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Anxiety during social situations

I noticed this 5-6 months ago and it keeps getting worse and worse. The this is that pressure,anxiety triggers bowel movements in many people, well I'm one of them. Basically I'm constantly under pressure in social situations that I will have to go to the toilet and maybe I won't find one and this pressure sometimes grows into anxiety attack and triggers bowel movements which are mostly unexpected. I really didn't want to talk about this stuff as it's not very comfortable but this anxiety attacks keep getting stronger. Any ideas what I can do?
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You think there is a vicious circle of anxiety over fears of a bowel issue and the bowel issue is from being anxious, correct? It seems that if you can stop worrying that something will go wrong then it won't, in which case the anxiety will stay away- and vice-versa, so if you can stop one the other might go away..

Try reading about these subjects to gain familiarity with keeping them under control or getting therapy if you have the money.
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