The stories
This page will fill with submitted experiences as people share them. Until then, here's what we're asking people to tell us — and what yours will look like when it's published.
"I had eight verification prompts in a row."
✓ VerifiedI followed every guideline. Correct password, correct 2-step code, twice. Then six more prompts. Then an error. The recovery flow keeps resetting to a 30-day wait. I have lost access to my work email, my photos of my kids, and the password manager I used for everything. There is no one to call.
- Recovery attempts
- 30+
- Days locked out
- 21
- Lost wages
- ~$1,200
- Lost access to
- Email, photos, payments
✓ Verifiedmeans the author privately shared documents with Locked Out — ID, billing history, or lockout-timeline screenshots — and we confirmed them. We never publish those documents; only the story itself.
Until persistent storage is enabled, approved stories are posted to this page manually after we receive them by email.