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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by golden_girl[/i] [br]Just wanted to share my (very small) success. As a borderline agoraphobic with anxiety-related urinary urgency, I find walking even small distances often a massive trial (lots of what ifs before I even get out the door, a panic attack during which makes my (already sore) bladder spasm wildly and overwhelming fear of having an 'accident'.) I'd always wondered how I could 'recondition' myself in the midst of such a physical manifestation of anxiety (ie, having to find a toilet NOW) - I guess I couldn't see the equivalent of pushing through the pain whilst running, when the end result for me would be my biggest fear (a socially unacceptable act of incontinence, at 26). So earlier, I walked 3mins to the end of the road, and then the 3mins back - anxiety took hold and I felt I would have an 'accident' and I felt overwhelmed and quickly walked home. Back home, I felt disheartened and overwhelmed. After an hour I decided then to try it again, emptying my bladder as usual before I went, and the bladder started acting up as soon as I started. I then thought 'Go on, do your worst! Lose control if you want! I don't care!!!' And would you believe it, the severe spasms stopped and went back to their normal, spasming self. I kept repeating this to myself 'Do your worst! I'll deal with it!' and actually walked quite calmly back past my house and in a different direction for another 3mins. In one piece! I think I've found a small thing here! I obviously need to work on resolving the bladder issues from even being a symptom, but losing the immense fear, even for those few minutes, made a noticeable difference [:)] "F.E.A.R. Forgive Everyone And Remember For Everything A Reason" Ian Brown [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.