Early Struggles with Bedwetting
My battle with bedwetting started when I was a child. I have two siblings, an older brother and a twin sister. My twin sister never had this problem, but my brother and I did, though his was more consistent and drew a lot of attention to him. My episodes, on the other hand, were very occasional. However, my brother stopped experiencing this when he entered secondary school, but mine continued. I spent most of my secondary school days in the boarding house and less time at home, so my family did not know about it, and I did not bother to tell them.
Unpredictable Episodes
Like I mentioned earlier, I would experience this on average of 2–4 times a year. They were mostly random, so I couldn’t predict when it would happen and what would precipitate it. There were times I took a lot of water before sleeping, and I would wake up several times at night to pee. Then there were other times I didn’t even take water, and would experience this. I slept mostly in fear, especially when I was not in my personal space, because of the usembarrassment this could bring me. I have been embarrassed when I peed on myself once in night class, and also in a night meeting I went to in my former church. I concluded that this issue was out to disgrace my life. I also started thinking that maybe I had some congenital anomaly in my urinary tract.
Impact on Self-Esteem and Future Plans
This issue affected my self-esteem and was one of the reasons I kept telling myself that I didn’t want to get married and would prefer to just stay on my own. This was out of fear, and I wondered who would accept me with all my plenty wahala, including this one, which was the most embarrassing of them all. I accepted this as my thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me as Paul said in 2 Corinthians 12:7, lest I be exalted above measure. This was after I had prayed, fasted, begged God, promised and even attempted to enter a covenant with Him, if only He would take it away.
To Be Continued…
Miraculous Monday: 2nd February 2026
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