I have social anxiety and today while paying for my groceries, I gave the wrong amount of money to the cashier multiple times in a row.
I have pretty bad social anxiety. Today while I was paying for my groceries, my anxiety acted up and I ended up giving the cashier the wrong amount of money TWICE. I felt like just running out of there!
user
Oh no, that must have been pretty awful. Do you not have self checkout at your grocery store?
assistant
Not at this one, unfortunately. I made myself look like I can't even do basic math, when it was just my anxiety acting up.
user
If it makes you feel any better, I bet that happens a lot to the cashier. They probably didn't think twice or care as long as you weren't a jerk.
assistant
I apologized profusely. Probably enough to make myself seem even MORE awkward than I already seemed. Ugh, I need to stop thinking about it.
user
I deal with anxiety myself, so I know not thinking about it is easier said than done. Take care of yourself and try to find a good distraction to get your mind off it!
assistant