Today, I was in a restaurant bathroom, when another girl walked in. I have anxiety issues, and couldn't leave my stall until the other person went first. She rushed into a stall and had violent diarrhea for a good 10 minutes. FML
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To those telling me to leave while she was in the bathroom: you have a fundamental misunderstanding of how anxiety works. My mind was in a state of "The minute I exit my stall she is going to as well." While I knew this was unlikely, I still couldn't physically bring myself to leave. Additionally, I'd like to thank those of you who left positive comments. I'm trying to overcome this. :)
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ghostsoul21 12
Why didn't you sneak out while she was in the stall though? Even if you have anxiety issues, she sure was busy haha
nevergiveinever 19
she didn't say she was embarrassed. i have a similar anxiety and i can't do any of my business and most other tasks unless I'm totally alone. it's not about embarrassment, it's about being afraid in general. if you have anxiety, it's like anything you do or another person does could drastically alter or destroy a moment or the entire relationship between you and that person, no matter if you actually know them or not. anything could go wrong and anything could happen as a result of that and it would be all our fault. we know how unreasonable and silly it may sound to you, but have you ever gone out in public and felt immediately afraid? that's how it is every single day. I'm not afraid that I'm going to embarrass myself, I'm afraid that someone else is going to find a reason to hate me or put me down or immediately start judging me to my face or hit me or shank me or cause some kind of drama/problem with me. even just sitting next to someone in a bathroom stall is enough to make you think "oh god......" and start thinking about every possible way that the situation could go wrong. it sucks. but it's just how our brains work. it's not embarrassing, it's terrifying.
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Comments (83)
lilushi 8
I know that feel
work_while_bent 13
sounds like she had a shittier day than you, OP.
djdoggy 8
Must've been a shitty situation
slutfactory 17
It looks like you and that girl are on totally different levels of bathroom- related anxiety.
robj118 10
I'm confused :-/ obviously with what you heard you would have know she would be in her stall for a good period of time, more than enough for you to finish your business and leave
cartedor 18
american.pie moment, shitbreak explosive bowel movement with.the sound track. hate doing number 2 in public toilet. wished all toilets are japanese toilets, with all the gadget to mask the noise and smell
worldclassrager 41
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