Today, I was in a restaurant bathroom, when another girl walked in. I have anxiety issues, and couldn't leave my stall until the other person went first. She rushed into a stall and had violent diarrhea for a good 10 minutes. FML
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To those telling me to leave while she was in the bathroom: you have a fundamental misunderstanding of how anxiety works. My mind was in a state of "The minute I exit my stall she is going to as well." While I knew this was unlikely, I still couldn't physically bring myself to leave. Additionally, I'd like to thank those of you who left positive comments. I'm trying to overcome this. :)
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ghostsoul21 12
Why didn't you sneak out while she was in the stall though? Even if you have anxiety issues, she sure was busy haha
nevergiveinever 19
she didn't say she was embarrassed. i have a similar anxiety and i can't do any of my business and most other tasks unless I'm totally alone. it's not about embarrassment, it's about being afraid in general. if you have anxiety, it's like anything you do or another person does could drastically alter or destroy a moment or the entire relationship between you and that person, no matter if you actually know them or not. anything could go wrong and anything could happen as a result of that and it would be all our fault. we know how unreasonable and silly it may sound to you, but have you ever gone out in public and felt immediately afraid? that's how it is every single day. I'm not afraid that I'm going to embarrass myself, I'm afraid that someone else is going to find a reason to hate me or put me down or immediately start judging me to my face or hit me or shank me or cause some kind of drama/problem with me. even just sitting next to someone in a bathroom stall is enough to make you think "oh god......" and start thinking about every possible way that the situation could go wrong. it sucks. but it's just how our brains work. it's not embarrassing, it's terrifying.
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Comments (83)
Mental_1456 26
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Couldn't leave? Really? It isn't fun having anxiety. But you are not helpless. Don't let it control your life.
Arwen_Evenstar 37
You're right, it shouldn't control their life, and they are not helpless. In the long run that is though, as like many medical conditions, it can't just be fixed overnight.
johbstonjacob 8
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Face your fear!
sabine123_fml 5
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Start dealing with reality you will be better
nightfire2258 26
You should of asked her to play battleshits with you.
cappellaaa 23
I'm like that too but if all that was going down I would have gotten outta there asap
alicat13 12
Did it smell good?
mimi_ivana 13
when you noticed it was diarrhoea,you could have sneaked out,knowing she wasn't going to come out soon. sorry but YDI.
limabeans101029 21
Clearly you don't understand anxiety
princessofthedrk 13
Wow...some of these people have shitty jokes. And yes that was on purpose. Some people can't help what they feel. Anxiety is no laughing matter. Get over yourselves.
imslappy 8
must have been TACO BELL....
InTheMagic 3
Totally understand