Your bedwetting stories: teenagers
Fear of being found out
I have a 15 year old girl who still wets the bed. I’m not worried about the bedwetting but I’m deeply concerned about the affect this is having on her behaviour. She has always wet the bed a few times a week so we’ve always had to wear protective pants or had plastic sheets on the bed.
Up until recently she seemed to cope Ok with going for sleep overs at her really good friends houses, but recently she has started to distance herself from everyone and never go over to friends houses any more. When we talk about why she isn’t going out as much any more the conversation never goes anywhere, but I have a feeling that she is frightened of anyone finding out about her wetting the bed. To my knowledge no one knows except in our family and I can’t believe that her sisters would have said anything to her, at least they don’t within my earshot. She is the youngest of three girls.
Has anyone else’s child become withdrawn about this or should I be looking for other reasons for her change in behaviour. I did think about drugs, but she really isn’t that sort of girl. In the mean time I’ll keep providing her with support and an open communication channel if she needs it. I look forward to reading some more stories form some other mums.
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