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my mind thinks that i have to pee when using toilet is not easy such situations.

before 4 months i was in library right after that i attended leture . i consumed plenty amount of water and didn't use washroom and right after i attended lecture , i got call for pee. so many guests arrived for lecture and i wanted to pee so badly. i controlled it for one and half hour then i stood up in front of all there were 500 people in hall, i straight walked to exit door in front of our teachers , guest. i went to toilet and did it. i was frightened so much.
That was something genuine call for toilet. but again same thing happened i was in library right after i attended lecture , everything was going good after half hour i remembered that bad situation i once faced in front of all, and suddenly nasty thought came up in my mind that what if right now you need to pee. i did not want to pee but because of that thought i wanted to pee. i thought so much on that part and i couldn't control it again i stood up in front of all and i walked to exit door i went to toilet i peed but that was not even what i thought .i did pee in toilet normally and less quantity and that pressured pee what we have when we drink too much water .
i told to my sister this anxiety issue she told me don't think this silly issues. i couldn't tell my parents because i am very embarrassed.
again there was exam before 3 days to exam i thought of this anxiety of pee issue a lot and those thoghts were like what if you face same situation in exam hall. i used washroom before exam and everything went normal . but before half hour to the end time of exam i thought of this pee anxiety . but somehow i managed it .
there are so many exams yet to come i dont want to get embarrass how to control my mind , how to stop thinking about pee. please help me or my life would become big worry for me and i am not enjoing this in this way.
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Believe it or not, this is common!  And I'll admit it. . .  I have an issue of anxiety about not being able to use a bathroom making me feel like I really have to go!  I walk with a friend of mine now and then.  When we go, we are gone for about 2 hours on a long trek.  There are no bathrooms.  When we start, she always laughs at me as I always say "I feel like I have to go to the bathroom" because I will have no opportunity to go for the rest of the walk.  I get this way when I set out on a car trip and I'm not driving (so less control to stop), when I'm going into a class without a break for a while, etc.  

What I do is just move right past it and start thinking about other things.  Take my mind off of it.  Good luck
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Thank you so much for your answer.  I hope time will cure me . Right now this thing is driving me crazy, that happened again in movie hall. I am going to therapist. I can’t talk about this to my friends or anyone so thank you so much for advice
Some people have to pee more than they want and there is nothing that can be done. I had a test which showed nothing wrong, and the doctor told me the above quote.
i generally go more often than i want, but sometimes don't have to go for more than 4 hours, and I don't have anxiety so also consider that it might be a physical problem like I have.

You might want to talk to your doctor to ensure there is no physical issue at present. Here is a write up on the issue https://www.healthline.com/health/holding-pee
This is very true -- my wife has no medical problem at all but needs to go quite often.  I have a medical problem so when I go on long walks i make for the woods so I can go behind a tree!  But when it is caused by worrying about it, or if you have a condition that causes undue worry, that's an anxiety problem even if you have a small bladder as some people like my wife have.
The reason why I know my urge to go is purely anxiety/psychological is that once I get going on the long walk and access to a bathroom is cut off and I'm exercising and chatting away with my friend, I totally forget I have to go and the urge is no longer there.  Same with most of the situations I mentioned.  So, I now know if I've taken the appropriate steps (gone before I leave the house)--  I know that I may feel like I need to go briefly because access is cut off to me . . . but it will pass once I get start doing whatever it is I'm about to do.  Wow, this is a lot of info on my urination patterns.  LOL
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A question:  are you anxious about other things as well, are you a generally anxious person?  Anxious people can fixate their anxiety on pretty much anything.  When anxiety starts becoming an impediment to your life, the best thing is to try and understand it and deal with it as quickly as possible.  Therapists are the best place to start.  Learning relaxation techniques can be very helpful as well and teach you how to leave this kind of thinking behind.  I'm assuming from your name that you're in India, and there's no better place to learn meditation and yoga and breathing exercises and learn how to accept yourself and not be so judgmental and harsh on yourself, which is part of what being anxious is.  Good luck.
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Yes I am anxious about so many things but I managed them. But this thing test my dignity level in public . I am so afraid. Yes I am from India. I will go to therapist. Thank you so much sir for your answer.
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