![]() That’s because the mind-body dualism, or Cartesian dualism, is an idea that refuses to die. It’s important to keep in mind that, in general, society considers the mind and the body to be separate and distinct. To be more specific, this phenomenon has a neurophysiological, biochemical, emotional, and cognitive explanation. This might seem obvious, or silly to think about, but it does have a scientific explanation. We’re fairly certain that if you make a list of things you do when you get home, going to the bathroom would win by a landslide. There’s a profound connection between physiological need, organ function (intestines and bladder), the brain, where you focus your attention, your context, and the emotions (anxiety, tension, and despair) that make up the situations we describe above. The question that we want to address, however, is why do you feel sudden urgency as you get close to your destination? What kind of mechanisms increases the urge to eliminate waste from the body? How do they activate? Let’s delve right in. The desperation we described earlier and the example of the public restroom apply to both bodily functions. In that kind of situation, even the most obsessive clean freaks, who would never use a public restroom in a million years, would happily go into any bathroom, no matter how clean, dirty, disgusting, or unhygienic. Your anxiety and tension immediately get worse, due to the fact that all of your attention is focused on that particular physical need. The longer you wait, the worst the feeling of urgency gets. The same thing happens with gastrointestinal motility. Everything is fine until you suddenly realize you need to use the toilet and you don’t have one nearby. Why do you feel more urgency closer to the bathroom? You go directly to the toilet and your gaze is fixed on the only thing that matters at the moment: the throne that ensures the immediate pleasure of finally emptying your poor, tortured bladder. The best part? You didn’t pee your pants. You finally get to your apartment and turn the key in the lock on what is, at that moment, the gates to paradise. The thing is that, when the elevator arrives and you get on, the urgency gets worse. Of course, the elevator is on the 12th floor. You’re starting to feel desperate when you put the key into the door of the building. You try to relax and walk a little faster, but sometimes that doesn’t work. The 600 feet between your car and your house seem endless. It’s not until that moment that you feel an intense urgency to pee and that your bladder is going to burst. Your mind finally returns to the present moment when you get out of the car and pull out your keys. You listen to music and ruminate on the meeting until you get to your building and you park. Have you ever been in a meeting or focusing on something so hard that you didn’t realize you had to urinate? After the meeting, you get in your car, preoccupied with what was discussed at the meeting. Today, we’re going to talk about key in lock syndrome, which you’ve undoubtedly experienced but probably weren’t aware of.
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