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Don't forget to turn purple and remove your arms (mander.xyz)
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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

Hmm, I wonder if it has something to do with muscle tension, maybe?:-? Your mentioning of relaxation clicked, maybe when we lay on our backs, our bladders/various sphincters relax and release?:-?

I, for one, can say for certain I am tensed up for pretty much the duration of my episodes of consciousness...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Hm yes, I'm a very anxious person myself so that makes sense.

    My theory for why I have to pee so often (not only lying down) is also that it was a strategy for me to cope with a very controlling household growing up where my needs were frequently dismissed or ignored.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    Oh, that makes a lotta sense! Sorry to hear about your familial context, though:(

    Had a rough upbringing as well, anxiety and I are old friends by this point, but I developed the opposite - I pushed toward resilience, toward holding it in for as long as possible, precisely because I understood I couldn't count on anyone around me.

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