Does Leaking a Little "to Relieve Pressure" Really Work?

 

People tend to agonize over the decision of whether to leak or hold when wearing clothes likely to show pee stains or in situations where visible wetting would not be accepted.  The whole point being to only let enough go to relieve pressure until you can reach a bathroom or other safe voiding place without leaving majorly noticeable dark spots on your pants/bottoms.  So does it really work?  You'll get varying answers on this, and it depends almost entirely on how easily you can leak/spurt without losing control of your entire bladder.  I break this down into three separate "types".

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Type 1:  For people like me, spurting is easy.  We can do it for hours without losing control of the flow & having a true accident.  Over and over, start & stop, pee on command.  It buys time until we can get to a restroom by letting pressure off the bladder, plus our extreme control guarantees we won't "accidentally" let too much go and leave a mess on our pants.  Win-win.

Type 2:  For others it's the exact opposite: "breaking the seal" at all is playing with fire & almost guarantees they'll fully wet themselves shortly after.  Once a little comes out, the floodgates (not gaytes) will soon burst open & release the rest with or without their consent.

Type 3:  Then there are those who have the ability to stop with effort but choose not to because it feels too good to stop after one or two leaks.  This usually involves some arousal & a good degree of self-deception.  They may be mentally resolved to just spurt once or twice but as soon as those first glorious drops come out, they consciously choose to let more and more go until they've gone so much they think, "Ugh, might as well finish.  I'm already soaked".  I call these the Slippery Slopers.   
      Only when they've fully pissed their pants do they awaken from their horny trance & realize, fuck, it's very obvious what happened here.  They may or may not regret it at this point.  IME this is more common in relaxed settings like in one's home while roommates/parents are around as opposed to true high-stakes public settings, but everyone's different.

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Definitely NOT a spurter.

(Un)fortunately, the only way to know which "type" you are is to experiment with spurting/leaking and see how easily you can or can't stop.  To do this, choose a day where you don't have any pressing responsibilities and will have sufficient privacy.  Tank up on water & perhaps a touch of a diuretic like caffeine or alcohol--water with real lemon juice added, hibiscus tea, cilantro.  All are good options in moderation.  🫖🧃 ☕

Don't let yourself leak until you're past a 7 on the desperation scale.  This is where your real test of control will come in.  Stand on an easily washable rug, incontinence mat or outside on the concrete so you get a "clean" read that's not tainted by seeing a toilet or running water, both of which can worsen the need to empty your bladder.  Mentally note your symptoms & how badly you have to go, then let yourself piss for a count of "one-one thousand" and stop.  Just pee briefly, no longer than 1 second. 

After leaking, try to continue on with whatever chore or other casual activity you were doing and note where on the desperation scale you are AFTER leaking.  Is your need to pee slightly better, slightly worse or a LOT worse?  Did you have to grab your crotch, cross your legs forcefully or do other extreme things to avoid a full on flood? 

If you fully wet yourself or feel a much more severe need to release your bladder after leaking, there's your answer.  You're a Type 2.  However, if you feel like it might've alleviated some pressure, continue on with the experiment by waiting about 5-7 minutes and then leaking again for the same amount of time.  Better or worse afterward?  See how long you can do this successfully without flooding yourself, but more importantly, note whether it improves or worsens the need to empty your bladder.  Also be sure to look at your pants/bottoms and see whether this would be an acceptable level of wetness in a public situation for  you.

Noticeable, but not as bad as a full flood.  Damage control > everything.

What's the point of this exercise?  Well, if you're one to get desperate in public a lot, it can give you useful data about what to do in a true emergency--whether it's wiser to hold it all or release pressure gradually to buy time.  Practicing at home prevents a potentially embarrassing public wetting so you have a plan of action in case this happens in your real life.  Believe me, you don't wanna find out you're a Type 2 after losing control in the middle of a busy public situation if you can help it.  

If you're a Type 3 striving to be more of a Type 1 (more self-control, ability to do this purely for practical reasons), try to mentally put yourself in a serious or stressful situation when you do the spurting exercise--say, a busy exam room if you're in school or a boardroom if you have a career.  Keep in mind the purpose of this exercise:  to see where you fall on the spurtability scale & then, if you're capable of it physically, to gauge how much you can let go without looking like you wet yourself.  Remind yourself you might really need this data one day and try to stay focused on the practical side rather than the "feels good" side.  You can always plan a full "pleasure" wetting for later if this feels anti-climactic.

Another benefit of being able to leak a little without fully flooding is that it extends the fun when engaged in said pleasure-wettings.  Giant losses of control in which you empty your bladder all at once feel GREAT, but they also end as fast as they started.  I'm glad I have the ability to choose.  Some of my spurting sessions have exceeded 2 hours!

(I can almost hear my diaper lovers shaking their heads at this unnecessarily complicated exercise.  And they're not wrong--a pull-up, diaper or incontinence pad would REALLY help in this situation if you're truly stressing about accidents.  But for me this is more of a mental exercise as I have no problem holding.  Plus I can't afford diapers all the time & have never worn one in public.  But you should def look into it if sudden urgency is interrupting your life.  And using them does feel GREAT). 

Where do YOU fall on the Spurtability Scale?