This article will give an overview of the main forms of Paruresis treatment.
The Paruresis treatment methods are known to have been successful in treating Paruresis sufferers.
The most effective form of Paruresis treatment depends on the individual.
Support Groups Support groups allow you to share your struggles with Paruresis with other sufferers.
At group sessions people offer encouragement and share their progress stories.
Exposure exercises are also often practiced.
This is where Paruresis sufferers team up and aim to reduce their sensitivity to peeing in the presence of another person.
Pros: Paruresis support groups are generally free.
The encouragement of others can help you overcome set backs during the recovery process.
You get to meet others with personal experience of recovering.
Cons: Support groups is not a form of professional treatment so the psychological issues associated with Paruresis are not addressed.
Progress often depends on how well you get on with others in the group.
Therapy Seeing a professional therapist involves overcoming the irrational thought processes that contribute to Paruresis.
The therapist may also take you through graduated exposure exercises, where over time you are introduced to the feared environment with the aim to become less sensitive to it.
Pros: Recovery is often quick.
Improvement is usually permanent and does not require medication to maintain the recovery.
Cons: Appointments are often hard to come by and usually quite expensive.
Self Cure By reading online websites and forums and purchasing books you can learn about Paruresis and aim to overcome it in your own time.
Pros: Relatively cheap.
Can share your problems with people online without having to meet anyone face to face.
You can go through the recovery process in your own time without external pressures.
Cons: The problem is not shared so the success of the recovery process depends entirely on the work that the individual puts in.
Is not a substitute for professional therapy and recovery may also take longer.
Medication Doctor prescribed medication can help reduce stress and anxiety to aid in the Paruresis recovery process.
Overtime the individual will come off the medication as more healthy thinking patterns are developed with the aid of Doctor and support group visits.
Pros: Will help reduce anxiety quickly and can be the last little bit of help that some people need in order to see results.
Cons: Cost of medication.
Possible side effects.
A person can become too dependent on medication.
The Paruresis treatment methods described in this article are all known to aid in an individuals recovery.
Some people will find that different treatment methods work better for them than others.
Another treatment method (that falls under the self-cure heading) is the Paruresis Treatment System online digital download.
This guides the individual through a simple 4-step process to help overcome Paruresis.
To learn more about the Paruresis Treatment System see the links to the author's website below.