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Paruresis as a Taboo Subject

The word “paruresis” refers to a difficult psychological problem that hardly anyone dares to talk about. Paruresis is the inability to urinate in public toilets in the possible presence of other people. In English, the term Shy Bladder Syndrome has become established for this. Estimates put the number of paruresis sufferers in Germany at 1 … Paruresis as a Taboo Subject

Shyness: How Much is Normal?

Most adults can well remember the queasy feeling when they think back to their school days: the stomach cramped up merely because they had to speak or sing in front of a larger group. For some children, the threshold is much lower. They blush when a teacher speaks to them. Shy children are also often … Shyness: How Much is Normal?