Posted by CarolAnn on April 6, 2000, at 10:19:33
Had a traumatic experience yesterday. I was grocery shopping, and picked up a bottle of water for the drive home. I set it in the front of the cart by my purse, and at some point, took my wallet out to look for something and then absentmindedly put the bottle of water into my purse along with the wallet. So, I pay for my groceries and am out the door, when the store security guy stops me. I then spend the next hour of my life being terrorized and intimated by the manager and the security guy, as I try to convince them that it was an honest mistake. Now, this is a store that I and my husband have shopped at for years. The pharmacist knows me personally (how could he not, with my history?), and confirmed to the manager that I was a regular customer. Still, they treated me like a hardened criminal. The worst thing was that they had a paper that I was supposed to sign acknowledgeing that I had "intentionally" left the store with the item. I told them I would sign if they modified the form, because I couldn't say that I had done it "intentionally". So, now their saying that If I "refuse to sign" they are calling the sheriff (keep in mind, I have been crying this whole time). I keep saying, "I'm not refusing to sign, but I didn't do it intentionally.". The security guy suddenly takes the paper saying I'm refusing to sign, and writes something on it. Now, I'm positive the police are going to come and am crying hysterically. There's more, but the end is that they finally let me leave, but I'm "not allowed to ever shop at this store again". Oh, the other thing is that I kept trying to explain that my antidepressant had made me a little forgetful, because the dose was just upped. I even said they could call my Pdoc to confirm this.
I'm sorry to bend your ears, but it was all VERY traumatic, and unfortunately it's the kind of thing that my mind will go around and around with, so for the next couple months, I'll be driving myself crazy with it. Any comforting words would be greatly appreciated. I know a lot of you can relate to the drug induced absentmindedness, but I bet none of you ever almost went to jail for it!(I'm trying to see some humor in all this!). Thanks so much for listening! CarolAnn
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