India, Nov. 30 -- Bathroom breaks are natural calls, yet many employees at work may feel anxious about taking them at work. Whether it is standing up from the desk or simply walking towards the restroom, the fear of going to the washroom often gets associated with being judged for how many times one can go to the washroom or being seen as wasting time. This induces stress and discomfort. Bathroom anxiety is far more common in workplaces than we realise, whether employees are aware of it or not.

To understand why it happens, and what employees and management can do, HT Lifestyle reached out to experts.

Subalakshmi, a counselling psychologist at SIMS Hospitals, Chennai, told HT Lifestyle that this phenomenon is more common in workplaces t...