They only feel like breaking the law.
Isn't it weird how your inner sense of guilt just gets you all messed up for no real reason at all? All of these things are 100% legal - you're never ever going to get in trouble for these - but that
little voice in your head just makes you paranoid anyway.
1
“Buying weed legally in California.”
2
“My daughter recently had ankle surgery so we had a handicap placard for a few months. Every time we used it, it felt so strange.”
3
“Taking a right on red.”
4
“Getting a shopping cart and then realizing later that all you really needed was a basket.”
5
“Every time I have to go through a background check, I’m convinced that they’re going to find out I secretly have a long and sordid criminal history. I’ve gotten maybe four speeding tickets in my entire life and have never had any other brush with the law.”
6
“I’m 25 and I still get nervous when someone checks my ID.”
7
“Whenever the metal detector goes off in airport security. I’m always nervous I somehow had something really illegal on me and I feel guilty for wasting their time (even though it’s usually just my phone in my pocket).”
8
“Being in an empty classroom back in the day. I felt like I was breaking a law and someone was going to come in and yell at me.”
9
“Putting your AirPods/earbuds in after taking a shower and your ears are still wet.”
10
“Calling a teacher by their first name.”
11
“Putting my hand in my pocket when I go to a store. I keep a grocery list in my pocket and reaching in to drag it out always feels scary. I’m not stealing, I promise!!!”
12
“Going into a shop and leaving without buying anything.”
13
“I always get this irrational twinge of anxiety when I overheat while shopping for clothes, take off my sweater, and carry it around with the stuff I’m buying. Especially at thrift stores, I just have this ridiculous idea that I’m going to have to prove that it’s actually mine.”
14
“When I had my first baby, I cried multiple times a day while in the hospital because I irrationally felt like the staff weren’t going to let her leave with me and I wanted her so badly. The first few days to weeks after having a baby are a weird time.”
15
“Going to an open house when you aren’t looking to buy, but wanting to walk around and check it out.”
