Dec 2, 2025 | Success Stories
The IPA literally changed my life – Mike Hurd The IPA literally changed my life. – Mike Hurd TL/DR: The IPA changed my life. Your online gift before 12-31-25 will be matched 2-for-1 to help morepeople with shy bladder! December 2, 2025 Hi, my name is Mike...Dec 30, 2024 | Success Stories
Dan Rocker started out just like you . . . IPA President Dan Rocker started out just like you. What happened next is quite a story. My name is Dan, and I’m writing to you today not as a board member of the International Paruresis Association (IPA), but as someone...Feb 7, 2024 | Success Stories
Peeing in the Sin Bin There I was, standing there, staring down the abyss of a white porcelain bowl, watching, waiting, hoping, praying for something to happen, only to be confronted with the second hand of time marching inexorably forward. Defeated, I zip up and...Feb 7, 2024 | Success Stories
Painting the Town Yellow in Las Vegas As paruretics we learn to accommodate so our day to day lives are less affected, until things change. Maybe it is a new job, moving to a new city, or having to travel that initiates the obsession of – where will I pee? how...Feb 7, 2024 | Success Stories
Trekking with Paruresis Simple, Not Easy This isn’t a success story. I can’t go to the bathroom anywhere or anytime. I’ve been working on my shy bladder for years. Sometimes I am more committed than others, but I’m not cured of primary paruresis. ...Dec 20, 2023 | Advocacy, Success Stories
Pee Shy Film Blog Hi everybody! Some of you may have heard about my film project from Tim, or maybe seen the rough (rough!) draft of my Kickstarter fundraising video that’s been making the rounds. Either way, I’ll start from the beginning: I’m Steven Jackson, I...