I don't know if "cured" is necessarily the right way to think of it. It's possible for almost anyone to have a relapse, but having recovered once, they know what to do about it, so they can recover from a relapse a lot more quickly. I've heard of people saying they have recovered fully from paruresis, which doesn't mean that they always can go right away, but that they don't think they have any more difficulty going than the average person. I don't know about parcopresis, but even just being mostly recovered would still be a great thing.

Here's another experience I've had during recovery that I think has been helpful. Perhaps baz or someone else who's had some success could chime in if your experience is similar:

For me, success in voiding is not an all-or-nothing affair. There seems to be a scale of "closeness" to voiding. My own body knows what it needs to do in order to void. It "wants" to go. Sometimes I think it knows better than my conscious mind does. So when I have trouble either peeing or pooping, what I do is I visualize my body slowly getting closer and closer to voiding while I take deep breaths and don't force it, but just let it do it's thing. There comes a point where I can tell it's getting close to happening, and that gives me the motivation to keep going. I think to myself "You're almost there! Wait for it..., wait for it..." I focus all of my attention and concentration inward, to where I virtually "forget" that there's anyone else there. This takes a lot of practice, but even if I have a misfire I don't see it as a failure. Each practice is a learning experience. Each practice takes me one step closer in recovery. Each practice I get a little bit better at learning to stay "in the moment". The way you climb a mountain is by putting one foot in front of the other, over and over again. When I focus "on the moment", I'm not focusing outward ( such as worrying about what others are thinking ), not focusing on the future ( such as worrying "what if I can't go?" ), and not focusing on the past ( such as bringing to mind past misfire experiences ). I just try to be "me, here, and now".

Thanks for letting me share my experiences. I really think the only reason I never developed parcopresis, despite being constipated/nervous about pooping a lot as a kid, was that EVERYONE in my family was frequently constipated (a genetic thing, perhaps?), so I never viewed it as anything abnormal or embarassing, just a nuisance. And for some reason the smell of fresh do-do (while it is still fresh) has never bothered me, whether it's mine or someone else's, so naturally I always assumed it was the same for everyone else. I was a little surprised to find out that to some people even fresh poo is stinky. It isn't to me! Also I am willing to poop by any means necessary. I don't know if I mentioned it before, but I find pooing in the squatting position to be MUCH, MUCH easier than in the sitting position, so now this is now the way I poop every single time. I really think the human body was designed to poop while squatting, NOT sitting.

For some reason I've always had an interest in poop and pooping (can you tell?). It's not a sexual thing, but more of just an intellectual curiosity. Maybe it's because of the fact that it's sooooo taboo! Yet to me it's just as normal as eating, sleeping, or breathing.

As for me, well right now I'm only just getting started in fighting my paruresis. Keep up the fight! I'm rooting for you. Every step forward is progress, no matter how small.