Help! done something stupid and am panicking now

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Posting here for traffic.

I did something very stupid- earlier today one of my Facebook friends who lives in the US posted a petititon re: the police treatment of black men, a subject I feel strongly about especialy with recent events. I signed it, but when it came to zip code my UK postcode was rejected. So i very stupidly chose a US postcode (a genuine one- another US friend uses it) and clicked sign.

I regretted it 5 mins later. I think I have committed fraud and am scared. I hate the thought of having a criminal record and my conscience is telling me to say I made mistake and ask for my signsture to be removed. But am kind of scared if I do that they will take it further. I did give a genuine name.

I cannot afford legal help. I am in low contact with family due to abuse from parents and I have suffered with mental health issues (severe ones) and I don't really have anyone I can ask about this?

I know what I have doen is wrong and I am sitting here crying about it. I dont have money to pay any fines and I don't feel I could cope with a custodial sentence (I have complex PTSD and personality disorder and very bad anxiety- I know I would do something bad to myself in there, am already very vulnerable).

What on earth should I do?

Relax. I am sure nobody is going to fine you. It's just a petition.

I’m sure it will be fine. People sign petitions with fake ‘comedy’ details all the time, with no repercussions.

Do absolutely nothing, it's fine.

Please stop worrying, it is just a petition they will not be checking whether any postcodes match peoples names. It is really not worth spending a minute more of your time thinking about. They have much bigger issues to deal with; including getting justice for this poor man.

OP.

Literally nothing is going to happen. No one will care even a tiny bit. Or notice. Not one single person will check or care about the zip code. No one even reads petitions.

Well done for taking a stand. Calm down! The CIA will not be knocking on your door. They’re a bit busy...

Nothing will happen. You'll be fine.

You haven't done anything wrong. Seriously. Don't worry.

They won't be looking at individual names just the total of signatories.

Nothing just forget about it.

Ok is anxiety a big part of your life? Because you’re massively overthinking this.

You haven't done anything terrible, forget it. How else were you supposed to sign the petition? The worst that could happen is your 'signature' is thrown out but nobody is going to try and trace you.

Honestly op I'm sure people sign with fake details all the time. Please dont spend another minute worrying about it

Sorry I’ve read your post again - this is a very very strong response. Do you have anyone you can speak to?

Chill.

I often sign petitions as Mrs Elizabeth Windsor of Buckingham Palace, London and I haven’t been thrown in the Tower yet.

My go-to is Hugh G. Rection. Raving leftie.

You haven't broken any laws, don't worry.

They won't be tracking everybody's IP address and there's no way you'd get a criminal record.

They won't do anything it's only a petition dont worry

Nothing will happen, you didn’t do it for personal gain ie, to obtain money under false pretences, or to cause harm or offence to another person.
You did a good thing in signing the petition, forget about it now, no one is going to question you, and if on the very off chance that they did, you just apologise and say it was a mistake.

@ExShield
😂That is brilliant, I am definitely borrowing that one😂

Oh lovey. I have anxiety so know how this feels.

You were trying to do a good thing.
No one will read individual names and have the time to match them to postcodes to see if they are accurate. That is noones job. It won’t happen.
If by some miracle it did happen, you would say “I’m sorry I just felt passionately about the petition, I won’t do it again”. It won’t happen, but I know how anxiety works and that’s what you would say.
They would never press charges for this, it’s such a tiny tiny thing. You’ve not benefited from it. You’ve not profited from it.

People get slapped on the wrist for far, far worse. Your anxiety is catastrophising.

Distract yourself for an hour or two and tell yourself you’ll give it further thought then, it will start to seem less of an issue when you’re adrenalin has calmed down and read through these posts again.

This won't come back to you, it's fine.

Imagine all the people all over the world who put in fake details on petition sites everyday trying to help the petition they believe in.

If the authorities cared to chase every one down then they would have no time for real cyber crime.

Are you having help for your anxiety?