I have this problem when I wake up for school I feel like I need to take a 💩 sorry if it grossed u out but then i will get nervous in school sometimes and I still needing to let a fart out and it’s embarrassing farting so I hold it in the anxiety of holding it in just increases and idk what is this problem someone help me I have school tomorrow and it’s destroying me

Anxiety is the emotion we feel when our sympathetic nervous system is activated. Your mind thinks “threat!” and so your body preps to run like mad away from danger. It’s shuts off resources to the digestive system, and wants you to dump all extra weight via defecating, vomitting, urinating—cuz it thinks you need to run or you’re gonna die. So, it’s normal to feel a need to defecate when you’re nervous. So yeah, when you’re nervous about your digestion, your digestion just gets even more antsy. You can try some calming techniques (Google some) when it comes up so your body gets the hint and realizes “Oh, we’re not being chased by a T-Rex.” And, show yourself some compassion and let yourself ask for permission to use the bathroom. You can maybe train yourself not to be so anxious about needing to go if you earn your own trust that you will let yourself go to the bathroom if you need to. Hope this helps! I feel ya!

There’s something called the “one cheek sneak” where you lift one of your butt cheeks higher than the other that way it doesn’t make a sound on the chair. Haha. 😂

What’s the worst-case scenario?

Maybe talk to your teacher in private and let her know that you need to use the bathroom for medical reasons. Also I find tea helps me to calm down so maybe if you can, drink some tea in the morning before going to school!

Why won’t they let you go to the bathroom in the first place? They can’t force you to not to go, it’s a human need.