Today, I literally stopped traffic. I was crossing the street and a butterfly landed on me. Being phobic of butterflies, I had a panic attack in the middle of the road. Oh, and I am 17, captain of our football team, and in very good shape. My girlfriend laughed the hardest. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was attempting to teach a bunch of 2nd and 5th graders on why it's so important to face your fears and try your best. It was going pretty well, until I was attacked by a pair of butterflies. I am afraid of butterflies - I ran away screaming like a little girl. FML
Today, I was sitting at my college campus; there were good looking girls all around me and I was trying to catch their eye and smile, letting them know I'm available. A butterfly flew by me and I screamed. FML
Today, I found out I have an incredible fear of butterflies. I discovered this after my mother took me to a butterfly sanctuary for some "mother-daughter bonding time." FML
Today, I got really anxious thinking I was going to piss off the guy behind me by not moving off at a stop light fast enough. It got so bad that I had a panic attack right there in my car. FML
Today, I was at a stop light and a bee landed on my leg. I screamed and started swatting it. It flew into my jacket and I started to strip my jacket off, taking my foot off the brake. I hit the car in front of me and deployed the air bag, breaking my nose. Then the bee stung me in the back. FML
Today, I walked into two things. The first was a spiderweb. The second, due to blind panic, was oncoming traffic. FML
Today, I went with my boyfriend to the OC Fair. He was taking a picture of me in front of a giant mechanical butterfly at the insect exhibit. Playfully, he told me to pretend to be a butterfly, so I quickly lifted my arms, just in time to slap a 7 year-old girl in the face. FML
Today, my anxiety was so bad that when I was riding my bike on the sidewalk and two pedestrians came walking in the opposite direction, I got so nervous about having to go between them or accidentally hitting them that I fell off my bike, into a bush. FML
Today, my boyfriend found out about my severe phobia of moths. It's so bad that I sometimes pass out. He caught a moth in a jar, and put it on my bedside table. I woke up, saw it, and had a panic attack. He recorded it all and wants to upload it to YouTube. FML
Today, I was talking about phobias and anxiety disorders in psychology class. I nearly had a panic attack because I was worried that someone might realize I suffer from them. FML
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Toni818 0
Wow
dramakat11 0
Well, sounds like you've got a good life so whatev. But I do know how horrible panic attacks are--they are Hell so I feel for you. But why would you be scared of butterflies? That's insensitive of your gf but I don't know if I'd be able to help laughing either...
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Comments (293)
alli1 0
butterflies?! really?!?! i understand stinging or biting insects but BUTTERFLIES?!?!!!!!
Quinnjamin 0
you guys are all dumbshits, phobias develop subconsciously. he didnt choose to be afraid of them...
magichateball 0
are you the same captain of the football team thats afraid of butterflies that was trying to teach young kids to "face their fears"? i call fake
MJHxoxo 0
Awwww, DW OP. I understand what it's like to have irrational phobias, everyone has one. I have serious mycophobia, which means I'm afraid of mushrooms and toadstools. The scare the shit out of me XD
Sashimisan 0
LMAO I have a friend who's scared of butterflies. She had it bad when she was a kid. She didn't tell her mom about her phobia. And one day her mom took the family to Butterfly World.
teuscherchoklit 0
Awww, that's sad!
UnformedSum 0
Who the hell is phobic of a BUTTERFLY?! I could understand if it was a Big ass giant bug or something, but come on!!
citrusbee 0
I'm afraid of butterflies too...but more caterpillars than anything else. I scream and cry and tell people to get them off/away when they go on/near me. I think it's funny in a way, especially since I'm not afraid of snakes, or spiders or anything of the sort.
haleyvictoria94 0
dude i feel your pain butterflies are pretty scary
uSuck 0
what does being in good shape have to do with u being "manly"? clearly u are a big fat wuss...
kira1kira 0
it's okay pumkin, everyone has problems