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By Loser - 12/05/2009 22:05 - United States

Today, I learned that I have carpal tunnel syndrome. I got it from playing too much World of Warcraft. I got a disease in real life by living in a virtual world. FML

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By 16seconds - 08/02/2010 01:56 - United States

Today, I had to buy a wrist splint for my carpal tunnel syndrome. Not because I'm a computer programmer or some hot shot web designer but because I spend ALL of my time playing Solitaire on my laptop. FML

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By IHaveThePower - 26/10/2021 23:00 - Canada - Ottawa

Today, after years of being an avid knitter and typing for a living, I got carpal tunnel syndrome… from my wrists flopping around too much while I'm driving. I live half an hour away from the nearest city. FML

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Getting on

By Lexxxiii - 17/06/2021 06:01

Today, I realized that every time I play video games, my wrist and elbows always end up hurting so badly from holding my controller/handheld games. I always have to apply bengay and wear braces. Arthritis is creeping up on me harshly, and I’m still young so this sucks. FML

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By insearch4i - 22/01/2009 15:14 - United States

Today, I got bored and decided to try World Of Warcraft. FML

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By GrannyAt22 - 22/06/2010 01:28 - Canada

Today, I had to buy a wrist brace for a repetitive strain injury. I got the injury because I was knitting too much. I'm 22. FML

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By SocialAnxietyNightmare - 09/02/2012 16:42 - United Kingdom

Today, my social anxiety got so bad, I nearly had a panic attack when too many people joined my World of Warcraft party. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/03/2013 03:08 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, I found out that the lump in my wrist that keeps getting inflamed and sore is caused by sketching and using my laptop too much. Good thing I'm in my fourth year of studying to become a designer. FML

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Stiff Little Fingers

By Lunar-Spice - 03/08/2021 16:00 - United States - Midlothian

Today, I found out that the stiffness I've been feeling in my hand is arthritis and that it's only going to get worse. Not only do I type for my job, I'm also 22. FML

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By overexcited - 02/02/2010 00:40 - United States

Today, I woke up in the hospital. I had apparently overworked my heart so much that I fainted. What caused it? I was playing a racing game on my Wii and freaked out when I won first place. FML

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Warts and all

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2018 but it's good stuff - United States - Anchorage

Today, I woke up from surgery to find that the chronic warts on my right hand hadn't been removed. The doctor informed me that they'd grown into my radial nerve, so impossible to remove without permanent paralysis. My immune system sucks, so this is just in my hand forever. FML

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ohhboyy 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 1:10

you can't say "**** my life" if you don't HAVE a life

AngelRaven89 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 1:10

Remember to take all things in moderation, including World of Warcraft :)

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skiz_fml 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 11:04

Southpark, "Make Love Not Warcraft". If this is real, then you fail at life (or what you call life).

Afghanee666 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 11:08

YDI for playing that westernized game! Burn that devil worship shit and join the Taliban! Praise Allah!

skamhelt 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 11:23

I can´t believe how immature the majority of posters on this site really is. "GET A LIFE - YOU PLAY WOW" oh, so one can´t have a social life in the real world because of a MMO-game? Yeah, OP obviously did play to much, so kinda YDI for that, however, I fail to see how people can be retarded enough to annihilate the kid. The majority of people acting as they´re badass on the internet normally are the ones that in reality doesn´t have a life, hence, they log onto forums and sites such as fml and try to come off as the baddest ****** to ever come out off a ******. Guess what? You fail. Miserably.

hannaaeneas 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 11:24

... I feel for you.

stormoftara 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 11:26

My last boyfriend played a lot of WoW, and now he's not my boyfriend anymore! You should stop playing even if it is hard for you, and try to get a real life!

Jimboom 11

Wednesday 13 May 2009 11:27

Thats what you get for whoring yourself to gnomes in the underground tram! I know how addictive that game is. Hell, I played it for the longest time. But do yourself a favour. Stop paying the monthly subscription for a month or two. I did it to prove to my wife I was not addicted to it. And after 3 months I went back and tried playing it because of the new expansion. The fun lasted about half a month and then I was bored as hell. So quit for a month or two and I bet you won't want to go back after that. You will realise that your paying Blizzard tons of cash just so you can log onto a game and grind for hours apon hours. I personally didn't see the fun in that any more.

Blade2 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 12:00

Lol, you must of been playing for alot of hours to get carpal tunnel syndrome...

Nyxen 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 12:16

WoW is a video game. It is for fun. It is not your life. The worst thing about this FML is you consider playing WoW "living in a virtual world." When you think a game is life, you have a problem. CTS was just another symptom.