I am thinking of joining the military, what kind of barrier will paruresis be for me?
People in military service face three major barriers from paruresis: Urine drug testing, the difficulties of dealing with restrooms that have very little privacy, and unpredictable combat situations. While we have heard stories of people with paruresis who served in the military and managed to get through it, you need to carefully weigh the impact paruresis has on your life and whether it is worth dealing with the problem in a military environment. Generally, its not a good idea to join the military in order to get over paruresis. Working on a recovery program is a much better way to go about it. In a combat situation, you need to be in peak condition and able to think clearly and give every ounce of energy and strength. A full bladder in pain will prevent that. As a result, your paruresis could become life threatening for yourself and the others on your squad. Dont put others lives in danger for the purpose of working on your own problems. That said, for economic or other reasons ther
