Today, I was at the book store when a book caught my eye: Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies. I wanted to look through the book but I was too nervous to pick it up, thinking everyone in the store would look at me. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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Today, I went to a coffee shop. As I headed over to stand in line, I tripped over my own feet. I got back up, then tripped up yet again. Everyone was staring, and I was so mortified that I went to leave. I then struggled with the door under their glares before realising it opened the other way. FML
Today, waiting in the deli line at the store, a woman stood directly next to me. I panicked and tried to move back to get a 6-foot distance, but in my panic I didn’t realize there was a stand behind me. I almost fell over, so I gasped super loud. Everyone looked at me like I was crazy. FML
Today, at the supermarket everybody was staring at me. After ten minutes, I realized that my umbrella was still open. FML
Today, I decided to work on my social anxiety by ordering some food. I waited in line, practicing my order in my head all the way. When I got to the front, I said my order with no mistakes. The cashier just stared blankly at me until I mumbled, "Never mind..." and left. FML
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Tristyxxx 24
We are!
RawrNom 0
That was you?! I was totally staring! naww, you should have got it, I bet most people were in the Erotica section, so you were safe (y)
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Comments (116)
StormGirl142 24
You and Paranoid Parrot would get along very well.
SimonREWQ 0
Fake FML is fake. Troll FML. This is not legit. A person with anxiety issue would most likely not have the awareness to be aware of people staring at him or her when reaching for that book. Fake FML is fake.
howdmynosego 12
That's ok op i picked up an OCD book myself. And if your really worried about what people think just say it's for your nephew or someone
darkmis1 18
I honestly mean this in a good way: you're not that important. People aren't going to stare at you unless you do something totally out of the ordinary. Calm down.
0opsie 6
If your anxiety is really that bad, you need professional help, not a book.
perdix 31
You don't have to worry about everyone looking at you. They will all be pointing and laughing at you, and thinking badly of you. I'm sure they will be astounded at how incongruous and odd it is to see someone reading a book in a bookstore. A bookstore!? Of all places, who would expect that?
yazzy101 11
I feel ur pain!
JesterMarcus 0
Get over yourself, nobody is looking at you because nobody cares about you. You aren't that important.
jordo924 0
I feel your pain...
MsMeiriona 2
Wow. I can tell how many of the commenters have social anxiety. Hint: Rational thought doesn't always enter into it. But you were out and buying items, which is more than I'm normally able to do without sedatives. Sounds like you understand your issues and are on the path to dealing with them. Good luck, anxiety disorders suck.