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)
bigdwarf 4
the elevator music creeps me out .. it reminds me of a scary movie and that something is waiting for me outside the doors (o.o)
ChristopherM_fml 16
At least taking the stairs is healthier.
172pilot 20
Did u actually get stuck or did you not know to push the button??
sk8_king 23
When I lived in the projects, the elevators got stuck quite often. I'm sure you live in a decent building so that will very rarely happen. Dont think too much about it. Hope you get over your fear OP.
ns1985 15
Murphy's law!
Hello83_fml 8
It's always smarter to take the stairs. Unless you're underweight.
Sputnikspak 13
I feel for you, OP. I have a fear of elevators - I was trapped for an hour in the rather claustrophobic one in my grandparents' apartment building when I was ten years old (grandmother sent me down for the mail). I avoided the **** out of elevators for years. Except now I'm disabled and use crutches to walk, which makes stairs the enemy. I still hate elevators - especially old creepy ones. I hated being in the hospital a few months ago - they stuck me on the 17th floor, and goddamn does it take forever to get down to the first floor in a hospital elevator. Ugh. Stairs are healthier for you anyway.
shaunM 6
I know exactly what it's like to be scared of going in an elevator OP, When I was younger I was frightened of many things, including elevators so you should be very proud of yourself of taking up the courage to ride in one. Sorry about being trapped in it though, must of really freaked you out.
bRoBeaR 2
mine was on the 40th floor plus blackout alone for 2 hours FML huhu
TheyCallMeDamien 18
Statistically speaking there's no way that should happen twice.