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Emcee - 05/06/2009 10:48 - Philippines

Today, it was graduation day, and the very first time I was hosting an event. When I got on stage, I stared at the audience for a good 5 seconds, then fainted. FML

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Nathan - 26/11/2024 15:00 - Australia

Today, I spent an hour preparing a heartfelt speech for my friend’s wedding. I stood up, got emotional, and promptly fainted, spilling a glass of wine all over myself. FML

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buster - 13/02/2009 08:06 - United States

Today, I had to give a speech on stage at a local preschool about fire safety. I'm 32 years old and passed out on stage because I felt extremely nervous and intimitated by a group of 4 year olds. FML

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Anonymous - 02/03/2010 14:45 - United States

Today, I had to give a speech but I wasn't prepared. I decided to give it anyway. While giving the speech, I got so nervous I passed out. FML

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Anonymous - 11/05/2017 20:00

Today, I had one of my biggest dance shows ever. After months of practice I had finally gotten the lead position. When I entered the stage and raised my arms my straps fell down and I flashed an audience of 5000. FML

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Anonymous - 14/05/2010 23:19 - Canada

Today, I tripped in front of my graduation class of 225 and all of their relatives while receiving my diploma. FML

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Anonymous - 21/01/2015 05:34

Today, I did my first night of open-mic standup. The first 5 minutes went badly, but I don't know if it got any better afterwards, because a drunk audience member climbed up on stage and knocked me out. FML

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s13495 - 24/10/2013 15:52 - United Kingdom - Hull

Today, I had my first interview in over a year. I panicked and passed out. FML

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Anonymous - 31/03/2023 16:00 - United States - Portland

Today, I had to give presentation at work, for which I'd extensively prepared. However, as soon as I started speaking, I had a sudden panic attack and forgot everything I'd rehearsed. I stumbled through the presentation, feeling the embarrassment steadily grow in front of my colleagues. I almost passed out. FML

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KJS - 10/03/2010 05:00 - United States

Today, I got up on stage excited to recite a spoken word piece that I worked on and memorized for about 20 hours, neglecting other obligations like studying for an exam the next day. I blanked out in the middle of the performance in front of hundreds of people. FML

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Chuffy - 04/11/2012 07:28 - United States - Fort Collins

Today, to help me get over my crippling social anxiety, my therapist encouraged me to sing in front of a crowd, since I actually have a fine singing voice. I ended up fainting onstage, mid-song. FML

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Friday 5 June 2009 16:29

You should run for president.

bruh_fml 0

Friday 5 June 2009 16:30

I get u, that must suck but that is pretty hard as a first time event for hosting

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Saturday 6 June 2009 13:17

115, not everybody can go up on stage, stop acting like you're better than those with stage fright. The fact that the OP was on stage at a grad ceremony probably means he/she is more important/skilled than you anyway. And that really sucks, but I'm sure it'll just be something you'll laugh about in the future. I doubt many people fault you for stage fright if it was your first time in front of a crowd EVER. p.s. I hope that doesn't happen to me today , nearly the same situation

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Saturday 6 June 2009 21:09

dang how'd this get through the EXACT same thing happened to me last week at my graduation and it always got rejected... although my reason wasn't stage frieght

ACDCfan 0

Tuesday 9 June 2009 20:05

It's all right, some people just have a fear of public speaking.

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Saturday 13 June 2009 8:14

Yeah, there are a ton of ignorant people on this site; tons of people dont like public speaking, being in front of a crowd, etc. i dont blame you. but you may have thought about it when you found out you were going to host, and whether or not you wanted to do it. cause i dont know if you always have that problem (not necessarily fainting), or if it was out of the blue.