Welcome to the official Shy Bladder Center (SBC) website. This site is provided as a resource for people suffering from paruresis, or shy bladder syndrome. For more information about this social anxiety disorder, which affects about 7% of the population, please go the our parent website, www.paruresis.org.

On this site, you will find information about SBC workshops offered across the world; individual treatment for this disorder that is offered at our Baltimore, Maryland USA headquarters; and support groups happening all over the planet for people with paruresis.

Please consider coming to an SBC workshop. It is the best way to begin your recovery from this very treatable social phobia. Ongoing practice with a support group with can also begin or continue your recovery.

If you are looking for a therapist in your area who can help you overcome your paruresis, we recommend that you consider doing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), which is very effective in treating phobias of all kinds, including paruresis. The best resources for locating a CBT therapist in your area would be to go to either the Anxiety Disorders Association of America's website (www.adaa.org) or the American Association of Behavioral Therapists website (www.aabt.org).

If you have any questions about the SBC, please call, write or send email to info@shybladder.org.

The Shy Bladder Center (SBC) is a project of the International Paruresis Association (IPA) established to provide individual treatment and psychosocial educational groups for people suffering from paruresis, or shy bladder syndrome.

Additional information will be added soon!

The Shy Bladder Syndrome : Your Step-By-Step Guide to Overcoming Paruresis - Steven Soifer, Ph.D. et al	The definitive book on paruresis by Steven Soifer, Ph. D. and other experts in the field. You can purchase the book by clicking the hypertext next to the image. Note: It is helpful to read this book previous to attending an SBI Workshop.
More interesting reading from one of our members...
I’ve Got to Go But I Can’t A Day in the Life of a Paruretic by Allen W. Court
I am sitting at my ergonomically designed workstation, surrounded by four-foot cubicle walls, yet feeling a distinct ergonomic dissatisfaction. It’s unrelated to the furniture that surrounds me, but rather concerns the furnishings inside of me: my bladder, urethra, prostate and frayed nervous system. A warning system somewhere in my brain is screaming, “Fire! Fire in the hole! Get out! Run!” Click here to read more...
A Few Notes on Paruresis by Christopher J. McCullough, Ph.D Author of Free to Pee
What is Paruresis? Self-consciousness and Self-containment Sketch of Factors that Contribute to Paruresis Resistance to Recovery Click here to read more... This book is available from The IPA Store.

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WARNING AND DISCLAIMER: This website is NOT a substitute for medical or legal advice and does not constitute the practice of law, medicine, psychiatry, clinical psychology, clinical social work, or any other mental health profession.  If you are having trouble urinating, you should always contact a physician since difficulty with voiding can be a symptom of a serious medical condition. We are a group of professional people and people who have suffered with paruresis. We have assembled a board and a board of advisors to help people cope with urinary dysfunction that has a psychological or social origin. On this website, we are NOT practicing medicine, psychiatry, clinical psychology, clinical social work or any other mental health profession. You should have your doctor evaluate your condition before diagnosing yourself, and seek the appropriate necessary mental health counseling if warranted. SBI, Inc. disclaims any and all legal liability whatsoever.