im 14/f and im going into 9th grade. i am embarrassed to go "number 2" in the bathroom. i know everyone does it and i shouldn't be embarrassed, but i can't help it. sometimes there are girls who just stand in the bathroom and talk so it's embarrassing. i asked my mom and she didn't really know what to say. what do i do? i guess you could say i'm regular haha so i have to go every morning :/ and people notice so ugh it's just embarrasing and annoying. sometimes i hold it all day and i know that's probably bad and then i feel bad about it. please be nice thank you for the answers :)
Additional info, added Sunday August 1 2010, 8:08 pm: im not going to wait until they leave because they are usually in there for like 10 minutes and i don't want people to think i take forever in the bathroom . Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Health? Thething answered Thursday August 9 2012, 8:59 am: honestly theres only one way out of this, go in to the girls bathroom when you need to go, and just sit down on the bog, dont close the door and lay a fat dump, just do it and act like its completly normal to you and you dont see think anything of it. If you do this then you will gain respect. [ Thething's advice column | Ask Thething A Question ]
hasseli answered Saturday November 27 2010, 1:12 am: Im 16 year old boy and i go at vocational school and i am embarrassed to go pee in the bathroom. In the another bathroom is one stall and a toiletseat there. And then there is a urinal. Another bathroom have only one stall and a toiletseat in there. Nothing else, but im embarrassed to go there when somebody see it. I have always been embarrassed to go to toilet and pee in public places. Sometimes when i was younger wet my pants because that. [ hasseli's advice column | Ask hasseli A Question ]
MAK answered Monday August 2 2010, 2:10 am: I have the same problem, and living in college in dorms, means you have NO privacy, and there is usually someone in the bathroom, and you don't have the option to hold it until you get home.
What helped me was blasting music on my ipod. You can either play it out loud, or just listen to it through headphones, and it kind of puts you in your own little world and you kind of forget other people are there.
And this might sound silly or even extremely weird, but get a pooping buddy, someone with a sense of humor, and nonjudgemental. Not only does this give you some "emotional support," (if you want to call it that), but if you accidentally... erm... flatulate, you can always pretend your buddy did it, and it takes some embarrassment off of you.
Sure these are some strange tips, but it helped me =)
xxemilyfeil answered Sunday August 1 2010, 7:48 pm: Theres no shame in pooping. See, I just said it, and didn't get embarresed. It's a natural thing in life and people at your school shouldn't judge you for it because, THEY DO IT TOO. Everyone does.
The girls who stand in the bathroom and talk (which is what i do) don't listen to the people who are going to the bathroom. They are usually just in there for a quick second fixing their hair or makeup. Knowing from experience, the girls who talk in there don't listen to the people who poop. And if you happen to be going "Number 2" while someone walks in, don't leave until they leave so they wont know who did it.
As what everyone else said, try going before you leave for school, it might make things easier for you.
There isn't any shame in having this insecurity either, because everyones insecure about lots of things.
bliz answered Sunday August 1 2010, 6:40 pm: If you know that people have noticed how regular you are, it is because something has been said to you. So, come up with a "smart" comeback. Noto nasty - just funny.
XSugarPieX77 answered Sunday August 1 2010, 12:08 pm: Don't be embarrassed to to number 2 in the bathroom. If you're worried about the other people in the bathroom, just go in there, and do what you need to do and wait for them to leave, that is, unless they take ages to leave. I also agree with the other advicenator about trying to go at home before you go to school. But, if it's not time at home, right when you get to class just tell your teacher that you have to run to the bathroom really quick, it shouldn't be a problem since class doesn't start right that minute. Hope I helped!
iwantthetruth answered Saturday July 31 2010, 11:54 pm: Hello.
Well have you tried going in the morning at your house?
Also, you could go when the first bell rings to go to class, that way most people will be headed to class.
Also, you could ask for a hall pass and go during class, but then you might frustrate teachers or it might interfere with your learning.
Try before school and after school and go to the least popular bathrooms.
And it's okay that you find this embarrassing because we are all have different insecurities. Just try to remember that we tend to focus more on others judging us than we do on judging others. So most of the girls talking in the bathroom are probably too busy with their conversation or their own insecurities (their hair, outfit, make-up,etc.) to even notice or care about what you are doing in the bathroom. Just think about it.
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