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
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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, 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, the elevator in my apartment building broke down. I live on the 30th floor and am still climbing the stairs. 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
Today, I walked up sixteen flights of stairs to my room to avoid the lift lines. When I was almost at the top, the fire alarm sounded. FML
Today, I got stuck in an elevator. The help-line told me, "Don't touch the door. We'll be there soon". Two hours later, I had a headache, my legs were stiff, and my date must've thought I stood her up. The tech finally arrived, pries the door open, then rudely asked, "Why didn't you do that yourself?" FML
Today, I saw a woman struggling to hold the elevator. Trying to be helpful, I jumped forward and pressed the “close doors” button, thinking it was “open doors.” The doors shut right in her face. I had to awkwardly ride up ten floors in silence with three witnesses. FML
Today, I got stuck in an elevator for 45 minutes. I am an elevator mechanic. FML
Today, I was squeezed through an overly-crowded hallway down to my psychologist's. There, I sat in an overly-crowded waiting room to see him, next to an obese woman and an insane man. I finally entered the smaller-than-a-closet room. My reason for seeing a psychologist? Claustrophobia. FML
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exileonmainst 16
So you’re saying that your fear has been elevated to new heights?
almost_there44 26
Well that's one way to overcome your fear.
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Comments (18)
almost_there44 26
Well that's one way to overcome your fear.
exileonmainst 16
So you’re saying that your fear has been elevated to new heights?
acmariner99 25
Looks like you went to the right place.
arandomperson97 19
Immersion therapy right off the bat eh? This therapist doesn’t play around!
Inkoseh 33
That's when you call the office, and ask someone to come down the stairs to get you? Worst would be to re-schedule! :)
Leviathene 34
What if this was part of your therapy, to see how you'd react? Still, you went to a therapist to seek help and obviously, this wasn't the best start. I believe you are capable of overcoming this OP. Merry Christmas.
Kitsi 14
Plot Twist: The therapist did that on purpose
lostlover89 31
Exactly what I was thinking.
ThrottleJockey 36
Look on the bright side: the only way to go from here is up! Or back the way you came, or to a sublevel I suppose, if that building has one.
tonyfan00 38
Well played, doctor, well played...
LennyComa 39
Do you think this was maybe your therapist set this all up?