Now called a physiological ailment rather than psychological, the American Board of Psychologists announced the syndrome's reclassification and new name this week.
"We feel its new name", Board President John van Eick commented, "better identifies in fundamental terms the root cause of the ailment."
Common symptoms of Bashful Bladder Syndrome had included the inability to urinate in public restrooms. The new name, taking effect this week, will be SBD, or Small Bladder Disease.
"Christ," van Eick commented, "There's nothing bashful about these guys' bladders." He then added, "Remember, individual organs don't experience human emotions."
Bladders can be small, however, according to van Eick.
"It's the SBD patient that is in fact bashful about the size of his bladder," Eick said. "The bladder just isn't bashful about a god damned thing."
The Board President was asked his opinion about the future of SBD research. "Well, bladder augmentation will help," van Eick said. "But you should always be ready for the possibility that men with very large bladders will be present in the restroom concurrently to the SBD patient."
How does one compensate for the problem? According to van Eich, the best approach might be to "convince the SBD patient to keep his eyes on his own goddamn bladder."
"There's nothing more awkward," van Eick said, "than some pencil-bladdered putz drooling over my huge goddamn bladder."
