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Hi Steve, welcome to a group that can help you to overcome avoidant paruresis. I'm about your age (63y) and live in Sydney OZ, when I was 59, and having suffered with AP for over 45y, I stumbled across the IPA site which told me all about paruresis. I made contact with the Sydney Support Group, bought the book "Shy Bladder Syndrome" by Steven Soifer, started down the desensitisation road with some pee-buddies, (my wife was the first pee-buddy), and now normally have no problem while out and about travelling by car, bus, plane or train etc... I normally make sure that I do not go to the toilet before leaving home so that I will have to use a public toilet while out.
Recovery is possible from this social anxiety disorder, it will take time and plenty of practice by yourself and with other sufferers, but it is all worth it.
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on 15/5/2009, 9:39 am, in reply to "New arrival"