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new here, but cant pee with others around me or in a confined space eg a plane
Posted by Richard on 6/2/2013, 8:53 pm Edited by board administrator 6/2/2013, 9:09 pm
Hi, new here, just browsig and learnign quite a bit, for a while now ive not been able to urinate in a publc place, i have to use a cubicle, or even on a plane (my last plane trip was 12 hours - not good) so would be good to chat to others and find out more im a 38 yr old guy rich
Re: new here, but cant pee with others around me or in a confined space eg a plane
Im in the same boat (or should I say plane)I daren't go on long plane journeys and and on any plane journey I simply drain down to avoid peeing (planes are my worst nightmare)
Re: new here, but cant pee with others around me or in a confined space eg a plane
Hi Richard, I have similar problems with planes. As much as the close proximity of others and time pressure etc I find the movement and vibration very disconcerting and loos on boats, coaches, trains are all problematic. One of my coping strategies on planes has been first to have a stiff drink! Maybe not an option if you’re picking up a hire car at your destination but it helps me relax. Otherwise this helps me - Try to contrive to get a cup, beaker, glass or other container into the cubicle with you. Sometimes there are small paper cups provided in there but you may have to improvise. Run the hot tap in the small hand washing sink. Bearing in mind what you do next, you do not want water so hot you scald yourself, but you do want it fairly warm. Unzip, point percy at the porcelain (well the plastic at least) and dip your knob into the warm water. I have no idea why this works but it nearly always makes me pee. I shared this ‘technique’ with a few of the guys on my beginners workshop but no one else had been using it, so it could just work for me. But if you give it a go I’d love to hear some feedback. Best of luck.
Re: new here, but cant pee with others around me or in a confined space eg a plane