Today, I got really anxious thinking I was going to piss off the guy behind me by not moving off at a stop light fast enough. It got so bad that I had a panic attack right there in my car. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, while driving my son and his friend home, I was so frantic to pee, I was bouncing up and down in my seat. I stopped and ran into a store but it was too late. There was a line and I made it 11 seconds. I was radiating heat from the humiliation of walking past dozens of people after peeing my pants. I even apologized. FML
Today, my anxiety was so bad that when I was riding my bike on the sidewalk and two pedestrians came walking in the opposite direction, I got so nervous about having to go between them or accidentally hitting them that I fell off my bike, into a bush. FML
Today, I've only just got my license and waved someone through at a four-way stop because I was nervous. They waved back. We both kept waving while traffic built up behind us. Someone finally honked, and we both panicked and went at the same time. I stalled the car in the intersection. FML
Today, I sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic for half an hour. The entire time, a man I had gone on a date with and that had gotten very out of hand with, was sitting in the car next to me. I noticed, panicked, and tried to drive off, rear-ending the car in front of me. FML
Today, I was feeling super nervous about driving because I had my first accident the day before. As I stopped at a red light, I got rear-ended. FML
Today, a stoplight turned yellow as I was approaching it. I was about to go through but saw a cop, panicked, and slammed on the brakes. I ended up in the middle of the intersection and had to reverse. Soon the light turned green, and I stepped on the gas. My car was still in reverse. FML
Today, I was driving home from work and noticed the car behind me was tailgating me pretty badly. I was starting to get angry with the driver, and kept glancing in my rear view mirror at him. While I was doing so, the traffic ahead of me stopped, and I rear-ended the car in front of me. FML
Today, while at a stop light, I was rear-ended by a car behind me. The guy got angry at me, because according to him, I should've known that his car has poor braking distance, and so I should've moved forward a few more feet to compensate. FML
Today, I spent five minutes waiting by a stop sign. The two cars in front of me were taking a long time to move, so I began beeping and getting angry. Turns out, these cars were parked and I was holding up a line of traffic. FML
Today, I was driving to work and stopped at a stop light. A full 2 or 3 seconds passed, followed by a car rear-ending me. The idiot driving it got out and gave me hell, calling me a maniac because I braked "too quickly" and didn't give him a chance to react. FML
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Top comments
Zebediabolical 45
If you get this anxious over things maybe you shouldn't be driving. It's just a matter of time until something bad happens.
niiiiick3 15
Loosen up a little OP. If people end up getting angry that easily, that's their problem.
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Comments (39)
ShadowGenius 12
Sounds like you shouldn't leave the house without a brown paper bag.
appletreee 30
I have really bad anxiety and get frequent panic attacks. I know exactly what it's like to freak over little things. You just have to tell yourself that other people's emotions and the way they act are out of your control, OP.
britbrat237 14
Sounds like you are a first time driver. I was like that for awhile but it'll get better.
laughingtoohard 14
I recommend you take a nice relaxing day in a hot tub
Nimor 25
Dafuq is wrong with some people?!
PANDORUM89 21
why would that make you anxious? was he revving his engine behind you?
appletreee 30
I'm guessing the anticipation of possibly upsetting him.
Badabam_fml 14
OP could have had a stressful week or day. Sometimes people will think they're completely fine, then the tiniest thing can tip them into a full scale panic attack.
Gityerchicken 12
Panic is no fun OP my heart goes out to you. Good for that you're out there driving. With practice your anxiety will be a thing of the past.
nekminnet 13
You need to see someone about your anxiety you'll feel better and safer.
Wiz_Of_Oz 17
Anxiety is a legitimate disorder. Please go and get yourself a professional examination, or at least look at the DSM's guidelines.
Clueless_J 6
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