Quote Originally Posted by hairyfairy View Post
About taking control of normal bodily functions, we all do that, I mean when your`e out & about shopping or whatever, & you have to go to the bathroom, you hold it until you find somewhere appropriate to do it, you don`t just do it wherever you happen to be because it`s not socially acceptable. For me controlling vting is no different.
Yes however, we don't have the blind panic and anxiety that comes with having this phobia.

I think to me the difference is that when we have to go to the bathroom while out, and we hold it, it's not done out of fear and panic. Our desire to control whether we v* is done ONLY out of fear and panic. So to me, it's completely different and the line between a healthy normal act of control, and an unhealthy, fear focused, often obsessive act of will. If we did not have this phobia, we would definitely not enjoy v* but it would simply be a part of life, like going to the bathroom.