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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Twinklestar 0
Also, there's actually a website. http://www.ihatebutterflies.com/
smilertylerfudge 0
get over yourselffff
irishlassie731 0
Why the hell are you afraid of butterflies?? Loser.
PennyAnna 3
Being phobic makes all the different. If you're just 'afraid', you don't have a panic attack. Phobias and fears are two different things. Phobias are irrational. They cause people to respond to something innocous as if it's life-threatening. When I see a butterfly or moth, my gut instinct is that I'm in danger of being hurt somehow, even though I know they can't do anything to me. It sucks, and it's embarrassing as hell sometimes, because butterflies are generally well-liked (despite being just the same as any other insect with pretty wings tacked on), but it's not something anyone can control, and therefore not something they deserve. Gah.
Pastor_Rich 0
fake... another tough football player scared of little bugs.. heard it before
Twinklestar 0
Doesn't the fact you've heard of it happening before make it more believable?
Weil 0
Riveting tale, chap. You're a pussy.
Weil 0
Remember the close-up picture of the butterfly from the "Wormy" episode of Spongebob? Lulz.
sublime93 0
Lmfao that's exactly what I thought of when I read the fml! :D Anyway this fml is laaaameeee who cares what shape you're in or whatever no one gives a **** if a butterfly scared you. Get over yourself.
Duckasaurus 0
You've obviously never had a phobia that may seem silly to other people. ******* asshole. I have a phobia of all flying insects. No particular reason, but something flying that can maneuver like that is ******* creepy. You can't get over something in a heartbeat. That's like telling someone to get over depression. It usually makes the person feel worse because they know you don't understand the situation.
manderrface 0
ohhh shit. i remember that. it scared me the first time i saw it. Loll
bigblackdude101 16
I get what he is saying, its not the point of being scared. it's the point of why did he have to say captain of the football team and in very good shape. it was kinda unnecessary
ananamoose 0
He forgot to tell the rest of the story... "becuase I stopped traffic with my fit, the drivers realized what was going on and got angry honked their horns, than let loose all of the butterflies they had in cages in their cars to sick on you and as you were preoccupied, with the hundreads of butterflies attacking you, every single car that had to wait on you hit you with their car. FML" That would make me feel sorry for you...
tempaccount 0
dude butterflies are nasty motherfuckers.
Kiwi_Splash 0
WTF? This is the EXACT same one of the guy who has a phobia of the dark. http://www.fmylife.com/search/result?texte=4a85d8b41321c&article=1&from=top
chitown4lyfe 0
queer.