Posted by Pete on 27/7/2009, 10:12 pm, in reply to "Same Old..."

Hi Jim, If you think you are too old to do anything about this demon that has wrecked our lives, I can beat you by about 30 years ! 18 months ago I discovered this site and realised, for the first time, that other men had similar problems and that I wasn't such a "freak" after all. Í also realised there was something I could do about it and booked into the first available Workshop. You say you don't see how it could help you, but if you don't try it you will never know and I assure you that you will be missing a great opportunity. Meeting, chatting to and practising with other "sufferers" is a great experience and you will come away feeling better about yourself as well as having made progress with being able to pee. I have been to a second Workshop now and can go into a toilet expecting to pee and generally managing to do so. I have hardly ever used cubicles, {resulting in much discomfrt on many occasions !)so I walk confidently up to a urinal and cannot remember the last time I had a real lock-up. There is still a bit of the old anxiety lurking in the background, although I tell it to go away ! I'm not sure it ever will, but if I succeed in my objective in emptying my bladder, what does it mattter ! Take my advice, get onto a Workshop and make the most of the second half of your life. Good luck. Pete

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