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Urinary issues

dyinginside35
dyinginside35

Does anyone have urinary issues due to anxiety?

arfie
arfie
I think my urinary issues (incontinence) ruffle my anxiety more than the other way around. Anxiety gives me allot of physical side effects, but it never occurred to me to link my incontinence to my anxiety.
MsBlank1
MsBlank1
Don't quote me on this, but I don't think incontinence is due to anxiety.
However, frequent urination IS due to the "fight or flight" response.
If you are running from a tiger/danger......you need to be light on your feet, so empty bladder/bowels = able to run faster and escape danger.
Melis
Melis
I pee ALOT when im anxious. I think its because we tense up and once our muscles relax, it releases. Its been so intense lately for me that I have been losing alot of water weight.
peterthegreat
peterthegreat
I have bed wettings when I was a kid.
Teresa11
Teresa11
Yes I keep thinking I have to go to the toilet and have pains in my stomach at times when my anxiety is bad, I find before I had anxiety I didn't pay any attention to pains but they just seem so much more real now if that makes sense.
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