Today, I was caught and fined for picking a lock. I have OCD. I was picking the padlock on a toilet paper holder in a public toilet because the roll was the wrong way round. 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, my financial situation is so dire that I tried to steal toilet paper from work. I got caught. FML
Today, I went to take a piss in a public bathroom. Somehow, I managed to completely jam the lock. After minutes of trying to get myself out, I gave up and crawled under the stall, at which point someone walked in and was very surprised to see me on the floor. FML
Today, before leaving my house, I OCD-checked all of my doors 16 times to make sure that they were locked. When I got home, my house had been broken into. Turns out I accidentally unlocked my front door when trying to lock it for the last time. This is why I have OCD. FML
Today, I had no choice but to use a porta potty. I was happy to get a clean one. I wasn't happy when a young child tried opening the door and used enough force to break the lock, showing me sitting on the toilet to the world. FML
Today, thanks to some asshole with a padlock, I got trapped in porta potty for over an hour. FML
Today, I was put in lockup for accidentally scaring the officer by lifting my hand to scratch my head. FML
Today, I locked myself out of my own shop. And I'm a locksmith. FML
Today, I was fed up with things being taken from my room so I installed a key-locking handle on my door. I installed everything but the door knobs, and because I was worried that I would put the two of them on backwards, I closed the door to check. I'm now locked in my room. FML
Today, I decided to use the disabled toilet in work to get a little extra privacy while I did my business. The cleaners who unlocked the door from the outside and barged in on me were nice and waited until I finished to apologize and explain there were complaints the door had been locked for days. FML
Today, I was at the gym. At the end of my workout, I realised I lost the bundle of keys I had in my pocket that contained the key to my locker with all my stuff. I panic and start looking for them. After an hour of desperate searching, I find them thrown in the bottom of the public toilet. Thanks. FML
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StoryOfTheYear 15
Who caught you??
dudeitsdanny 10
It's hard to live with, yes. Hell, it's hard watching someone you love struggle with it. It's not something to be rude about. People who suffer from OCD have a choice: Panic attack, or doing domething about the object of their frustration.. Obviously there is a correct, or at least best, choice. Most of them don't inconvenience strangers at all, and try not to inconvenience people closer to them.
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Comments (200)
kewpiesuicide 29
They put locks on toilet paper so people cant steal it. Ive been poor, trust me, it happens. But that does suck, fyl
heykaymae 2
OCD OCD OCD OCD OCD. I have it too. It's not fun. It's annoying. But keeps things tidy and safe.
broomy89 8
FFAAAKKEEE!! How could any one see you you were in the toilet
white16sox 19
And how do we know op didn't just start therapy? Exactly, think everything out before you post.
Nuahavizu 17
Ok... you can be ocd and i respect that. But you have to respect that other people dont always want everything to be tidy, or the 'right' way. If you want them to accept your disorder (which is what the d stands for in 'ocd' so don't think im being derogatory, thats not my intention) you need to accept other people as well.
at0micmin3r 23
HA. Absolutely no excuse. YOU DO NOT GO AROUND PICKING LOCKS! I call YDI. Vandalism is VANDALISM, I don't care WHAT disorder you live with.
mrp4nda 2
Everybody knows toilet paper goes over, not under. OP's job is stupid.
elmojoe 0
You totally deserve for having "OCD" there's no such thing it's all in your head it's a control thing if you don't have something a certain way then you get pissed off
imbored104 6
You're too stupid to describe with words.
chocomilkshake 5
brain chemicals brain chemicals
your_impressive 9
words cannot express how much i hate your comment. First off, OCD is in fact a disease, it is scientifically proven. Second, It IS NOT a "control thing" it is just a problem that some people have.
somegirlok 1
Are you saying that just because the person knows they have OCD means they have no excuse to engage in obsessive compulsive behavior? OCD is indeed treatable, but it is incredibly difficult to overcome. The urge to perform compulsions can be so strong, the compulsion becomes the priority. The OP is not using their OCD as an excuse for "inappropriate behavior"; the "inappropriate behavior" is a symptom of their OCD. Does they mean they are entitled to break the law? Of course not. The OP did not say, "I didn't deserve to be fined." If anything, they're probably embarrassed, hence the "FML." All that said, for crying out loud, they were picking the lock of a TOILET PAPER HOLDER, not the lock of someone's door.
edwards75 0
I totally feel ya on that one. I change it wherever I go, don't care if it's Mr. President's house!