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- Dimitris
- Date posted
- 4y ago
- Username
- CourtneyCourtney
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I had this years before I knew it was OCD! I went to sooooo many doctors and no one could figure it out, it ruined my life for about a year because I legit had no idea what was going on an I felt the intense urge to pee 24/7. What I did to stop it was start delaying going to the bathroom— from once every 5 minutes to once every 20 minutes to once every hour and so on until I trained my body to resist the “urge” altogether. I had no idea it was OCD at the time, but it’s basically response prevention. Sit with the uncomfortable feeling and the thought that you may or may not pee yourself. My bladder went back to normal after a couple months of that and it only flares up in times of extreme stress now
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- dietcokedietcoke
- Date posted
- 4y ago
how is it ocd? not saying it isn't, i get this same feeling and never even thought about it being ocd. is it a compulsion for something or how does it relate?
- Username
- DimitrisDimitris
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@dietcoke Obsession = the urge to pee Compulsion = going to the WC I don't surely know if it's OCD but it works like that for me.
- Username
- DimitrisDimitris
- Date posted
- 4y ago
What did you do while on car or trip ?
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- CourtneyCourtney
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Dimitris I still don’t know for certain that it 100% was OCD but it behaved the same exact way and there was no underlying health condition. It did feel like having a UTI that just never went away, but without actually ever having an infection. From what I’ve read it seems like a sensorimotor type obsession? Being in the car was very hard and so were things like going to class and work, but delaying trips to the restroom for gradually increasing amounts of time (like following a fear heirarchy in a way) helped me build up to that. If going to the restroom to relieve the discomfort is the compulsion, cutting that out will help you stop obsessing over whether you have to pee or not
- Username
- DimitrisDimitris
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Courtney Thank you for your advice! It really helps ?
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- dietcokedietcoke
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Courtney i fucking hate ocd. like i have to have a pee schedule now?? this disorder is a bitch.
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- CourtneyCourtney
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@dietcoke Lmaooooo I know right? It makes you do the most bizarre ridiculous shit
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- person1person1
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Does it happen to you when you’re at home too. I only feel this way if I have a UTI.
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- AlyoshaAlyosha
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I JUST had a conversation like this with myself this morning. I get anxious that I’ll need to go dump and won’t be able to and will get myself dirty. And then the anxiety makes my innards hurt and spasm. So, I told myself this morning, “It’s ok. I’ll take care of you. If I need to pull this car over and poop in the ditch, we can do that. If for some reason we go on ourself, I will clean you up and get you back on your day. It won’t be a fun experience, but we would be ok.” TMI, but maybe it helps lol
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- ejf148
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I’m new to this platform, so I apologize if this isn’t the right way to ask. But, I’m curious if anyone has ever had the compulsion of needing to go to the bathroom? Like every 20-30 minutes during the day?
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- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 41w ago
Sleep
Does anyone else get an insane surge to pee before bed even though you just peed? I got out the showered and peed and have been in bed maybe 20-30 mins and can’t seem to fall asleep because my brain keeps telling me I have to pee. But other parts of my brain say no because of my bathroom contamination fear.
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- Ocelots are ...
- Date posted
- 35w ago
Frequent urination at night
Does anybody else feel like they have to go pee just one last time except it happens over and over again at night time? I usually cave and go to the bathroom after feeling like I have to for a long time but it’s always just a dribble like I didn’t actually have to go. I was seeing a physiotherapist for pelvic floor exercises and she said that it wasn’t a physical issue and that it was most likely psychological. Wondering if this is OCD? Somatic OCD possibly?
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