SciShow: Why Can't I Pee in Public Bathrooms?

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Content of the Lesson: Paruresis or “Shy Bladder Syndrome” is the inability to pee in public. If this sounds like you, have hope; it’s super treatable! Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/shy-bladder-syndrome https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28554367 https://paruresis.org/ipa-misc/doc/fact_sheet.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4960499/#CIT0011 https://www.urologyhealth.org/urologic-conditions/paruresis-(urinating-in-public) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24056834 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-019-0125-7 https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/shy-bladder-syndrome https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20521209 Images: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/gas-station-outside-restrooms-gm182353865-11339355 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/womans-feet-underneath-toilet-stall-gm108149498-1450766 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/woman-holds-toilet-paper-roll-in-front-of-toilet-bowl-gm1132437747-300198526 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/doors-from-toilets-gm508182318-85111877


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