International Paruresis Association

 

 

International Paruresis Association

PO Box 65111
Baltimore, MD 21209

1-800-247-3864
410-367-1253 (phone)
410-367-1254 (fax)

info@paruresis.org

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Press Stories

2010

Many Suffer From Shy Bladder Anxiety
Detroit Free Press - Robin Erb - May 6, 2010

Boeing Won’t Scrap Toilets for Seats on Ryanair Planes
News.com.au-AP -April 14, 2010

Paying to Pee: Have the Airlines Gone to Far?
ABCNews.com-Scott Mayerowitz-April 13, 2010

Potty Policy Has Air Travelers Holding It In
Aol.com-Tony Deconinck-April 9, 2010

Paruresis, si Penakut Toilet Umum - Paruresis, The Timid Public Toilet
Detik Health-Vera Farah Bararah-March 25, 2010-Original in Indonesian

Whizzer a Loser in Court
New York Post-Bruce Golding-March 20, 2010

Russians to Get Help With Bathroom “Stage Fright”
Aolnews.com-Buck Wolf-March 16, 2010

Tales of a Bashful Bladder
Impact Magazine-Stephen Lovejoy-March 11, 2010

 

2009

Business Life: Toilet etiquette, a minefield in the workplace
The Times- Sathnam Sanghera-June 1, 2009

Brave, Stupid and Curious: Dangerous Psychology Experiments from the Past
Scientific American- Jesse Bering-January 13, 2009

Bladdivan-Parody Commercial
Huffington Post-Saturday Night Live-September 27, 2009

 

2008

Expanding Drug Test Is for Cheats, Shy Bladders
Bloomberg.com-Cindy Skrzycki-October 28, 2008

Episode 69: Personal Space Invasions - Ethical Implications of one of Psychology’s Strangest Studies
The Psych Files-Pod Cast-September 1, 2008

A Life-Inhibiting Problem
Manchester Evening News-Rachael Clegg-February 4, 2008

 

2007

Manhattan Federal jury awards fired bladder-shy guy 225G
New York Daily News-Thomas Zambito-October 5, 2007

Much more than a belly laugh
Herald Sun-Bettina Arndt-September 13, 2007

Fight Your Fears – Be Free From Phobia
Hblmedia- Deepika Bharadwa-August 14, 2007

FIRED CITY WORKER IS OUT OF LEAK
New York Post-Dareh Gregorian-July 25, 2007

Bladder-shy guy loses job
New York Daily News-Jose Martinez-July 25, 2007

Rapid result drug tests approved
Early County News June 13, 2007

Lass es laufen! - Let it run!
Spiegel Online Sports-Trede Broder-Jurden-June 3, 2007
Translation

Episode 16: Personal Space Invasion: What Happens When Someone Invades Your Personal Space?
The Psych Files-Pod Cast-May 22, 2007

Looks easy enough... but not for everyone
Brisbane Times-John Gascoigne-April 18, 2007

Das Tabu-Thema Paruresis – Paruresis:The Taboo Topic
Gesundheit.de Article-April 11, 2007
Translation


2006

Inability to urinate costs some jobs
St. Louis Post-Dispatch-Deborah L Shelton-July 24, 2006

If you gotta but can’t, sometimes it’s costly
The Kansas City Star-Joe Lambe-April 24, 2006



2005

Can you Pee in Public?
About.com-Leonard Holmes-December 16, 2005
(Contains some incorrect information.)

Millions' cannot pee in public
BBC News-November 26, 2005

Shy Bladder Syndrome: A Social Phobia Or Functional Disorder Of Micturition?
Medindia.net-October 29, 2005

Steven Soifer
Baltimore City Paper-Edward Ericson, Jr.-January 19, 2005


2004

World Toilet Summit: A Flush of Excitement
abcnews.com-Buck Wolf-November 16, 2004

What's the alternative?
Times Online-Susan Clark-October 17, 2004

La peur des toilettes publiques - The fear of public toilets
Journal de Montréal- Andrey Tremblay-August 23, 2004
Translation

A shy bladder can be a job liability
CNN.com-Samantha Murphy/Court TV-July 5, 2004

Lawsuit claims Ga. worker fired because he couldn't urinate on demand
Associated Press/The Augusta Chronicle-John Niesse-May 21, 2004

Man With Shy Bladder Syndrome Files Suit
Red Orbit News-May 19, 2004

Fear of peeing
Montreal Mirror-Scott Saxon-Feb 19, 2004

Drug test clashes with I-can't-go
The Enquirer-Adam Geller/The Associated Press-February 10, 2004


2003

Workshop has No. 1 priority
Susan Snyder-Las Vegas Sun-October 17, 2003

Helping unlock the bathroom 'stall'
The Boston Globe-Kathleen Nelson-July 28, 2003

Paruresis or Shy Bladder Syndrome
The Health Report-Norman Swan-March 24, 2003
Or http://www.abc.net.au/rn/healthreport/stories/2003/815781.htm

Don't look now ... you may have a bashful bladder
The Sydney Morning Herald-Jonathan Pearlman-March 6, 2003

Looking for Relief
The Wall Street Journal- Peter Landers-April 22, 2003

 

2002

Will Congress Fund School Drug Tests?
The Federal Observer-July 26, 2002-Hans S. Nichols and Scott Hagen

Out of the water closet: guilty secret of toilet terror revealed
Scotland on Sunday-Orla Heron-May 26, 2002

Choking at the Bowl
Slate.com-Bryan Curtis-May 13, 2002

For Some, Drug Tests Are Almost Impossible
The New York Times-Sana Siwolop-April 14, 2002

 

2001

The Secret Social Phobia Shy Bladder?
June 11, 2001

 

2000

Wistful Whizzers
River Front Times-Jeannette Batz-September 20, 2000

Bashful bladder hangs up nature's call
Adoctorinyourhouse.com-John Morgan and Medical Advisor: Stephen A. Shoop, M.D.-June 14, 2000


1999

Bashful Bladders
Salon.com-Mary Roach-May 21,1999


1998

Public Peeing Problems Put Right
Scienceagogo.com-August 1, 1998


1997

NONE

 

1996

NONE

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WARNING AND DISCLAIMER: This website is NOT a substitute for medical or legal advice and does not constitute the practice of law, medicine, psychiatry, clinical psychology, clinical social work, or any other mental health profession.  If you are having trouble urinating, you should always contact a physician since difficulty with voiding can be a symptom of a serious medical condition. We are a group of professional people and people who have suffered with paruresis. We have assembled a board and a board of advisors to help people cope with urinary dysfunction that has a psychological or social origin. On this website, we are NOT practicing medicine, psychiatry, clinical psychology, clinical social work or any other mental health profession. You should have your doctor evaluate your condition before diagnosing yourself, and seek the appropriate necessary mental health counseling if warranted. IPA, Inc. disclaims any and all legal liability whatsoever.