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The inability to urinate under pressure. Also known as shy bladder and the medically diagnosable social anxiety disorder paruresis. Varies widely in severity but is thought to affect 7% of the population. Often associated with familiar persons waiting or being within hearing distance or privacy concerns, although severe paruretics may never pee in public.
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