Subscribe Now!Who’s watching me now?
October 7th, 2006 by ben
Ever worry about who’s watching you while you’re in the bathroom? This would drive me nuts!
(from Joel Telling)
For someone who is afraid to take a leak in public, this is either their worst nightmare or cheap therapy.
Seems like there’s a latin name for every fear … fear of flying (Aviophobia), fear of snakes (Ophidiophobia), fear of glass (Nelophobia – do these people live in caves?), fear of your mother-in-law (Pentheraphobia), etc. I just had to find out what the fear of peeing in public was … apparently it’s called Paruresis.
Definition: Paruresis, also known as shy kidney or shy bladder syndrome, is a type of social anxiety disorder in which the sufferer is unable to urinate in the (real or imaginary) presence of others, such as in a public restroom.
Speaking of whcih … an even worse phobia is Urophobia – fear of urine or urinating. If you have this, do you run the risk of holding it until you pop? OUCH.
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Hey where is that at? I wanna pee there!
I wish I was him (the urinal that man is peeing in that is).
I think it’s in Japan. Wouldn’t surprise me if it was in a government building or somewhere completely unexpected (like an elementary school – maybe those are all the kids’ school teachers).
I just booked a one-way ticket to Japan. I hope you’re right ben.
This is kinda cool: http://www.uwm.edu/~smheim/final/
wow, i would def be scared to use that bathroom. even though i know nobody is looking at me, i still would be kinda scared.
I been there. It’s the male toilet of Dn’Funky club in Queenstown, New Zealand. This kind of toilets are very common over here.
pretty funny but i am an paruretic and could never go, would run for the stall.