This is the most awful anxiety symptom I've ever had. It has only really become a problem recently, although I've had anxiety in one way or another for a few years.

It started because I was spending most of my time at home and just peeing whenever I felt like it, which was maybe every 15 minutes or so. Once I realised I was having trouble holding it for a normal amount of time, I started practicing spacing out my trips to the toilet. I got up to about 5 hours per toilet break, and thought all was good. But then I discovered that the anxiety about it hasn't gone away. Despite being able to hold it in when I'm at home, as soon as I'm in a situation that I can't escape, it's like I suddenly forget what muscles control holding it in, and which ones push it out :/

An example is when I got a haircut recently. I had a pee right before I went in, and as soon as I sat down, I felt like I needed to go again, and pretty quickly started feeling like I was going to wet myself. I spent the whole time squirming in my seat hoping it would be over soon.

I've recently started a new job, and ever time I get called into a meeting, I feel like I need to urgently pee, even if I just went.

Anyone know how to deal with this? As I said, I'm practicing holding it for long periods of time, and I think it's solved any physiological aspect to the problem, but it's not helping the anxiety. I'm honestly scared I'm going to wet myself at work.

I'm on lexapro, which I found in the past contributed to a sense of urinary urgency, but this started before I even went on it this time. I'm planning on upping my dose in the hopes that it helps.