Posted by Roy on 14/7/2009, 9:08 pm

About 15yrs ago I had to explain our problem to a urology consultant because he had never heard of it ,he was sympathetic but it was new territory to him.Yesterday I visited our local docs surgery with another problem.The GP I saw was new to me ,very young but a nice chap.I know it was naughty of me but I thought I would drop it out that I suffered from paruresis.Guess what I got the same blank look,he asked me to elaborate and I explained it was a mind over matter about peeing in public.He was quite honest with me and said he had never heard of it.Fifteen years and no further forward in the medical world ,they really seem to blank us out completely and sweep us under the carpet as an embarrasment to mankind.I'm sure with some proper funding and research some progress could be made in helping this problem.Andrew is doing a great job in highlighting our problem,but I'm afraid in the medical world nobody is listening,or is it they don't like what they hear.

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