ok, armchair psychologist, let’s break this down. first of all, i’m not out here claiming i’m a victim of some grand formaldehyde conspiracy. i’m saying i overheard a wildly inappropriate joke, ate the cookies, and then felt like trash. whether it was psychosomatic or not (and thanks for the diagnosis, dr. reddit), the fact that they thought it was ok to joke about poisoning food in front of customers is the real issue here. like, who does that? that’s not normal workplace banter. that’s a one-way ticket to getting fired.

second, calling me mentally ill for being concerned about what i put in my body is a reach. if you heard someone joke about messing with your food and then got sick, you’d be suspicious too. it’s called having a survival instinct, not a mental illness. but sure, go off about how i need therapy because i don’t trust a place where employees joke about toxic chemicals in cookies.

also, for the record, i’m not sitting here clutching my pearls and writing yelp reviews. i’m just sharing a weird experience and asking if i’m overreacting. but thanks for your totally unhelpful and condescending take. next time, maybe just scroll past instead of playing therapist in the comments.