Today, I was in the bathroom at work. The lock on the stall door broke, and I couldn't open it. I was all alone and I started having a mini panic attack. After several minutes of frantically trying to fix the lock and hyperventilating, I realized I could just crawl under the door. FML
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Today, I freaked out when I couldn't get my bathroom door open. After ten minutes of panic when thinking about how I'd be stuck there for at least 8 hours until my roommate would get home, and another five mentally going over survival skills, I realized that I had forgotten to unlock the door. FML
Today, I was in a store using the only bathroom there. After I was done, I realized I couldn't open the door. Panicked it locked me in, I banged on the door, and screamed for help. The security and a whole group of people gathered, only to find that I was pulling the door instead of pushing it. FML
Today, I went to take a piss in a public bathroom. Somehow, I managed to completely jam the lock. After minutes of trying to get myself out, I gave up and crawled under the stall, at which point someone walked in and was very surprised to see me on the floor. FML
Today, a little girl locked all the stalls in the girls' bathroom where I work and crawled under the doors. I then had to crawl around on the bathroom floor in order to unlock the doors. FML
Today, I was working at my job at a McDonald's. I was on my break, so I went to use the restroom. When I finished, I tried to open the door, but the lock broke. I was stuck in the basement bathroom for 20 minutes. FML
Today, I went to the bathroom in a mall. As I was in the stall, a woman tried to open it. I yelled out that's it was occupied but she kept shaking it to open it. It came up to the point where she had to crawl under the door to see that I was there. FML
Today, I found myself locked in a bathroom for the second time in my life. This time at least I was at home. I live alone. I had to break the window on the shower door and crawl out. Now, I need to crawl in/out to shower, brush my teeth and more. FML
Today, I was using the bathroom in a department store. When I was finished, I couldn't get the stall door open. I'm claustrophobic and I freaked out and started shouting for help. A 6 year-old boy got the door open for me. It turns out I was pushing when I should have been pulling. FML
Today, I had to use the bathroom really badly in a drug store. After I did a #2, just as I realized the handle on the toilet was broken, a knock came at the door. I tried fixing it for ten minutes, before slipping out the door, to come face to face with two employees coming to fix the toilet. FML
Today, I was in a rush and didn't notice that the bathroom stall I chose at work had a broken lock. Halfway through my business, a coworker barged in. We locked eyes for an awkward eternity. FML
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GhostFox 33
Anyone down voting this has never had an anxiety attack, obviously. Rational thought flys out the window for a good while once one sets in. That said, I'd've waited until someone came in and could get me out because like hell I would crawl on pissy public bathroom floors.
saad2605 16
I'm pretty sure a bathroom door isn't the hardest stuff to get through. I'm not sure if I want to crawl under the bathroom especially in a men's bathroom
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Comments (64)
Ruskiy_Cherep 18
Reminds me of the story about the unfortunate shopper who got locked inside a supermarket and starved to death.
GotMePhuxxedUp 3
That's anxiety for you :/. sorry OP.
ChristySaysRawr 14
I probably would've kicked the door open. Lol
khoov19 20
dude all u had to do is lean on the wall and push, was today ur first day in a public restroom, and your generation is gunna be running the nation soon, no wonder I fear for my well being
khoov19 20
dude all u had to do is lean on the wall and push, was today ur first day in a public restroom, and your generation is gunna be running the nation soon, no wonder I fear for my well being. hey if all else fails you could have manned up and just kicked it open....jst sayin...good luck in life!!!!!
EvilTurtle 35
So many things wrong with this comment
ididntdoitiswear 14
Clearly you have not had any experience with an anxiety attack, or panic attacks. Sometimes it's not that easy to just "man up" and kick a door open for someone genuinely terrified about their situation.
tyza 7
pretty sure ive read this one before
Supaviper 14
I've tried being inside a bathroom whose lock won't open - although it wasn't broken. The way i screamed grabbed people from outside the bathroom. Good times. But seriously though, I think OP didn't deserve it, I mean, you start getting thoughts of "I'll never get out of here!!!" and panic. It does feel terrible. FYL op
christopherwilli 14
Wow you're really bad at thinking under pressure
alex_gen 39
Personally, I'd rather have a panic attack than crawling under the door.
scrollingthru 10
I have panic attacks at the most inconvenient times. usually when i n elevators or backseats of cars.