Posted by Robin on 17/8/2009, 8:39 am

Hi all. Having attended the October beginners workshop and March Improvers workshop in London I thought I'd share a recent success I had. I haven't done much practising in the last 6 weeks or so, but I did stop at a service station last week and went at a urinal 5 down from someone which was quite encouraging. A few nights ago I went out with my best mate for a few beers. I told him about my AP after the first workshop and he was fine about it. Anyway, when we arrived at our third pub I was really in need of a pee so I asked him to come with me which he did saying, 'oh yeah I'd forgotten about that' (which shows when you tell someone it doesn't make them think that you are some kind of freak or that they will even remember!) When we got to the urinals we went next to each other as it was a Wetherspoon's pub with big shoulder height dividers (why aren't all facilities like this?!). I went no problem and we had a chat as we stood there. This was the first time I have been able to do this since I was about 16 (37 now). It was a really great feeling to be out with my mate and not have to worry about when to dash off for a pee. I would not have been able to do this had I not been on 2 workshops and without the support and encouragement from Andrew and Colin and the other people on those workshops. So if you are considering booking a place on a workshop, do it - it will really help you get your life back! Thanks for reading and don't let this condition get you down. Robin

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