If you have paruresis, you may well have developed some fairly elaborate ways of managing your trips to the toilet. Things that would probably seem completely bizarre to anyone who doesn't have paruresis. For example… When you walk into a public toilet and immediately size up the situation, you may wonder… How many people are in there? Which cubicl...

The UK Paruresis Trust is committed to ensuring that everyone living with paruresis has access to reliable information, support and effective treatment, wherever they are. Although we are a UK-based charity, many of the people who attend our workshops come from overseas. Over the years, we have developed strong relationships with individuals and or...

UKPT are pleased to present our latest Annual Report for the year 2025 - 2026. It demonstrates how we've met our Charitable Objects throughout the year and mentions some of the highlights. 

ERIC (The Children's Bowel & Bladder Charity) have recently published an article about toilet anxiety in children: David's Story. Negative experiences in school toilets left David unable to use the toilet to pee. It was a problem that had become paruresis by the time he went to secondary school, and then continued long into his adulthood. He we...

There's something about sitting in a barber's chair that makes talking feel easy. You don't have to say anything important. It could be about football, work, the weather, holidays you haven't booked yet, proper low-pressure 'barber talk'. If the chat dries up, that's fine too, because the sound of the clippers can fill the gaps. For a lot of people...