What is the reason for all the movement when we really need to go pee? Is it a subconscious reaction to distract the mind from a full bladder, or does sloshing the pee around in your bladder make it somehow better? I would assume not, since that probably increases the physical urge that you need to go pee, but why then do we dance and hop…
My guess? At some point an actor on stage had to show the audience that the character really need to pee. Whatever movement they did evolved to the dance we have now over generations. We don’t do it because it helps but because it’s what you’re supposed to do.
I’d be surprised if it was consistent across cultures. I’d not be surprised if someone had done research on this.
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 52 minutes ago
In my unscientific experience, if I’m on the go, the piss can be kept it, for an hour and more. If I stop, I don’t think willpower alone will prevent me from pissing myself. So the dance is probably simulating the conditions of being too busy for a toilet break.
matengor@lemmy.ml 49 minutes ago
I guess keeping the muscles around the bladder in tension helps controlling it.