Contents:
- Medical Video: 6 Ways to Overcome Shy Bladder Syndrome (Paruresis)
- What is that pee shy?
- What are the causes pee shy?
- What treatment can be done to overcome pee shy?
Medical Video: 6 Ways to Overcome Shy Bladder Syndrome (Paruresis)
Are you one of those people who feels shy or even afraid to urinate in a public toilet? Hmmm ... You might have a phobia pee shy. This phobia is usually experienced by someone who is so difficult to urinate in a public place. What causes pee shy? Read on to find out.
What is that pee shy?
Afraid to use a public bathroom known as the term pee shy, shy bladder syndrome, or paruresis, is one form of a strange phobia that makes it difficult for sufferers to urinate when outside the home.
Patients with this syndrome will usually try their best to refrain from urinating or defecating while at work, school, or while carrying out their activities. At first glance, maybe you think if this fear might sound funny, unreasonable, or just something stupid. But this syndrome is more than that, someone who experiences it must get help to be free from this fear.
This disorder will make life and activities limited, such as having to find a job close to his home, unable to go far or use a plane, often considered a strange behavior and no matter how much effort to hold back urination that can make him uncomfortable and painful.
If the abnormality is still mild, then it is still possible to urinate in a public place despite discomfort. But if it is very severe, it will certainly change and limit its activities and life. It can even cause certain medical conditions due to too often holding back urination.
What are the causes pee shy?
Keep in mind, this phobia is not a medical problem related to your urinary system. Conversely, this phobia arises from feeling nervous to urinate when you are around many people.
Basically shy bladder syndrome is a social anxiety disorder. Because of the constant anxiety coupled with shame, a person will unconsciously blot the urine sphincter muscle which will hold the urine out.
Until now, we cannot know exactly what caused this condition. Men and women are known to have the same amount in terms of this disorder. If this disorder persists, it is very possible to cause disease in the organ that is directly related to the process of urinating such as the kidneys, urethra or bladder.
Even so, there are several causes that could be a trigger factor for someone experiencing pee shy, including:
- Trauma from sexual abuse that occurs in public toilets
- Bullying experiences that occur in public toilets when someone yells, hits, or makes fun of you
- Overflowing emotions such as feelings of anxiety, anger, fear, excessive nervousness cause pressure which makes it difficult for you to urinate
- Public toilets do not offer privacy, because these facilities are indeed provided for many people. Especially if in men's toilets are usually only limited by barriers and do not have doors or walls like those found in women's toilets. Well, for some people, the lack of privacy in the toilet makes someone feel ashamed to urinate in a public toilet.
What treatment can be done to overcome pee shy?
Some treatment options that can be done to overcome this problem, namely:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy will be very useful in overcoming this. In this way, someone is helped to change his mind and feelings about urinating in a public toilet.
- Teaches relaxation techniques that are useful for regulating breathing, muscle relaxation and imagining something pleasant or relaxing so that it reduces a person's anxiety related to his phobia.
- Take anti-anxiety drugs.
- In serious conditions, your doctor may recommend a catheter to help urinate.
However, it's a good idea to talk to your doctor before you try any type of treatment to make sure there's nothing wrong with your urinary system.
