A netizen shared a post on Reddit claiming an unfortunate incident that took place at Woodlands Pasta Mania.
He stated that he is a victim of mental trauma since he was a child and the manager at the outlet allegedly lashes out at him which retriggered his childhood trauma.
Here is the story:
I should point out that I was severely physically ab…. as a child and hence, normal people would probably not have a trauma trigger response if this happened to them as normal healthy adults would probably just walk away.
After work, I went to woodland’s pasta mania to enjoy my meal, had been eating pasta mania for decades now.
When I went in to order food, I was suggested by a female manager to use the phone to place my order, but because I don’t have the internet on my phone (I only top up when needed), I told her I will order through the counter.
After that, a male manager approached the counter to handle my order.
I was treated like I was a nuisance, he was angry, like really angry and I felt ashamed of it…the anger triggers an intense feeling of fear in me, and because of my childhood trauma, when faced with such intense anger and hatred, mentally I reverted back to being a child, back to when I was ab… at home with nowhere to run.
Every part of me wanted to leave the scene immediately, but I was afraid, hence when he asked for my order, I placed my order… Not because I want to (I no longer want to), but because I was afraid.
When the order was placed, normally the person would turn the display around to confirm, but today this manager (wearing black is manager right ?) smacked the tablet violently so that it turned towards me, had the tablet not been properly attached, it would have flew off.
The way he smacked that tablet towards me makes me feel like he was telling me that he would have violently attacked me in the same way if he could.
I was afraid…I was afraid that he might physically attack me.
I felt like if I fought back, he would not only attack me, but no one will be on my side.
He made me felt like a cornered animal.
When he then proceed to tell me I could use the phone to order when I hand him my card, I felt like this was the closest he get to actually tell me off and he was controlling himself from an all out rage attack on me.
During the meal, I literally have no appetite
I felt helpless…
I felt like I was unable to defend myself…
I felt useless…
I felt like I was hated to the core of my existence.
I wished none of this has happened today.
I also wished I should have just walked away instead of continuing out of fear.
Dear Parents, try not to physically and emotionally ab… your child when they were young, cause it will scar them for life. I am beyond mid-thirties now and rare events like these still cause me to curl up in my bed wishing I was never born.
Source: Reddit