This has been a product in Japan for decades because they live in such close quarters and are very polite.
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#22I used to not be able to pee (shy bladder?) if a bathroom had even a single other person. But then I was in a situation where I had no choice (regularly) and I simply had to face my problem. It took _years_ and constant mental practice, but I simply got better at dealing with this and I am better off for it.
I hope this works out for you, as I know most people will simply not be able to deal with their discomfort in the same way I did. And telling people to "face their problem" is not the same as saying "face your problem, and also I will make your life a little easier in the mean time."
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#23I never understood why this is bothering anyone, it's part of life! A bit like those toilet sprays...stuff stinks that's it. For me this is a solution for a non-existing problem.
That's silly. Wanting privacy during our most vulnerable moments is deeply ingrained into our psyche, all the way down to our lizard brains. This is a very real and very legitimate problem to be solved. Surely, you must feel perfectly comfortable walking around naked, having people watch you defecate, or having sex in public? After all, it's part of life!
I honestly don't give a shit if someone knows I'm taking a shit.
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#24Many of those bidet toilets in Japan have this feature built in. I've never used it myself but I heard the sound they use is running water.
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#25> started a white noise and music whenever you entered the bathroom to hide these sounds.
If you are looking for music to play, "Let it go" from Disney's Frozen would be perfect.
It is loud enough to cover the sounds, and it is appropriate to the moment.
"Let it go, let it go, can't hold it back anymore..
I don't care what they're going to say"
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#26I prefer to shit in silence
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#27I never understood why this is bothering anyone, it's part of life! A bit like those toilet sprays...stuff stinks that's it. For me this is a solution for a non-existing problem.
That's silly. Wanting privacy during our most vulnerable moments is deeply ingrained into our psyche, all the way down to our lizard brains. This is a very real and very legitimate problem to be solved. Surely, you must feel perfectly comfortable walking around naked, having people watch you defecate, or having sex in public? After all, it's part of life!
Won't reply to all the strawmen at the bottom of your post, but I and lots of people don't care what people HEAR while we're using the bathroom.... its a bathroom for god's sake! Everything happening in there is normal and I'm not sure why you are imagining yourself to be "vulnerable" inside a locked private room.
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#28Instead of white-noise or music, why not play the sounds of people using the bathroom? You know like, peeing, pooping, farting, chatter, moans and groans. This way our own noises become indiscernible from the background noise.
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#29> How else are you solving this problem?
The tech companies I've worked at have started to build "gender neutral" bathrooms. They are a fully locked/enclosed rooms with sound proofing, i.e. no gaps at the bottom of the door. Sometimes you need to take a long session or maybe are not feeling great in the bathroom department (Probably TMI) and it's almost as good as WFH.
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#30> but the problem with that is: when you manually play music in there you indicate you are going to do something embarrassing!
I'm honestly not sure how big of a problem that is. What else would you go to the bathroom for, then pee or poop?