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Can’t do what you need to do in a public toilet? You’re not alone – and there's help

  • Written by Kenley Kuoch, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
Can’t do what you need to do in a public toilet? You’re not alone – and there's helpShy bladder, or paruresis, is classified as a form of social anxiety disorder.From shutterstock.com

Most of us don’t give much thought to going to the toilet. We go when we need to go.

But for a small minority of people, the act of urinating or defecating can be a major source of anxiety – especially when public restrooms are the only...

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