Former Married At First Sight bride Susie Bradley has opened up about her struggle with urinary incontinence after giving birth to her first child at 21.
The 30-year-old told 9Entertainment she was ‘naïve’ about the impact pregnancy would have on her body.
She recalled how she visited an indoor trampoline park three months after giving birth to her daughter Baby.
‘I remember jumping on this trampoline and I felt like I lost my whole uterus out of me. I didn’t, but it was horrible,’ she explained.
‘I felt immedi ate wet, I knew I had to rush straight to the toilet,’ she said, describing the experience as ‘confronting’.
Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control. It affects over six million people in Australia and the UK.
Susie said she initially felt ‘ashamed and embarrassed’ and ‘put up with it’ for a long time.
It comes after the mother-of-two was diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) last year.
For years, the cosmetic nurse grappled with anxiety-triggering compulsions she couldn’t comprehend.
Susie said she only confided in two close friends because she felt a sense of shame and isolation.
The beauty therapist said once she got the diagnosis she felt relieved.
People who suffer from OCD have reoccurring unwanted thoughts, obsessions, and compulsions, prompting individuals to engage in repetitive behaviours that gradually cause significant distress.
‘The earliest memory I had as an eight-year-old girl, is wishing I could go on holiday and meet someone with the exact same problem as me and they could give me a special pill and make it all better,’ she said.
After being diagnosed Susie underwent therapy, which has changed her life.