"It could be worse...oh, wait..it already has been! then I guess it can only get better from here..."
That quote is very helpful to my current mental state!
Thank you for the replies, ladies. I've been doing the Kegel exercises for years, since my babies. Planks and bridges I'm not familiar with.
I suppose I will try the "talking myself through it" bit. Mostly when I get up, I'm just saying "Hold it! Hold it! Hold it!" Haha. Sometimes it works - sometimes it doesn't! And that is while I've been home and the bathroom is right around the corner. Tonight my son graduates high school, so I'm hoping it will be a working night!
I'm sad that there are others in the world that have gone through and are currently going through the same as I am, but it is comforting to know there is a place to go for support and advice! Thanks again!