Embarassing (related?) Symptom

[Seeking_Nirvana]

Wow, This thread just made me realize something.

Last week I had a new memory of being at my uncle's house. I'm told he was the one who allegedly molested me. I only remember getting up in the morning and I had his t-shirt on, and I suspect my own underwear? I remember looking at a pile of my clothing lying in a corner and not wanting to put them back on before I had to go home. I then remembered I wet my pants and that's why I had the T-shirt on. I have no memory of how I got to his house and how I left.

Two nights after this memory I wet the bed. I haven't wet the bed in so many years I couldn't tell you when the last time was. Now, I believe the memory caused me to wet the bed, and I would have never figure it out if I hadn't read this post.


Interesting!
Tammy

 

[Noone.]

Hey I can tell you that when I have issues during work I have the urge to use the bathroom even if I had already gone its very uncomfortable because you fear you will have an accident I have always been able to ride it out until Im able to change the situation Im in. But at night It is tough with the nightmares and panic attacks come the sweating which would bring on the fear/embarassment of going the bathroom while you sleep. I,ve got a grip on the night time issues now, but still have problems during the day I,ve never actually had an accident but never the less it makes for a uncomfortable exsistance.

 

[JCBW]

Thanks again for all the support and suggestions. I especially appreciate those that have talked about their similar experiences. There is so much great information on this board. I am blown away! I don't feel quite so isolated or freakish! :smile:

I am scheduled to start prolonged exposure next week. I am a bit nervous. I want to confront this stuff, but I don't want to feel worse. But if in the long run things are better, I am committed to it. In the mean time, since the docs have ruled out all the scary explanations of the bedwetting, I'm just going to buckle down and try to live with it the best I can (probably mattress protection and containment) until the underlying problems (the PTSD) get better. If there are still bladder issues after that, then we'll see.

I am inspired by all of you dealing with PTSD but also helping each other out. I hope I can be helpful to others because of my experiences too.

-Jared

 

[Seeking_Nirvana]

Jared, if for some reason the exposure therapy doesn't cure the bed wetting there is a medication out there for this specific reason. It's called Imimprimine. My son and niece had to take it because they wet the bed every night until they turned 12 years old.

Glad that you are feeling at ease with your symptoms by knowing your not alone.

Take care
Tammy

 

[Auburngirl]

This has happened to me too - twice I think. I also attribute it to PTSD but not drinking in the evening, and getting up immediately if I have any peeing dreams has helped, it hasn't happened in ages now.

Exposure therapy is hard, and does make you ill, but then well. The key is having a therapist who can gauge your limit - because you want to hit it but not go so far beyond it that you are actively getting re-traumatised. And, for those of us with dissociation, it's also trying to be able to tolerate things without dissociating. So sometimes what you are actually being exposed to is quite minimal but you get used to it, and try to tolerate the discomfort, and then go from there.

 

[PEK]

I'm speechless at this topic, to be honest. I was a bedwetter as a kid but by the time I enlisted (Army, 1967) I was over it. After Basic I was sent to 'Nam, 25th Infantry Division, and by the time I came back I got out but was full of anger and got into some trouble. Drugs, booze, nightmares, occasional bedwetting, uncontrolled rages, fighting, etc. Got over all that, eventually, and re-enlisted. Stayed in for ten years total, last assignment back to the 25th in Hawaii with the 1/19th Infantry. Got out when the Army started to fall apart in the late 70's and went into civilian business life. And then, after a few years, the bad dreams and - bedwetting - started again. I have no idea why it started coming back and I had no idea anyone else was experiencing this; I've been too embarassed to even talk about it to anyone. (The military didn't deal well with PTSD when I was in; you either got locked up for "acting out" or discharged, voluntarily or otherwise. I chose to get out with an Honorable Discharge but I'm sure it would have been less than that if I had stayed in.) Anyway, I'm not glad to see that others are dealing with this, but I am glad to see that I'm not alone with this embarassing problem.

 

[Anna]

Relieving yourself is also a natural survival response. It is not uncommon for people to wet or soil themselves when in a life threatning situation. It makes your body lighter so you can escape easier, it also prevents infection. If you are stabbed in the pelvis if you have soiled yourself then the abdomen is less likely to fill up with the waste thus preventing infection. It is a very common survival response. All animals including humans wet themselves in response to a life threatning situation. You are not alone. It is very common. I would speak with your doctor about it. I am sure they can help.

 

[Blondie362]

After having a recent horrendous situation confronting my ex when he entered my clinic for his own therapy! I did wet myself... I still have the odd accident but I also suffer with irritable bladder syndrome that is linked to my Fibromyalgia, my problem is that when I am out & being agrophobic -I am so desperate to get back home, I don't want to stop and use public toilets, so my bladder gets so full I do end up having accidents. Medications I take also can incontinence, I have dreams I am going to the loo and I am still in bed, not pleasant. You need to rule out medical issues, mine is part mental issues and part physical with the fibro. Don't be embarrassed please talk to your doctor about it, when we are in a high state of alert or feel fearful one of the muscles to relax too much is the bladder.

 

[Sandra]

Incontinence is very common in women as they age too as things aren't as tight as they were when younger.