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)
iammeorami 25
that's rough
Red_Phoenix 7
Where have you been to go through life w/o going in an elevator?
ethan_nelson61 4
Well that elevated quickly...
alitbaby 14
oh, the irony is strong with this one.
twinkie193 6
Pussy
jerro95 1
That's the only fear i have with elevators; Getting stuck. I also have another but it's unlikely; having the elevator drop like the Tower of Terror
HeartOfLead 24
Well that probably elevated your fear, huh? I give you kudos for doing suck a thing. This FML got me a bit stuck on words to describe OPs courage. More to people need to take their fears to another level.
feedmankeynow 10
Tries elevator for the first time Gets stuck
iluvFMLs15 19
Well...that sounds like a stucky situation...
Geminini 6
I take the elevator nearly every day. I got stuck once, around 5 years ago. Nothing can happen, it's just the little space that's frightening. I even watched a horror movie a few weeks be that. Let's just say I made the best out of it and scared my friends (who were stuck with me too) by retelling the story.