Re: Nobody knows about paruresis =(
Posted by Joe on 2/11/2009, 8:55 pm, in reply to "Nobody knows about paruresis =("
you're right....many head doctors have no clue about AP. i've seen more counselors and therapists than i can count, and not a single one of them knew anything about it...not one. even the medical doctors I saw didn't know about it...AP is NOT as common as you think it is. or at least not as common as some places I know that claim it to be. if the medical industry is unaware of the problem, then how can they treat it? they can't. there is a website out there, that claims they've been around for about 15 yrs, and someone who wrote a book about it, but yet, go into any doctors office and look through pamphlets, you will not find any information about AP. with a book published, and a long standing international website, you would think there would be more recognition of people who are paruretic, or that organization would push for publicity, instead of keeping it locked up...wouldn't you think? i know I have been asking doctors for over 20 years, and they have no clue.
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