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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Katie Fitzpatrick

'I went on TV to get help for wetting the bed and had intrusive thoughts about bathing in Prime drink - but finding love has helped me'

A man who has been wetting the bed since he was five years old has seen his life transformed after taking the brave step to get help. John Junior, 34, admits he was too embarrassed to see his own GP about his wetting problem, which also occurred when he was out in public.

But he was finally able to tackle the problem on the Channel 4 YouTube show Time for a Check In. John sought help from Dr Sarah Hattam on the programme, hosted by Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu. He says it was easier to speak with Dr Hattam because he didn't know her.

"It's a hard topic to talk about and men particularly don't want to talk about it," said John. "But I want to raise awareneness. I would be out and wet myself so I would stay in the house and in the pandemic I worked at home full-time which suited me. We don't actually know what caused it. The doctor said she would be worried if it had just started as an adult."

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