Overcoming shy bladder

[HouseOfLove]

I have a really shy bladder. I have a really hard time pissing in a public toilet if there are other people in there.
Also, I've noticed that the stream is, how can I put it? erm... not very strong. When other people go to the toilet, I can hear a hard splashing of the piss hitting the water on the toilet bowl. For me, it's like just a very small amount of water. Is there somethig wrong with me, physically? Or is it all mental? If so, how can I overcome it? Has anybody had a similar problem?

Cheers!

 

[Orlandude]

Mind over matter. It is unlikely that there is anything "wrong" with you. The weak stream is probably a result of your nervousness. Many people are "pee shy". If you can't get your mind away from it, use a stall if there is one, rather than the urinals. Try to understand that peeing is the most natural thing in the world. Is it really that or, for whatever reason, are you just too shy about possibly exposing your tool. Think about it.

 

[Maklaar13]

I used to have the same problem, that is until I was out one night with a dear friend, we were next to each other at the urinal and neither one of us could pee, though we really wanted to. He told me that his dad told him to try doing math in his head while trying. It really works, not to mention that you can polish your math abilities while you take care of business, multiplication always does it for me.

 

[KaraBulut]

Is the weak stream only when you're in public or do you have it at home, too?

 

[Seasoned]

I could be the poster boy for piss shy except I'm no longer anywhere near boy. Ah, but on to the matter at hand. I have always been shy at the urinal. The worst is at a concert or theater where there will be a line out the door. Always had a weak stream even at home.

My partner pisses like a race horse, so I'm guessing there is a lit of human variation. Coupled with that issue is sometimes pissing two streams, with perhaps one landing outside the urinal or toilet.

It's not as much of an issue if I have to go really bad, but it has caused me stress over the years. For me is is accompanied by a shriveling of biblical proportions.

What I do at an American free-standing urinal is to keep breathing in a regular deep pattern and just count slowly until I relax enough to start peeing. Usually once I start it will keep going, but not always. If a hunk is nearby forget it. My guess is that, for me, it's intimidation. Most of the time I take a stall and sit. I could never pee standing next to anyone I know except for my partner. Once I start it's usually ok if someone, even someone I know, walks in.

I don't think I ever got over the shock of guys being expected to pee together in a line. It must be something in my genes. I don't think my son has ever used a public restroom, and I mean EVER!

 

[HouseOfLove]

It happens both when I'm in public and when I'm home alone. I do believe it is all mental. I need some trick to make it stop, cause it can be very frustrating. Specially at concents, bars, etc when there's a line behind me, my bladder is bursting and yet I can hardly get a few drops to...erm...drop.
And yes, it's always worse when there's a really nice looking guy next to me. Arghh. It just makes me feel so unmasculine!

 

[Autolycus]

Public restrooms are a problem - I find counting slowly up to thirteen usually does the trick!

Applying any pressure can give rise to an unwanted fart, so many times I have had to back off and hope to find bladder relief before too long.

A colleague of mine who was a Marine Insurance Underwriter once told me how he was taken to lunch by a senior underwriter when he was under training. The older guy suddenly got up from the table tucking his copy of the London Times under his arm and headed for the restrooms. He returned a short while after with a newspaper wrapped parcel containing his underwear commenting to his trainee some good advice, 'Never gamble on a fart!'