Do other people find that certain actions or places sometimes trigger you wetting your pants? For me, putting a key in the door if I have to pee relatively badly often causes me to start to pee right then and there, even if I'm not completely desperate and could hold it a little longer. I think it's my body's reaction to the many times I have come home absolutely urgent and almost peeing my pants - my body has learned that relief is a few seconds away. I often went from my front door to the toilet with a big wet patch in my pants. Now I try to go before I leave for home so this won't happen.
However, I didn't realize this extended to any key. I'm currently doing a show and I was given a key for the elevator in the opera house to get from the rehearsal space to my dressing room. This past weekend, my husband was visiting and we went out to lunch. I had to pee at the restaurant but decided to hold it until I got back to my dressing room. I could definitely feel that I had to go, but I didn't think I was that urgent. We came back and I took out the key for the elevator. The minute I put it in the lock, a rush of pee wet the crotch of my panties. I was forced to grab my crotch and dance to avoid soaking myself. I hadn't even told my husband I had to go since I wasn't in desperate need. He asked me if I was OK and I admitted that I was wetting my pants. He was shocked. The trickle stopped and we got in the elevator. By now, the urge had receded and I went upstairs, checked my schedule and put my stuff in the green room, feeling totally in control of my bladder, before going to pee and deal with the wet spot I'd made.
The next day, I was by myself and had to pee and as I stood by the elevator, I was hunting in my purse for the key and couldn't find it. As I began to panic, I began to pee my pants. I dumped everything from my purse onto the ground, squatted down on my heel and rocked as I finally picked up the key, then had to shove everything back into my bag and key the elevator.
A couple of days later, I was coming out of rehearsal and had been drinking water and was uncomfortable with a bursting bladder, but there was no reason I couldn't hold it for a few minutes more. I was with a group of other singers and we all headed for the elevator. I mentioned that I was dying to pee and keyed the elevator. Almost instantly I felt a trickle of pee in my pants. Because I had company, I couldn't dance and hold like I needed to and all I could do was shift about and cross my legs a bit and tell everyone I had to pee. So it kept coming for quite a while before I finally was able to mentally shut it off. We got out of the elevator and before I could rush to my dressing room (I had no idea if people could see how wet I was), the director cornered me. I felt bursting while I was talking to him, but didn't lose any more pee and was able to hold it. When I finally got to my dressing room, my underwear were completely soaking and so was the crotch of my pants. Then I lost more pee in another way that I sometimes do - while by the toilet undressing. Often if I have to go badly I'll hold it fine until that point and then as I'm unzipping, have to cross my legs and squirm and hold myself as pee pours out in my underwear. Once when that started to happen, I left the bathroom and held it for another fifteen minutes with no further wetting, then went back to the bathroom and peed. If I don't rush, undress slowly and breathe calmly even when desperate, it's not as bad, but I don't always remember that.
As to the elevator key situation, I'm realizing I can't go to the elevator having to pee, so I've started using the crappy downstairs bathrooms before getting on.

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by Anonymous on Oct 26, 2004 at 10:09 PM

that sounds like incontinence. If I were you, I would make an appointment with a doctor A.S.A.P. This is a common condition. Other than that, watch your fluid intake, before you leave anywhere, make a point to go to the bathroom, and possibly, buy some depends. I hope that helps.

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