Poopoo peepee, Toilet and Miscellaneous: Shy bowels

Shy bowels

By Dragoness11 - 27/03/2014 14:12 - United Kingdom - Northampton

Today, I still have my ridiculous fear of being heard on the toilet, and I can't go if people are around. I'd just sat down on the toilet when three of my housemates started chatting immediately outside the door. I had to sit silently until they were gone. For half an hour. FML

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By haunted - 23/10/2015 20:41 - United States - Gainesville

Today, I woke up at 2am and went to use the toilet. I sat there doing my business, when I heard a voice whisper my name from behind me. I live alone and the toilet is right up against the wall. I screamed and ran back to my room, then went without sleep for the rest of the night. FML

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You deserved it 2 414

By facepalm - 14/06/2011 08:30 - United States

Today, I really had to go to the bathroom. Due to my fear of public restrooms, I made sure it was clear before I started. I heard someone sigh halfway through. Embarrassed, I waited a full ten minutes before leaving the stall, only to see that it was only the automatic air freshener. FML

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You deserved it 35 788

Mexican Standoff

By JillianJuneBug - 17/08/2019 18:00

Today, I had no choice but to use a public bathroom. I have issues going when there are others in the stalls, and apparently another person did as well. We both sat there in silence, waiting stubbornly for the other to give up and leave so we could go. It’s been 20 minutes. FML

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You deserved it 647

**** OFF, thanks

By please leave... - 13/02/2013 19:33 - United States - Roanoke

Today, I had to use a public bathroom. I have problems going when other people are there, so I waited until everyone left. Two girls noticed I was taking a long time, and started giggling and throwing notes under the door asking if I was alive. This continued for half an hour. FML

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You deserved it 6 373

By Anon - 20/01/2017 22:00

Today, as any other work day, I sat down for lunch. Unfortunately, the door to the toilet is right next to where I sit. Every time a colleague uses the toilet, I hear everything, which puts me off my lunch. FML

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You deserved it 1 733

By bathroomgirl - 11/08/2011 16:09 - United States

Today, thinking I was alone in a public bathroom, I started singing the words to my favorite song. A minute later that I heard a toilet flush, so I just sat there petrified. The other person sarcastically picked up the singing from where I left off. FML

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You deserved it 37 195

By s3xygrandpa - 06/11/2013 19:09 - United States - Palm Harbor

Today, despite my fear of using public restrooms, I was forced to anyway to avoid my bladder exploding. I was finally getting over it when someone stuck their head under the stall to "see if someone's in there". I'm scared more now than I was before. FML

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You deserved it 5 123

Help!

By Anonymous - 25/11/2012 06:56 - United States

Today, I was in a public toilet, enduring an extremely awkward silence between myself and the person in the next stall. In my rush to get out of there, I managed to get my ass stuck in the toilet seat, and ended up being pulled out by the maintenance men. FML

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You deserved it 8 095

By Anon - 25/08/2015 10:10 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, I took a phone call in the bathroom, since the rest of the house was too noisy. I sat down on the toilet and waited while they put me on hold. After a while, I must have forgotten the lid was down and my pants were still on, because I started peeing myself. FML

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You deserved it 9 143

The sound of silence

By hearing too much - 03/11/2019 02:00

Today, the walls in my house are so thin that I heard my roommate yell from the bathroom upstairs, "Hear my butthole roar." Now I’m scared to use the bathroom after him. FML

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You deserved it 228

hellnosucka 27

Thursday 27 March 2014 19:47

I have the exact same fear. if someone entered the bathroom while I'm peeing, I would literally hold my pee in until they get out. no matter how long they take...

AFCCT 7

Thursday 27 March 2014 19:47

Feed your toilet, OP. Feed it.

Comments

my2centsworth 15

Friday 28 March 2014 4:02

There is a sleep app for your phone that makes noise to cover outside noises while you sleep. Perhaps you could use it to mask the sounds you don't want anyone to hear and thereby be more comfortable using the restroom when people are lurking nearby. Half an hour? They knew you were in there.

eddieb17 6

Friday 28 March 2014 4:59

Same here

r00nie 10

Friday 28 March 2014 5:04

take pride in the loudness of your farts. Problem solved.

asherm 15

Friday 28 March 2014 5:44

Even worse is the random drug screen and they have to watch you. "Can I get dinner first? A few beers? No, ok well can you at least turn on the water?"

DumbAndYoung 30

Friday 28 March 2014 5:50

I'm the exact same way, it really sucks when you need to go and you can't.

miang58 4

Friday 28 March 2014 5:57

Same problem here, makes for some uncomfortable situations

DavidKnows 11

Friday 28 March 2014 7:23

I wish OP had mentioned WHICH function she cannot perform if others are around. I can't pee unless I'm alone. Often public urinals sometimes hide any sounds, but OP sounds female. "Dear Abby" called this fear "shy kidney".

AgentP44 9

Friday 28 March 2014 8:08

I have the exact same fear. One time in school I was using the bathroom and a group of girls walked in. They were in their so long that they had a teacher come in to make sure I was okay because I hadn't left the bathroom yet

peacejunior 12

Friday 28 March 2014 11:26

Shit! After reading all these comments I feel self conscious about using the toilet.

Crazypinkiepie 3

Friday 28 March 2014 14:05

I have the same fear, except I can't go #2. One I went to use the bathroom and there were girls there, so I had to wait in the stall for about 5 min. One of the teachers started yelling at me for taking to long lol