Travel and Psychogenic Urinary Frequency
Good morning!
I'm on a trip!
Today, I'm talking about
psychogenic urinary frequency, which I've been struggling with since I was in middle school❗️👏🏻
*I haven't been diagnosed by a doctor, so this is just my own assumption.
"Psychogenic urinary frequency is a condition where frequent urination is caused by psychological tension or anxiety. ...It is characterized by the need to go to the bathroom many times in daily life, constantly worrying about the bathroom, and experiencing intense urges to urinate in situations where you cannot go to the bathroom immediately, such as on commuter trains or bus trips."
╱ Why all of a sudden?? ╲
Well, today was really tough.
I wanted to go to the bathroom on the bus, and I was at my limit, wanting to tell the driver,
"Please let me off!"
but since we were on the highway, I couldn't get off, and it was truly hell for about 50 minutes.
In the end, I had to get off earlier than the planned bus stop, which caused trouble for everyone.
Travel often involves long periods of movement, which can be a bit tough for people with psychogenic urinary frequency.
Plus, when people say things like, "There are no bathrooms ahead," it makes me feel the urge to go even more, which is really hard.
I managed to deal with it today, so that's good, but...
I wonder if I should mention it to the doctor next time I go to the hospital.
I'll write more about the details later.
Thank you for reading until the end!