Really.
Most days, when I take a particular route, I drive very near to a small lake on my way home. When I say near, I mean within a couple hundred yards and perhaps 75 to 100 feet above lake level. At a certain point, and always where I can first see the lake through the trees if I happen to glance in that direction, I feel an urgent need to urinate.
This happens every day at about the same spot whether I'm thinking about it or not, and believe me, I do not think about it every day. Most days I'm lost in thought, like anyone, or absorbed by some story on NPR when suddenly, “Wow, I really have to pee.” I’ll look over and there I am: right by the lake.
There are one or two spots along the way before I get to that point that I can make a pit stop, and I have, on occasion, even though it didn’t really seem necessary, but I wanted to be sure because the urgency is very uncomfortable. It happens anyway, even though I know I don’t really have to go.
And then, here’s the thing, as I ride it out past the lake and as the road gains elevation, the desire passes and I’m fine.
Is there a “lake effect” on the bladder? It doesn’t seem like it can be psychological since it happens when I’m not even thinking about it. Is it a physical phenomena, a pressure thing? (lake elevation is about 3000’). Can age be a factor? I don’t have any issues otherwise.
I’d really like to know how I can get over this thing.
Thoughts, suggestions, anyone.
Thanks,
Don
Weird.
I have little idiosyncrasies like that too, but lake peeing is a new one to me.
For years growing up I would see a flash of ghostly light when leaving the house at night through our back door. I always thought it was just me. Fast forward 15 years and my mom and I were talking. She said 'you are going to think I am am crazy but since we moved into this house I have seen some kinda of strange ghostly looking light when I leave the back door at night'. It was nice to know it wasn't just me.
I'll bet your lake peeing deal has some kind of explanation if you dig deep enough into your past. Or maybe it is just time to get that 60,000 mile service done on your prostate?:-)
Well, I reckon water witching may be your gift, and it is trying to manifest it'self!
🙂
OK, seriously, do you smell the lake in that area too?
N
Easy Nate. That water witching thing got wore out on pob's site years ago.
Snoop - so you're saying it may be psychological....or prostate related. Yikes.
Don
No, Nate, not smelling anything except my own self, in the cab of my truck.
Don
I think you just keep a regular schedule. The Lake just happens to be there when it's time at the same time every day.
I have myself trained so that I take care of certain personal business before leaving the hotel room in the morning. The 33 year old kid that works for me needs the woods about 9:30 am every day. He hasn't trained himself yet. I just prefer a warm and comfortable seat to an uncomfortable squat.
Perhaps it's like yawning. A specific stimulus creates a specific response.
I recall an episode of M*A*S*H where Hawkeye began having weird problems. They finally discovered it traced to something he would smell immediately prior to the onset of the weird reaction.
I know some smells do things to me, like launch memories etc.
Like, if I go down by a creek, and smell certian plants, that grow there, I get hongry for ice cream, and taking off my clothes, and going swimming, and giving up on work for the day!!
N
I hope it isn't related to this...
Jeez, Roxie, it doesn't HURT.
🙂
Don
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Happens to me, too. I believe it's because water has a tendency to 'seek' its own level. All that gravity in the lake is 'calling' to my bladder....
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You might have been potty trained wrong!
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I was actually thinking that too, Paden. It kind of makes sense, but does it happen to everybody or just people with "special sensitivities?" maybe Nate is right, we should be water witchers.
Don
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Don't know about everybody. I've had hands on the crew that it affected, and some that it didn't.
As for being over sensitive...don't think so... I usually whiz twice a day, need it or not.
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there are signs.
Same thing happens to me when I'm standing in my back yard after dark. :boy:
Don,
Is there a radical vertical curve near the lake? If so, it may mean the bladder, although not full, may be compressing your prostate gland. I don’t know how old you are but EVERYONE over 50 should get a PSA (Prostate-specific antigen) test. Prostate cancer is nothing to ignore. I know! 😛
Have a great week! :good:
Well then if it feels good - do it!
Dang, now I gotta go read that! Must have happened before I started reading The Olde Board.
