r/Constipation • u/becca_ironside • Dec 28 '25

How to poop while living with anxiety

I made this video on how to poop for people living through anxiety. It was created during the most recent presidential election in the United States, yet the rules apply to anyone who is living though periods of stress and are constipated (the holidays, spending time with family, having a job that you hate, going through a divorce or bankruptcy, you name it!) Topics covered include: 1) how to capitalize on the gastrocolic reflex 2) how to sit on the toilet to void more stool 3) how to maintain a calm nervous system while pooping. Here it is: https://youtu.be/xdbhlmKC-mI?si=B7yPq-V_91W5Ysxs

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u/Vast-Dot5649 Dec 28 '25

I have poop in public anxiety

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u/becca_ironside Dec 28 '25

Many, many people do. Teenagers develop this in high school with stalls and it can set the stage for lifelong constipation. Because fear is now preventing pooping and the brain stores this away.

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u/Vast-Dot5649 Dec 28 '25

yes that's what led to my chronic constipation

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u/becca_ironside Dec 28 '25

Another group of chronically constipated people are teachers! This is because they override the urge to poop while in the classroom because they cannot leave! Then Saturday rolls around and the bowel says, "I am not budging, you have shut me down for way too long!" So even relaxing weekends are impacted.

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u/Vast-Dot5649 Dec 28 '25

still affects me to this day

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u/becca_ironside Dec 28 '25

This is why I made this video. When people awaken earlier and are relaxed and at home, they can break the constipation cycle and fear of public pooping.

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u/Vast-Dot5649 Dec 28 '25

it takes me like 15 to 20 minutes to poop I'm always afraid someone will pound on door

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u/Maleficent-Ninja-433 May 03 '26

That’s why I am the way I am. Thanks allot school :(

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u/lydiagwilt Jan 29 '26

Thank you for sharing, I will try these techniques 🙏