I have a HUGE dilemma. I have been unemployed for a couple months, and was recently offered what most people in my field would consider a dream job with a top tier company. I unfortunately do not think I will accept the offer because I have too much difficulty dealing with anxiety.

I will try to keep this as short and to the point as possible. I have been dealing with panic attacks and anxiety since my early twenties, and I am now 30. The biggest issue is that my anxiety cause me to have sudden uncontrollable bowel movements.

Most of the advice is to slowly expose your self to situations that cause panic. For me this would be car rides, elevators, meetings, anywhere with crowds. How can I expose myself to a car ride with people when there is a legit possibility of me going to the bathroom either in the car or on the side of the road?

A mix of Imodium and Ativan is usually my answer, but the imodium mixed with stress backs me up so bad that it just cause worse problems down the road.

Is anybody else dealing with this? I NEED to take this job, but I don't know what I would do if I crapped myself riding in the car with a bunch of new coworkers. In these situations I seriously have like a 5 min window to find a bathroom. This has lead to me using some very unconventional places as bathrooms.