Re: Breath Hold, does it work for you?

Posted by johnbill on 6/10/2012, 5:30 pm, in reply to "Breath Hold, does it work for you?"

so far, it does not work, been at it for few weeks, it dilates my anal sphincter, which is not good.

Re: Breath Hold, does it work for you?

Posted by AndyM on 15/10/2012, 6:25 pm, in reply to "Breath Hold, does it work for you?"

The closest thing to a "magic pill" I've seen is in those who have mastered the so-called breath hold technique (BH). The goal is to achieve a self-induced state of hypoxia (lack of oxygen). In that state, the muscles (including the ones that lock-up in us shy bladder folks) relax. I once saw it demonstrated at a Baltimore Workshop by DavidL (who prior to learning BH had a wicked case of paruresis that was becoming progressively worse). So there he was, standing at a urinal with about 10 guys standing around him in a semi-circle. First, the big showoff let out some urine just to demonstrate he could still pee (in front of an audience) when he wasn't at a high urgency. Breathing normally, he exhaled what he said would be about 75% of his breath and then held the rest. About 25 seconds later he was splashing like a race horse. This was someone who used to have to hold his urine all day at work. In the presence of the BH, he can now "pee anytime anywhere," including on sailboats in rough weather and at troughs in football stadiums; he can also demonstrate the technique in a public loo with a crowd standing around him. It doesn't seem to work for everyone (it hasn't for me) but with results like those DavidL and others have described, I think it's worth a try (AFTER you discuss it with your doctor; lack of oxygen is generally not a positive, and you don't want them carving on your tomb-stone, "He/she FINALLY mastered the Breath Hold"). Here's a link to the complete explanation of the BH. Good Luck and Pee Free: http://www.paruresis.org/FAQ/faq_page_23.htm