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By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff - United Kingdom

Today, my annoying colleague gasped, wrapped her arms around herself, started sweating, and curled up in a ball crying, "No, no, no" in front of several customers. They accused me of "setting her off", when I blurted out, "Sorry, she gets panic attacks." All I did was say the word "abortion." FML

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By Panek - 07/10/2021 23:01

Today, I had a panic attack because my wife yelped at me. What did I say that made her yell? I told her that I had just been diagnosed with a panic disorder that's triggered by people yelling at me. FML

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By jjjjjjmmmmm92 - 20/07/2010 23:08 - United States

Today, I was at work, when a co-worker began to shake a near empty box. Without thinking, I shouted "What if there was a baby in there? You just killed it!" I then remembered she recently suffered a miscarriage. FML

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By really - 05/06/2016 21:40 - Canada - Ottawa

Today, a customer at work was having hiccups, so I suggested she should try to hold her breath for a while. Ten minutes later, she's talking to my manager about how I wanted her to "kill herself because of her severe medical condition." FML

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By ANNIEDBD - 23/03/2012 09:44 - Ireland - Dublin

Today, a client shouted at me over something that had nothing to do with me. She put such effort into shouting that she farted in my office. FML

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By gutted - 07/05/2012 02:13 - United Kingdom

Today, I proposed to my girlfriend. She promptly had a panic attack and screamed, "No!" FML

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Anger issues much?

By justhatelife - 09/12/2016 14:49 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, my coworker got angry at a mean customer. She came to the back where I work and started punching the wall repeatedly. When I tried to intervene and stop her from breaking her hand, she punched me in the stomach and uppercut me. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/08/2015 03:39 - United States - Pasadena

Today, I was on the phone with my senile grandma, when I told her I had to go because I had an appointment at the clinic. For some reason, she assumed I was talking about an abortion clinic, and started raging at me and calling me a murderer. FML

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By customerservicesucks - 26/05/2010 04:26 - Canada

Today, I spent half an hour on the phone with a woman who was yelling at the top of her lungs, sobbing uncontrollably, and hyperventilating. She also told me if she had a heart attack and died from crying, it was all my fault. Why? I told her she needed her receipt to have her TV repaired. FML

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By maleficunt - 03/06/2014 20:44 - United Kingdom - Cannock

Today, a customer yelled at me so furiously that she sprayed my face with spittle. I had to stand there, smiling and politely explaining that I needed to see a receipt before I could give her a refund. When she finally gave up and left, my boss bitched me out for "provoking the customer". FML

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By Anonymous - 15/11/2012 19:47 - Ireland

Today, I had to stand next to my wife at the supermarket, beet-red and pretending not to exist; about half an hour into our shopping, she completely lost her shit at the advertising on the loudspeaker, turned to another patron, and screamed into his face to shut the fuck up. FML

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rocker_chick23 27

Monday 20 October 2014 18:20

She needs professional help.

Aquaman911 18

Monday 20 October 2014 18:23

You know what word gives me panic attacks? Mathematics.

Comments

worldclassrager 39

Monday 20 October 2014 21:22

If only you said what you meant to...but how exactly did you supposedly set her off is what I want to know

laden_swallow09 34

Monday 20 October 2014 21:23

She does not sound like she's having a panic attack. She would be curled up into the fetus position, either on her feet or on her side, but she would be gasping for breath, not able to form any words, since she would be literally be too busy fighting for air in her lungs. I have not experienced any attacks, myself, but I've personally witnessed what they look like on several occasions. Sounds to me like she's more than just annoying.

monster1109 18

Sunday 22 February 2015 5:47

Panic attacks affect people differently. I have them.. and I tend to sit up straight because it helps me slow down my breathing. Also, it's not me fighting to get the air, it's fighting to slow my breathing as it becomes way too fast, but I can manage small words. I cry and shake and occasionally pass out if it's really severe. The girl sounds valid to me.

ojoRojo 27

Saturday 18 July 2020 18:25

Ummm no. I’ve had panic disorder for as long as I remember and my panic attacks do not look like that. I’ve had panic attacks while teaching and performing where nobody else even knew I was having them.

jun_jaz 2

Monday 20 October 2014 21:59

womp.

kittylevin 8

Monday 20 October 2014 22:17

Different people have different panic attacks. That sounds like the ones I used to have. She probably needs therapy if it's that bad.

annarcheer 19

Monday 20 October 2014 22:26

how did that come up,

DocDrose 20

Monday 20 October 2014 22:35

nutcase

Suaria 38

Monday 21 March 2016 7:27

People who have mental disorders in this case an anxiety disorder are not nutcases. We are just like anyone else out there. Also anxiety disorders aren't going to cause you to go around killing people or seeing/hearing things that aren't there. You experience things that are very similar to heart attacks.

limabeans101029 20

Monday 20 October 2014 23:02

All the people saying she's "faking it". I highly doubt that. Perhaps it wasn't like the panic attacks you've seen/experienced in the past, and perhaps it wasn't even technically a panic attack, but curling up in a ball and crying in front of customers is clearly an indication that something is wrong. Just because it wasn't a panic attack, that doesn't mean she was "faking" or "attention seeking"