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Psychological Need To Urinate

This will probably sound strange to you all but i have this extremely irritating problem that every time i go out anywhere my mind instantly goes into the frame of mind that i need to urinate straight away and i get the feeling that i need to go even though i know full well i went just before leaving and there is no way i could go.
What is so frustrating is that i've never had this problem before, i used to be able to be out for the entire day and not go to the loo from waking up to going to bed almost! It suddenly started on the way back from uni a couple of weeks ago in the car when i suddenly really needed to pee and had to hold it extremely uncomfortably until the services. Since i've been worried about going out and when i have gone out i'll end up thinking about it non-stop and as such go to the loo multiple times which is really embarrassing.

Can anyone help me get over this? I know it's completely irrational but its starting to change the way i do things. Has anyone had anything like this before like OCD or something and getting over the stupid irrational thoughts in your head? Is there a way i can just block it out of my mind? I know i can hold it but my mind says no and it makes me feel extremely uncomfortable.

Sorry it's such a long post. Oh and before mentioning going to the doc's i have had a urine sample tested and i have nothing wrong at all, no infections, blood in the sample or diabetes etc.

Thanks for reading. :o:

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Reply 1

Pillar of Autumn

I really think you should see a GP anyway.

Reply 2

osamab

It's never happened to me. But if you have already gone for a piss, and there's none left, then can't you just ignore your body's signals. If your bladder has no piss then nothing will come out, right. But if you have got some and your body sends signals to go, then what is the problem?

Reply 3

Anonymous #1

osamab

I wish it was that easy. I definitely don't need to go but my head says i do, for example i'll end up giving in and nothing more than a tiny dribble which i have to force out will result. I'll be out and think i need to go, and when i get home the feeling will disappear and i won't need to go for like another 3 hours. I've thought as a last resort hypnotism to get rid of this stupid and irrational thought process but that seems crazy to do something so extreme for such a ridiculous and unnecessary problem.

Reply 4

Anonymous #2

I get like this, but mines more before going to sleep, ill know i wont need to urinate, but then i kind of think about it and end up feeling absolutly desperate to go. I just try not to think about it, sorry not much help

Reply 5

Super_Mignon

Do you hate using public toilets? That makes me want to pee more.

Reply 6

Anonymous #1

Super_Mignon

Do you hate using public toilets? That makes me want to pee more.

Not at all. They're welcoming to see one when i get these annoying urges!

Reply 7

Sartre_1337

*makes the standard water noise*

whoooooosh!

oh by the way

YOU NOW NEED TO PEE!

Reply 8

Anonymous #3

That happens to me a lot. Especially when at college i get so paranoid. It comes from having a few times where i just got really desperate i suppose. I'm not really sure how to get over it but perhaps knowing other people have the same problem will help...

Reply 9

smflesh

bikipip

It may not be psychological it may be something like a urinary infection. See your GP.

I was going to suggest a urinary infection too. Definitely see your GP.

Reply 10

tetters

smflesh

I was going to suggest a urinary infection too. Definitely see your GP.

I'm thinking about it but i have had my mother who's a nurse take a sample to the hospital and they said there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. The fact that it doesn't happen when i'm at home/mates house etc makes me think its anxiety but how do i get over it? Training my brain to stop the thought process? But how ? :frown:

Reply 11

The Stig

It may be a 'Urinary Tract Infection'

Reply 12

Super_Mignon

Maybe thinking about it before you go out makes it worse?

Reply 13

tetters

Super_Mignon

Maybe thinking about it before you go out makes it worse?

You've got it spot on. That's the problem, i'm trying to train my mind back into how it used to be where i wouldn't even think about going to the loo unless i actually needed it. I think it's the fear of what happened on the car journey not happening again so my mind tells my bladder get rid of everything now so it doesn't happen again.

I'm looking for a way to get this ***** out of my head.

edit: Just realised i forgot to tick anon. Ah well i don't mind what the internets people think of me :P

Reply 14

Super_Mignon

Never mind Tetters. You could try breathing excercises when you feel like you need to urinate and quickly do something to distract yourself?

Reply 15

bungy

i have HAD exactly the same problem but I am mostly over it now.

mine all started 10 years ago when i was on a trip on a bus and I had to make the bus pull over as i needed the loo so badly that i nearly wet myself. for quite a while after that i was almost neurotic about going to the loo and would get very worried if i was out of site of a toilet.

there is hope though and you WILL get over this.

i went to see a psychologist\hypnotherapist who basically said that I have a tendancy to be obsessive. are you the type of person who gets hooked onto something easily? this is not a bad thing! being obsessive helped me learn guitar, got me through some projects and has helped me achieve a lot. many of the greatest minds in the world are obsessives so don't change that part of your personality.

now here are a few methods i used to get over the feeling:

1: If you are a guy, get an erection. I know it sounds strange but it does take away the sensation of needing to urinate. Now its not exactly the easiest thing to do when you are worried about needing a pee, but it does work!

2: Push on your bladder when you get this urge. This will tell you if you really need the loo or not. If you get no strong sensation of needing to pee when you push on your bladder then you don't need to go and there is no way you will wet yourself. I found this the best method. By realising you are truly empty you can just ignore the urge to pee, and over time you will start to forget about the issue.

3: It is fine to have a few crutches. I always have a pee before leaving the house, going on a car trip, whatever. That way i know i am empty.

4: Finally if you have never actually wet yourself, then you know that you don't have a real problem and it is all in your head. Relax, breath deeply and you WILL get over this. Trust me, because I have had exactly the same probelm and I got over it!

Good luck!

Reply 16

Walkin'Butterfly

This sounds like a form of Obssessive Compulsive Disorder. I had it for a while, like in checking that I had locked the door even though I knew I just had etc.
I would definately go see the GP, they may be able to refer you to a therapist. OCD is usually triggered by a bad expirience and increased anxiety makes it worse.

Reply 17

Cocoa

my mom gets it everytime we get home - as soon as her keys are in her hands to get into the house she desperately has to pee - hehe poor mom

Reply 18

Anonymous #4

When I was 12 I got a UTI and it affected me so badly that I felt as though I constantly needed the loo for about a week. When it was over I could barely get through the 15 minute walk to school without almost having panic attacks at the idea of going for "so long" without access to a toilet, just in case I felt as though I needed to pee.

I gradually got over it, but about four months later we went on holiday to Scotland with a family friend and the stress of facing a 13 hour drive never knowing where/when the next chance to access a loo would be psychologically brought the problem back on; my mind was strong enough to cnjoure up all the symptoms of the UTI without it actually being present - so don't think that you're odd, because this happens to other people too. It happened to another girl in my class four years after me and a surprising number of people seem to know someone else who has the same problem.

I'm not going to lie, I'm still getting over it 8 years later, because when it's a psychological problem - in this case an anxiety order, not OCD - it's not like a physical problem you can just cure and then it's gone for good - but you just have to adapt and have faith that it will improve. I still have rough episodes where I cry and say that it's unfair, but I could have many many worse problems and I know that with each day I improve. Remember, mine was an incredibly strong and incredibly affecting illness, not least because I was only 12 - you sound like you have a great chance to improve and adjust and get over this :smile: