Posted by Mark L on 14/6/2009, 7:52 pm, in reply to "Progress since beginners workshop"

Hi Harry, Your dilemma is idencical to mine! How can you practice in small WCs when there are only 2/3 urinals?! Empty is no challenge, 1 person in there is too much of a challenge! It takes more courage to 'fake it' in a small WC too, because there isnt much sound so someone else would be able to hear that you're not going! (not that it really matters of course hehe) There are 2 ways around this which I have tryed... 1. If its empty when you walk in, go up to a urinal and wait. When someone else comes in and goes up to the other urinal, stand for 5 seconds or so then zip up and walk away. This will get you used to being there in someone else's presence but wont make you feel abnormal. 2. When you know its empty, wait outside. When someone else goes in, wait another 20 seconds then go in after them. By which time, the other person will be in mid flow or finishing and heading to the sink. With the tap running, there will be background noise and they will most likely have the're back to you. This will help you get used to being at a urinal in a small WC, with someone else present. As for heading to a cubicle and feeling dissapointed with yourself, dont be. Sometimes its best to use a cubicle and go, as opposed to trying at a urinal and not being able to go. The latter may give you more dissapointment. Hope you can relate to some of that! Good luck, Mark.

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