Miscellaneous: Today, to help me get over my crippling social anxiety, my therapist...

By Chuffy - 04/11/2012 07:28 - United States - Fort Collins

Today, to help me get over my crippling social anxiety, my therapist encouraged me to sing in front of a crowd, since I actually have a fine singing voice. I ended up fainting onstage, mid-song. FML

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By Sarri - 18/02/2014 02:13 - United States - Pembroke

Today, I worked up the courage to sing at an open mic night. I lost my cool halfway through because all I could hear was laughter. FML

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Karaoke night

By helluvasinger - 12/11/2009 11:00 - South Africa

Today, I went to a karaoke bar that my girlfriend works at. I'm a halfway decent singer, so I picked out a song we both liked and decided to give it a go. Halfway through the song I sneezed, tripped, fell off the stage and knocked myself out in front of my girlfriend and fifty bar patrons. FML

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By NickDrakeFan - 29/10/2013 01:57 - United States

Today, I overcame my stage fright and got up in front of a café audience with my acoustic guitar to sing a few of my songs. Some asshat kept yelling stuff like "NEEDS MORE COWBELL!" and "FREEBIRD!", which made me lose my nerve and flee. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/03/2015 18:20 - United States

Today, I had my first concert and was really anxious about screwing up my performance. Good news: I played fine. Bad news: as I walked off the stage, I tripped over my own feet, face-planted the floor, and busted my nose open. FML

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The Voice

By Stage Fright - 05/12/2022 00:00

Today, my roommate eavesdropped on me singing. When I realized he was there, he said I was "fucking incredible" and asked me to do another song. There's just one issue: I only sing well when I'm alone. The result was predictably bad. If it was possible to literally die of embarrassment, I wouldn't be writing this. FML

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Rock n roll star

By MarsMayFall - 12/09/2016 09:56 - United States

Today, I was performing for a fairly large crowd with my band. I decided it would look cool to stand on one of the speakers and sing from there. It did look pretty cool for a bit until I tried to step off and fell face-first on the floor mid-song. FML

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The Voice

By NotChadKrouger - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff

Today, I was auditioning for a talent show. I asked my girlfriend if I could sing to her before I went. She said sure. Thirty seconds in, she got up and mumbled, "You're only going to embarrass yourself." FML

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I love rock n roll

By Anonymous - 27/11/2022 14:00

Today, while I was singing a song with my guitar at a college open mic, my eyes started to burn, causing me to tear up and stop playing. Everyone in the audience thought I'd actually started to cry mid-performance. I ended up having to leave the stage teary-eyed and embarrassed myself in front of everyone. FML

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It's all so quiet…

By Louis - 13/11/2024 22:00 - Australia

Today, I finally felt brave enough to sing karaoke in public. I was halfway through the song when the restaurant’s power went out, leaving me singing my heart out in the dark. FML

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Glee

By musicmaniac13 - 18/03/2011 19:08 - France

Today, I performed in my school's choir concert. The girl next to me started to pass out, and I grabbed her so she wouldn't hit her head. After we were done performing and the curtains closed, my choir teacher dragged me off stage and said I was getting an F for "creating a distraction". FML

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Sunday 4 November 2012 11:23

Screw that! You actually got onstage and started singing. I'd say that's making progress! Congrats, I wish you the best of luck.

Demonfish 14

Sunday 4 November 2012 11:16

I'm sorry OP, that really sucks :( Perhaps starting small would be a better idea, sing to your family, then to your friends, and work your way up, until you've joined a band or something :)

Comments

Jag_v 7

Sunday 4 November 2012 18:04

Take it easy.You are half there already.

THE_A_TEEN 27

Sunday 4 November 2012 18:05

Oh look, another douchebag.

nhooks 2

Sunday 4 November 2012 18:19

Take martial arts lessons. A good martial arts school (besides teaching good self-defense) will help you get past your social anxiety. It's one of the top activities for building self-confidence.

ratorr2 23

Sunday 4 November 2012 18:43

You're braver than I am. You would have never been able to drag me up on that stage to sing in front of everyone. Good for you! I've learned to live with my S.A. and get around it when I can. I hope you can find peace with yours.

YeniDewie 0

Sunday 4 November 2012 21:40

that's what they call, 'cold turkey therapy' ... sometimes it works, for u it doesn't work ... hehhe ...

Lucky1990 1

Sunday 4 November 2012 22:30

Did you die? No. So it was a good experience...a necessary evil. Next time you will find yourself in front of 2-3 people it will seem like nothing compared to what you just went through. That therapist is fixing you up the hard way, but also the most effective way.

OverBlossomed 21

Monday 5 November 2012 4:52

Sounds like you need a new therapist.

Tristessa18 4

Monday 5 November 2012 10:37

Your therapist is an idiot. Small steps are much more logical.

Techtacular 0

Tuesday 6 November 2012 6:15

You're therapist isn't very smart.

Jaguwar 1

Wednesday 14 November 2012 11:58

OH NO! I'm so sorry! You should try again, though. Seriously. Maybe in an environment with less pressure, though, like a karaoke bar or something. Or among friends, at least.