Millions 'hit by toilet phobia'

Efour · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:09

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6128738.stm

Its yesterdays news, and i hope no one has already discussed it, im sorry if it has been done, and please remove it.

Several conditions are thought to be behind toilet phobia. These include:

* Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) linked to a fear of contamination

* Agoraphobia - an anxiety disorder commonly - and wrongly - linked to fear of open spaces, but which the National Phobics Society says is often manifest as a fear of feeling trapped, and a need to escape

* Paruresis ('shy bladder' syndrome) - the fear of urinating in the company of others

* Parcopresis ('bashful bowel' syndrome) - the inability to defecate in public toilets

So tell me about your OCDs, I guess mine is turning on nealry all electrical equipment i see when i eneter a room, even if i am just getting a glass of water ill flick on the TV and/or radio for 20 seconds.

Ite pretty weird but i bet you freaks are weirder! impress me, dont be shy.

indyskyz · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:13

Efour2 said:
So tell me about your OCDs, I guess mine is turning on nealry all electrical equipment i see when i eneter a room, even if i am just getting a glass of water ill flick on the TV and/or radio for 20 seconds.

fear of missing somthing TBH.

i dont have any OCD habits

SpicyDuck · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:20

I have Paruresis. I can not use one of those 'open plan' sheets of metal to take a **** on, I need to use a cubicle.

I don't mind going for a brown cake in public, but only if I really need to. Like, if I don't actually have to squeeze.

Too much info? Probably.

Carzy · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:21

Paruresis ('shy bladder' syndrome) - the fear of urinating in the company of others

I guess I sorta have that. I very often can't use urinals if there's someone else using them, nothing comes out...have to use a cubicle. It's quite annoying.

Phalanx · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:25

lol, i have a phobia of Public Toilets.

I never ever use a urinal, always the proper thing for me

Forget number 2

A2Z · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:26

Phalanx said:
lol, i have a phobia of Public Toilets.

I never ever use a urinal, always the proper thing for me

Forget number 2

yea but if u reallly REALLLY need to go lol, just put some toilet paper around the seat so you dont touch the seat

Phalanx · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:29

A2Z said:
yea but if u reallly REALLLY need to go lol, just put some toilet paper around the seat so you dont touch the seat

it's not the actual toilet im afraid of, i'm just not at ease, all the sounds of people peeing, the splashing sound, it's too much for me.

You develop a niche for holding it in

A2Z · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:30

Phalanx said:
it's not the actual toilet im afraid of, i'm just not at ease, all the sounds of people peeing, the splashing sound, it's too much for me.

lol thats what toilets are for... :eek:

Freeman · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:31

I try not to go for a fudge dragon in public because it's simply not hygenic. Just think how many people pee on those seats. But if i have to, i do.

Dr.EM · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:46

Through my 2 years of college I probably used thier loo's about 5 times :eek:

. Certainly wouldn't do a number 2 in a public loo.

Van Hellseek · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:46

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17625170

dirtydog · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:50

If I ever use public loos - which is a few times in my whole life - I always put copious amounts of bog roll on the seat

MiGSY · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:53

I guess I have Paruresis. I'm always paranoid that some deranged old man next to me will peer over to get a look then go home and masturbate over the mental image of my abnormally large equipment.

cymatty · 11 Nov 2006 at 14:54

* Parcopresis ('bashful bowel' syndrome) - the inability to defecate in public toilets

That is me lol, I dont do it unless absolutly necessary and unavoidable.

Psyk · 11 Nov 2006 at 15:18

Another one with paruresis here. It's really annoying and embarrassing when you're at a urinal and nothing comes out. I wonder if there's some sort of urinal meditation you can do to get the flow going.

Pants · 11 Nov 2006 at 15:32

Happenes to me sometimes too, only when someone is next to me in urinals tho! I can drop a brown trout fine for example!

Cybermyk · 11 Nov 2006 at 15:33

15 years ago my manager was at the urinal when I went into the toilets, he had paperwork in one hand and was finishing up with the other. He wiped his hand on the leg of his trousers and zipped up before walking out without washing.

When I was back in the office he'd passed the papers to his secretary and was patting one of the other grls on the shoulder with the 'used' hand.

He then made us all a cup of tea, which I didn't drink.

Since then I've tried to avoid going to the urinal with colleagues, I'd rather not know tbh.

penski · 11 Nov 2006 at 15:34

Christ...What a bunch of weirdos.

*n

Tommy B · 11 Nov 2006 at 15:37

I read somewhere that quite a large percentage of people suffer from Parcopresis. I don't see what the problem is though, you can always use the bog instead.

MrSix · 11 Nov 2006 at 15:42

penski said:
Christ...What a bunch of weirdos.

*n

Says he with the metal dong and holy ear.

If I need to drop the kids off at the pool while i'm out and about I find a disabled toilet and go in there. Massive amounts of space, sometimes a padded seat

and they're normally pretty clean - plus you don't get any annoying kids who decide to peer under the cubicles while you're crimping one off.

I girl I know always has disinfectant wipes in her handbag, which I actually think is a good idea. She gives her hands a wipe with them after doing anything that may dirty her hands and they can also be used on surfaces to sanitise them.