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!
Oh no, that must have been pretty awful. Do you not have self checkout at your grocery store?
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.
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.
I apologized profusely. Probably enough to make myself seem even MORE awkward than I already seemed. Ugh, I need to stop thinking about it.
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!