Do you ever have difficulty peeing in public restrooms?

[ringmastery]

Maybe I have weird personal space issues but if I'm in a public restroom with lots of people I can't pee at the urinals. I umm freeze up and have to go into the stalls to pee.

[EstimatedProphet]

1. Yes, and here is something that helps me

Think through multiplication tables, like for example, the 12 multiplication table or something not as easily calculated in your head. Takes your mind off it so you relax.

[TrogL]

2. Nah

ya gotta flaunt it

[Beware the Beast Man]

3. Yes,

Even though, according to Mrs. Beast Man, that I have nothing to be ashamed of down there, I just do. it's a mental block. I can pee pretty much anywhere if I'm drunk, though.

[Don_G]

4. Only When I See

A guy in the next stall paying unwanted attention to a natural function.

[Beware the Beast Man]

8. Ah yes, the "pecker checker"

That's why I don't use urinals

[Don_G]

11. I Had A Girlfirend Ask Once

What, you don't compare?

[Syncronaut Seven]

5. nah... It's just you

I think it means your gay, don't worry about it.

[bigwillq]

6. Sometimes, more so when I'm not

drunk. If I'm drunk I can pee anywhere.

[Champ]

17. deleted post

I do have hopes of running for President someday.

On 2nd edit: I will say this, I did have a friend who would pee in broad daylight screaming "bullshit!" right next to the basketball court when he was drunk.

[bigwillq]

23. At least you set the bar high and have some self repect (nt)

[DS1]

7. Oh hell no.

[trotsky]

9. Bashful Bladder Syndrome

a.k.a. Paruresis

You are faaaaar from alone.

http://www.paruresis.org/

[dae]

22. Thanks for the link, never even considered such a thing. :-)

[IronLionZion]

10. You're bladder shy!

come on, it's not that bad!

[ncrainbowgrrl]

29. It's called "Pee Shy", and Pansy Division describes it well!

Lyrics:

He's a confident man
Relaxed and self-assured
But there's one situation
Makes him feel insecure
When he takes a public leak
He becomes all shy and meek
He just can't let it go
If another guy might be looking below

He's pee shy...

2 more verses can be found at: http://club.idecnet.com/~jtomasdo/tpicturo.htm#PEE_SHY

[thebaghwan]

12. Not unusual at all. It is just a type of anxiety. See I will even reply

to a message about taking a piss just to get out of the 700 Club.

[BringEmOn]

13. Use the lower, or "gifted" urinal.

[MrSlayer]

14. Just go in the stall, no pressure.

[soothsayer]

15. ha! I'm a chick, and I have the same prob

er, except I've never tried to use a urinal. But I have stall probs, if the bathroom is too quiet.

[Champ]

16. All the freakin' time

[JohnKleeb]

18. lol are you my twin

because yes I have that difficulty. I am afraid of someone sneaking up and scaring me thus causing me to wet myself, I know its weird lol.

[Deja Q]

19. Great minds pee alike!

I cannot do it in public for the life of me! (And that goes for just about everything, including public speaking! But who public speaks in a restroom...?)

[Don_G]

27. Must Be The Echo

[Whitacre D_WI]

20. I never have any problems peeing in the women's restroom.

Of course, if I'm in there, I'm probably drunk enough that I'm just lucky not to be pissing my pants.

[Champ]

21. That reminds me of a very embarrasing moment

I remember one time in 6th grade I went into a bathroom and I was like where the hell are the stand up pissers? So I use the toilet in one of the stalls, I wash my hands and then I see two girls walking in. I'm thinking they just laughed at me, I was still thinking As I leave the bathroom I see I entered the ladies room.

[davsand]

24. You men DO have it rough...

WHY do they not give you all stalls like they do for us women? You guys have this entire "bathroom code of ethics" that just amazes hell outta me. Jeesh, I'd pee outside before I'd deal with some of that stuff, I swear!

My bigger issue is if I have to do.. um... that OTHER bodily function in public restrooms. THAT is not fun.

I'm almost ashamed to sign my name to this one...

Laura

[dae]

25. and I thought I was all alone.

Thanks for the thread ringmastery.

[Lisa0825]

26. I have never found iyt to be a problem, but among my friends,

I seem to be in the minority!!! They all call it "stage fright." LOL!

[Parrcrow]

28. Nope

in fact, I'll go right ahead and piss outside of 'em if I feel like it.

[scarlet_owl]

30. No problem at all.

I guess it would be tougher if I was a man and had to pee in front of others. Pooping in a public restroom is pretty hard, though.

[SarahB]

31. No- When you gotta go, you gotta go.

[AlFrankenFan]

32. Yes!

Ok, first of all, I am a woman. I can't go to the bathroom with the knowledge someone can come into the bathroom or if someone's in the stall next to me. I hate it

[Delano]

33. Nowadays there are usually partitions or enough space between urinals

so I'm cool with that. When I was a kid in Texas, they often had the long trough thing with water constantly running through it, so you'd be peeing into the same urinal as everyone else, standing too close. Don't care much for that.

There's a guy where I work, he uses the urinal, but he always has to have the sink water running so he can go. Swear to god. Weird....

[Lou_C]

34. Sometimes I take forever

I have a horrible bladder and it takes a while for me to pee.

[Fenris]

35. All the time

I use the stalls.

[LDS Jock]

36. Yes, me too.. especially with people talking in the bathroom

I guess I just can concentrate and forget all about them. I keep thinking about how I am peeing with others all around me. If someone is talking, its very hard for me. Also too, the worst is if someone is waiting behind you for a turn at the urinal. That one totally freezes me up.