"The British Medical Journal have recently published "Exploring paruresis ('shy bladder syndrome') and factors that may contribute to it: a cross-sectional UK survey study". The study was carried out in 2024 by the School of Medicine, Swansea University. We were particularly pleased to note that the conclusion and recommendations of the study mirro...
Christopher Zara didn't finish high school and can sometimes feel like an outsider working in a field where it's more common to have a college degree. Sometimes he's able to push through his social anxiety, to put on a tough face. But other times his body won't give him a chance to feel at ease – it seizes up, and in Christopher's case that means n...
A blog writer in a local newspaper in small town USA ponders on his shy bladder issue. Wiser's Wramblings - I'm Not Shying Away This Time: A nice awkward chat about "Shy Bladder Syndrome" https://wellsvillesun.com/blog/2024/03/21/wisers-wramblings-im-not-shying-away-this-time/
"I've hated public or work toilets ever since school and if I try to pee in one, I can't go". Does this sound familiar to you? This question appeared recently on the "Ask Dr Martin" page of Chat magazine. I suspect that it will sound familiar to many people. Many people who attend our workshops tell us that their problems with paruresis, or shy bla...
The well-known American writer, Adam Gopnik, has recently published "The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery". It is a personal memoir of skills he mastered later in life and his relationships with his teachers. The chapter entitled "Relieving" deals with Adam learning how to master his paruresis. Listen to him talk a little about this experience....
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/commentisfree/2023/feb/15/decades-on-i-am-still-traumatised-by-my-visit-to-the-school-toilets
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-wins-90k-after-sacked-26462614
Not many people have heard of paruresis. It's frequently called shy bladder, but even people who have experienced it for many years are often unfamiliar with the word 'paruresis'. It's not surprising then that at UKPT we sometimes find it difficult to get ourselves noticed. Social media has helped a lot. And our website and Google have made it easi...
Interview starts at 1hr 28mins https://www.goloudnow.com/podcasts/lunchtime-live-85/lunchtime-live-october-28th-2019-1200-pm-0200-pm-54508
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/men-secret-toilet-anxiety-common-think/
Meet the men so terrified of peeing in public they turn down jobs and won't leave their houses. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9446655/men-terrified-peeing-public-shy-bladder-syndrome-paruresis-public/
Archived BBC interview from 2005 - Please click on the picture to view a clickable link to this interview. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/allinthemind_20051206.shtml This interview requires Real Player to open and listen to - you can download Real Player for free by following this link: http://www.real.com/uk
