then stop. He may then move a little closer as you go to the toilet again, pee for a few seconds and then stop. The idea is to keep practicing peeing with your pee partner as he gets closer and closer to the toilet.[[Image:Overcome Public Restroom Embarrassment Step 12.jpg|center]]
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#*You may then gradually start to make noise while
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#*You may then gradually start to make noise while peeing to try to get more comfortable using the bathroom, such as splashes. Once you are fine peeing at home, you and your pee partner may move to a quiet public restroom. Your “pee partner” may stand outside the toilet door or behind you at the urinal while you pee.
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#*You will work with your “pee partner” to go down your list of locations until you can successfully go to the bathroom in a loud and crowded washroom.
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#*You will work with your “pee partner” to go down your list of locations until you can successfully go to the bathroom in a loud and crowded washroom.
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#Join the International Paruresis Association. The IPA is a non-profit organization that helps to educate the public about paruresis and shares information about effective treatments for paruresis.<ref>http://paruresis.org/about-avoidant-paruresis/</ref>[[Image:Overcome Public Restroom Embarrassment Step 13.jpg|center]]
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#Join the International Paruresis Association. The IPA is a non-profit organization that helps to educate the public about paruresis and shares information about effective treatments for paruresis.<ref>http://paruresis.org/about-avoidant-paruresis/</ref>[[Image:Overcome Public Restroom Embarrassment Step 13.jpg|center]]
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