by Matt Krouwel | Mar 21, 2026 | anxiety, hypnotherapy, phobia, public toilet anxiety
As a hypnotherapist who specialises in anxiety I have encountered a lot of people with toilet anxieties over the years. Often these are secondary to other problems such as IBS, overactive bladder or social anxiety. Whatever the reason, people who with public toilets... by Matt Krouwel | Mar 13, 2026 | anxiety, phobia, public toilet anxiety, shy bladder syndrome
Public toilet anxiety is a common experience in which people feel uncomfortable about using public toilets. One study of university students (Knowles 2023) found some interesting facts about public toilet anxiety: 14% of participants showed public toilets avoiding... 
by Matt Krouwel | Nov 2, 2025 | anxiety, phobia
A phobia is a disproportionately strong fear response to an object, creature, situation or activity which actually a relatively low level of risk. Phobias are often described as irrational. However, as the fears they represent are often founded in deep evolutionary...