Today, I worked up my courage and took an elevator for the first time in my life. Unfortunately, it was also my first time getting trapped for several hours in an elevator. FML
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Today, at my first day of work at a new job, I got stuck in the elevator going to the parking garage. I have claustrophobia about both elevators and parking garages. They said this never happens. FML
Today, I got stuck in an elevator for 45 minutes. I am an elevator mechanic. FML
Today, I finally sought help for my crippling fear of elevators. When I arrived at my new therapist's office, I found the door to the stairs locked. To get to my appointment on the third floor of the building, I have to take the elevator. FML
Today, at work I got in an elevator to go upstairs. It wasn't until the doors opened minutes later and people stepped in that I realized I had zoned out and forgot to press the button for the floor I needed. I then promptly exited the elevator and waited for the next elevator to go up in. FML
Today, my building's elevators were temporarily out of service. I climbed up 17 flights of stairs only to realize I left my keys downstairs. After the painful climb back up, the elevator lights came on. FML
Today, I was late for work and sprinted to catch the elevator. I made it just in time, only to realize I was in the elevator alone and had just dramatically dived into it for no reason. FML
Today, I started the first day of my job as newspaper distributor, after a year of struggling to find a job. I got stuck in an elevator for two hours very early in the morning. FML
Today, after being trapped in an elevator for 4 hours, I really had to pee. Just when I decided to pee in the elevator shaft, the lift doors opened. FML
Today, I sat on an elevator for 10 minutes thinking I was stuck. After waiting awhile I looked at the screen to see what floor I was stuck on, only to realize I hadn't pressed a button so I had just stayed on the ground floor. FML
Today, despite being claustrophobic and avoiding lifts at all costs, I had to use the lift at work to carry boxes of paper to the 3rd floor. It broke down. FML
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Psycho_Babydoll 26
.... Well ****.
mangoboy1 19
Elevators can smell fear
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Comments (86)
Dramori 29
This is ironic but also a good thing - you've experienced the worst-case scenario (short of the cable snapping), so you have little else to be afraid of now.
Dracoboxer357 36
Well Op, I imagine for you, that must have been nerve wrecking. The good news is, nothing actually happened, and you were actually, perfectly safe. :) Elevators have some of the highest safety standards for anything motorized, I believe. And despite what you see in movies, they don't just snap their cables and fall, plunging people to their deaths. The weakest supportive member in its design, including all the cables and rigging, is still 20 times what they are rated for, so that max weight load of 1300kgs is actually 26000kgs, so take comfort from that, and try it again, Op! You have really nothing to lose! ;) Good luck!
laden_swallow09 35
9- Thumbed you down by mistake. Sorry!
Pretty_reckless_fml 18
It's always ****** up creepy girls in horror films D:
OhHell_itsEmily 8
Well atleast you tried.
picante72 24
Was your phobia caused by watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? An all glass elevator would be intimidating, especially one with flying capabilities that blasts through the roof.
Satoaoi 13
damn that's very strange.
jujuthefroggy_fml 16
So you had a phobia of elevator even before trying to take one or just never had the occasion ?
I_iz_B_a_troll 24
I got stuck in an elevator once, I think it was a staff one with a card reader thing, and I had no card :( I was freaking out for a few long seconds before I tried the "open door" button..
SWC_Penguin 17
They were angry you've been shunning them.