We really need some sort of signal
When I’m shopping or hanging out, whoever I’m with is usually surprised that the shopping or hanging out was making me sick. They usually say, why didn’t you tell me? Well, I didn’t say anything because it seemed weird to say to the customer service representative “Your sales pitch is literally making me ill if you wish to continue this speech you really should have a comfortable chair that I can sit on”.
So I’ve been raking my brain trying to come up with a good “I need to leave now” signal. Everything neither seems too subtle, too weird, or too rude. Anyone have a good “I need to get out of here” signal?
Filed under: Fibromyalgia Information on November 3rd, 2007
Pretend that you just received a call on your cellphone. Then walk on right away. They’ll understand.
Definitely something that we IBS sufferers need as well!! I guess it depends who I’m with - if it’s someone who knows exactly what IBS means then I’ll just say “Gotta leave RIGHT now” and they’ll know what that means…otherwise I think the cellphone thing is a good idea, pretend it was on silent or whatever.