Patients Behavioural disorders / Mental illness
Specific phobia: social phobia or social anxiety disorder
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Yeah I was just curious if anybody else suffers from a specific phobia or it could be called a social phobia. I was diagnosed over 20 years ago some doctors have called it specific phobia and some have called it social phobia. Basically it's something I never tell nobody about because of the sheer embarrassment of it but I was wondering if anybody out there maybe has the same issue I have. I have a fear of using a public restroom or other people's restroom except for out of my own home. It has nothing to do with a germ factor but it has to do with the process of using a restroom and embarrassment I guess. I have had this problem for about 31 years now and I just can't seem to find a way to overcome my fear. In case anyone's confused I can't go to the bathroom my human Disposal system does not work because severe anxiety kicks in. Maybe it has to do with the embarrassment I don't know I just know my anxiety is so severe the process just doesn't happen. I don't know if something happened to me when I was little I recollect being in a Greyhound bus terminal at a very young age and thinking something happened in the public restroom at the bus station involving an adult but my memory is foggy. all I know is it has cost me jobs and relationships and a possible career in the Navy. And is the core reason I'm on disability. Anyways just curious on any feedback maybe someone else is going through this in their life. and I hope the feedback I get is gentle cuz this is very difficult for me to talk about.