I have social anxiety and whenever I am about to join a meeting or at start my higher stress than usual work days, I have the sudden but violent urge to shit. I could be fine all morning/day, but minutes before something socially or situationally stressful, I have the runs. This is actually such a stressful side effect as it doesn't feel good to feel physically ill/feel like you need to use the bathroom in a situation where you are already nervous. What's worse is going to the bathroom and counting down the minutes you have left before your important event. I have gone to great lengths to avoid this including not eating enough food the night before so that hopefully there is nothing that needs to be "released" the morning after. That doesn't work though. It's like my body wants to eject all signs of human life out of my system. This is terrible considering I literally have a very socially demanding job, meaning every day is a struggle . I thought antidepressants would help , but they haven't. Not sure if anyone relates or has a solution.