Toilet Phobia

According to the National Phobics Society 4 million Britons suffer from toilet phobia. Apparently some people refuse to leave their house as a result of their phobia. They develop such an intense obsession that they become housebound and may refuse life saving medical examinations. They won't take a job if a toilet is located in such a position that people may see them trotting off with a copy of The Sun under their arm to do a big poo. Nicky Lidbetter, a spokesperson for the National Phobics Society,says "No matter how funny we might find it, it's certainly no laughing matter". This is clearly not the case as Yaxlich wet himself laughing when he read this. Although that might, in some way, suggest that he suffers from toilet phobia too. The BBC article goes on to suggest that several conditions may be behind toilet phobia. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) linked to a fear of contamination Agoraphobia - an anxiety disorder commonly - and wrongly - linked to fear of open spaces, but which the National Phobics Society says is often manifest as a fear of feeling trapped, and a need to escape Paruresis ('shy bladder' syndrome) - the fear of urinating in the company of others Parcopresis ('bashful bowel' syndrome) - the inability to defecate in public toilets All of a sudden the whole incident with the agoraphobic Peruvian becomes clear. She has got toilet phobia.