FROM SHAME TO STRENGTH: OVERCOMING BEDWETTING

Share with us that one habit that got you into trouble several times as a kid but you couldn’t just get rid of it easily. Tell us one of the experiences this habit landed you in, and let’s know how you got rid of that habit.

A habit is a recurring behavior or practice that negatively affects someone both spiritually and physically. Before I delve into this habit let me share a poem about my habit:
“Silent Nights, Secret Shame”

Sheets once clean, now damps and cold
A child’s despair, a story untold
Nighttime’s grasp, a helpless sleep
A bladder’s weakness, secrets keep

Embarrassment’s heavy weight
A hidden truth, a silent fate
Fear of ridicule, fear of scorn
A lonely struggle, forever born

Moonlit rears, a whispered plea
Why can’t I stop, why can’t I be?
Normal like the rest, free from shame
But dawn’s light brings the same

The laundry’s cycle, endless spin
A parent’s patience, worn thinking
Comforting words, a gentle tone
“It’s not your fault, you’re not alone”

Medical checks, and tests to pass
Seeking answers, a cure to amass
Behavioral changes, routines to keep
A bladder’s strength, a nighttime sleep

Support and love, a guiding light
Breaking stigma, ending the fight
No more secrets, no more shame
Embracing help, reclaiming name

Bedwetting’s journey, not alone
Many struggle, many have known
Healing steps, a path unwinds
Regaining confidence, leaving shame behind.

Bedwetting, also known as nocturnal enuresis, is a common and often misunderstood experience affecting millions of children and adults worldwide. It is characterized by involuntary urination during sleep, leading to emotional distress, social isolation and practical challenges. It results from a combination of factors. Genetics plays a significant role, with family history increasing the likelihood. Developmental delays, sleep patterns and medical conditions such as diabetes, constipation or urinary tract infections also contribute to this menace
I was born into a family that bedwets and I was second to the last born of the family. Then, I was seven years old when I observed this embarrassment. Often times, in my dream someone will always come to me, escorting me to ease myself in the toilet, whenever I urinate in that dream I will bedwet instantly.in the physical. When I woke up and see myself in the pool of urine I pushed my younger brother into it and took his position. When the day break my parents will be wondering who among us bedwetted. I kept quite, but when my Dad brought a cain I started weeping that I was not the one likewise, my brother said he was not the one. So he cained both of us that day and I cried bitterly more than my brother.

One day, my Aunt took me for a holiday, that same night the same person appeared in my dream and did as usual, I bedwetted and pushed my Aunt’s daughter into it. When day break, the secret was revealed because my Aunt’s daughter had not been bedwetting and likewise my brother. So, I was embarrassed that morning but my Aunt did not beat me because I was small then. The following day, I bedwetted again, my Aunt informed my grandfather about it, when he came, he brought a dead snake from a polythene bag and tied it on my waist. I cried and cried bitterly and was scared of the snake. Since that day, I stopped bedwetting because I always remember the snake. This also has spiritual implication in me in such a way that whenever I’m pressed, I will wake up to ease myself. Later, my Aunt took me to Church for deliverance and I was completely healed from bedwetting. When I went back to my parents I was a perfect girl. That was when my grandfather informed us that he was ten years old when he stopped bedwetting and that, that was the same way his parents did to him to settle the problem of bedwetting in his life. Thanks for reading.