Pee mindfulness

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Would more people enjoy pee for fun if they just thought mindfully about the act of peeing?

This thought occurred to me as I was having a perfectly normal wee, standing up at the toilet at home - not desperate or even particularly full - and I was just enjoying the sensation of the act for what it was: the feeling of slight tension relieved, the physical sensation of pee flowing from bladder through the urethra, the sight and sound of the stream. 

I'm sure most people just take a leak and don't live in the moment, experiencing and enjoying what is happening. It doesn't just apply to peeing, of course - people don't think mindfully about lots and lots of things - but perhaps social conditioning has suppressed the simple pleasure of peeing more than for some other everyday experiences. Simply: most people have forgotten how enjoyable it is.

Do / should 'mindfulness' courses and gurus use the act of peeing as a classic example of where focusing on the immediate here-and-now and the pleasures of the moment can improve your mental well being? Should pee mindfulness be prescribed to overcome mild panic, anxiety, depression and other conditions? It quite often works for me.

[Kupar 13,341]

Oh - and if you're curious, here are a couple of links. I don't think the second one understands where I'm coming from on this 😉. The perspectives in the first one are interesting though:

https://www.mindful.org/to-pee-or-not-to-pee-mindful-weighs-in-on-flow/

https://www.everydayhealth.com/incontinence/can-mindfulness-help-treat-overactive-bladder/

[mickymoist 3,515]

That is interesting I definitely think a few of the people in the first one have just peed but are being a little coy about it 😀

Edited November 30, 2021 by mickymoist

[Kupar 13,341]

22 minutes ago, mickymoist said:

That is interesting I definitely a few of the people in the first one have just peed but are being a little coy about it 😀

That's exactly what I thought. Some were very careful with their words 🙂 

[Peewee123 1,124]

I made a comment about this recently. I notice that when I am doing a naughty pee or turned on pee or having some fun, I really notice the feeling of the person flowing through my urethra and coming out, and if I’m setting I feel the sensations of the warmth and wetness and where it goes and really feel and experience it all. Just the sensations can turn me on and I really enjoy it. 
However when I’m just going to the toilet without thinking, even when I’m bursting, I just go and it’s just a process I go through without thinking. Occasionally I do get that feeling of relief of going if it’s been a while but it’s just a passing thought and soon gone. 
it did make me think about how being more present in the moment and actually turning off and feeling things more can make it more enjoyable but also makes you stop and be present. No rushing around thinking about the last of future, just be present in the moment. I expect it’s a much happier existence to be honest. 

[glad1 2,832]

I've been a follower of mindfulness since my late teens. Although, I'm not sure how well I practice it or how consistently. And, yes, I'll sometimes bring it into when I pee. Peeing in the moment, you could say. 😉

I find it easiest to do when I'm out and about in nature, taking in the all sights, the sounds, the smells around me. My senses heightened, I enjoy a most pleasant release. Stream of consciousness takes on a whole new meaning. 

Edited November 30, 2021 by glad1

[Alfresco 11,633]

1 hour ago, glad1 said:

I've been a follower of mindfulness since my late teens. Although, I'm not sure how well I practice it or how consistently. And, yes, I'll sometimes bring it into when I pee. Peeing in the moment, you could say. 😉

I find it easiest to do when I'm out and about in nature, taking in the all sights, the sounds, the smells around me. My senses heightened, I enjoy a most pleasant release. Stream of consciousness takes on a whole new meaning. 

I definitely feel that I need to try that.   I certainly enjoy peeing outside and being at one with nature, but I've not really been significantly mindful about it, so about time I tried it.  I have practiced a certain amount of mindfulness generally, although not always that regularly.   And to answer the question in the video, I've never felt the need to get up and pee part way through meditation - mainly because my meditation is fairly short.   I did once do a meditation course which involved going to a session with five other people once a week.  It was about half an hour drive from me, so I always drove there and then peed in the car park before going in which meant that I was fine to last the time of the course.   There were a couple of times where one of the ladies left the meditation and went to the toilet during the session.   At those points I meditated on the faint tinkling and hissing I could hear through the door to the single occupancy toilet.

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1 hour ago, Alfresco said:

At those points I meditated on the faint tinkling and hissing

Lol!

[toseepee 773]

Pee in the moment. Remember, pee here now

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2 minutes ago, toseepee said:

Pee in the moment. Remember, pee here now

OK. I will... but just into the toilet ... 

... and very satisfying it was. I closed my eyes and focused on the feeling just as I was about to start - then used my pelvic floor muscles to prevent the flow from starting, then relaxed and repeated a few times, noticing the feelings of desire buildings and the relief, then the sound of splashing into the water. It wasn't a long wee, but thinking about it made the experience better than 'just doing it'

[PissDude 479]

I think of it as kind of like an orgasm. The feeling builds and builds, and it must be let out or it will come out by itself outside of your control.

[Bladderlad 823]

Slightly different, but I am always very aware of how I feel after a very long desperate hold- not just relief but both serene and euphoric - I love to just lie on my bed and enjoy the moment