Posted by LB on 30/6/2011, 10:59 am

Hey everyone, I came across this site months ago but have just built up the courage to post. I'm 27 and have been paruretic since primary school. It became worse as I got older so that I couldn't even go at home if any of my family were nearby. In recent years I've been working on it by myself and establishing my boundaries i.e. what situation is safe enough for me to be able to go. In general I can now go anywhere (even urinals when I'm brave enough) as long as I am certain no can see or hear me. I got to this stage a while ago and seem to be stuck now because I can still only go if no one else is there and then only after hesitating for a long time. Even a random noise somewhere will make me panic and stop. Obviously the next step would be gradual exposure but this seems impossible to do on my own in public facilities because you can't gradually control the other people's proximity. I was wondering if anyone else has tried to do it alone, whether it's possible and what my next step would be.

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