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Post number 3421

da5id — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 10:08:10 -0800

Are you Pee-Shy? YOU ARE NOT ALONE. In fact, recent studies show that about 7% of the public, or 17 million people, may suffer from this social anxiety disorder. Often referred to as Pee-Shy, Shy-Bladder, Bashful Bladder, etc.

It could be more people than that. And the majority of them are men. But how many have the guts to step forward and publicly admit it? Not many.

By: holloway

holloway — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 10:28:03 -0800

/me puts his hand up. Not that circumstances really push it to the surface that often.

By: ookamaka

ookamaka — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 11:07:34 -0800

Awww, man! holloway beat me to it! lol, oh well. I didn't visit anything besides the page that was linked to directly, but the fact that the majority are men is no surprise to me. Typically, women pee in a closed-in stall, while men pee right next to one another at the urinals. So, if anything, I would guess that women simply don't have to *deal* with their pee-shyness, at least not at all to the same degree that men do. Seriosuly, how often do you women pee when you're not in a private stall? Exactly. About the only time that you do is when you go camping, and you can attribute having a hard time peeing while camping to a load of other issues.

By: thirteen

thirteen — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 11:22:51 -0800

I'm more like pee-bold, it is all I can do to keep myself from urinating on other people in public bathrooms.

By: thirteen

thirteen — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 11:43:51 -0800

I don't mean that in the guy from Wham kinda way.

By: centrs

centrs — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 13:35:01 -0800

i call it stage fright...i can't pee in front of other people, and i'm a girl...

By: leo

leo — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:04:09 -0800

For me it began when I was in high school. I was in front of the urinal doing my business when suddenly from behind someone reached for my... wallet. I've been traumatized ever since. I felt you all had to know.

By: daveadams

daveadams — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:09:46 -0800

centrs, does that include when you're in a stall in a public restroom? Myself, I don't suffer this problem, but I think it's horribly insulting to be expected to pee at urinals (especially at stadiums and theaters) with nothing shielding you from the next guy. It's one thing if there are partitions between the urinals, but oftentimes there aren't. Just a general etiquette that no one will look left or right. It's humiliating.

By: da5id

da5id — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:17:10 -0800

Or how about when other guys try and strike up a conversation while you both are trying to whiz? What's up with that? Freaks me out, and makes me even more unlikely to pee... jeesh... talk about my insecurities.

By: aramaic

aramaic — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:36:43 -0800

Arg! I hate those talkative people! Especially the ones that want to talk about the condition of the bathroom itself -- I think it's some sort of perversion: "hey, my toilet paper sucks, what about yours?". Eeww.

By: hobbes

hobbes — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 15:37:35 -0800

Only if a girl's in there... or perhaps that was just a one-time deal. Need to run more "trials." ;)

By: Mars Saxman

Mars Saxman — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:30:26 -0800

It seems to me that this site is talking about inability to urinate, in spite of conscious desire, rather than disinclination to urinate due to social factors. It seems a little tricky to tell one from the other, though. -Mars

By: aladfar

aladfar — Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:10:46 -0800

This 'pee-shy' psychobabble is just a bunch of communist hogwash. Be a real, red blooded Americans for once! Piss loudly and wantonly whenever the fancy strikes you. That's what makes this country great! Sucks to your paruresis!

By: centrs

centrs — Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:54:43 -0800

dave, i can pee in a private stall, but on occasions like a party or being outdoors i can't do it if i'm with another person...you know how girls always go to the bathroom in pairs?

By: netbros

netbros — Thu, 28 Sep 2000 10:52:15 -0800

Reminds me of the time I heard snoring three stalls down. Now there was a fellow who wasn't in any hurry.

By: daveadams

daveadams — Thu, 28 Sep 2000 10:56:56 -0800

you know how girls always go to the bathroom in pairs? Heh, well I don't know if I'd be able to pee with someone else in the bathroom with me either. I've never tried it... ;)

By: baylink

baylink — Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:52:45 -0800

Are you Pee-Shy? No. They are.