How do I overcome the fear of cashiers?

Be polite to them and they will love you. Cashiers are just people trying to make a living. They deal with lots of different people throughout the day, and some of those people can be inconsiderate or straight up rude. Occasionally, they'll be dealing with people wanting an argument. Point being, they just want to get through their work day and aren't out to hurt you or judge you. A quick "Hello" or "Thanks" is usually enough to suffice. If that makes you nervous, it might help to practice with a friend or family member first - tag along with them so you aren't alone to start off with.

Even though some cashiers want to be really quick in what they do, making you feel a kind of fear, remember that they don't have any personal problems with you. They just want to facilitate as many clients as possible. They also might feel tired and as a result they can appear a bit aggressive to you, but again this isn't really your fault. Keep that in mind everytime the feeling of fear approaches you. If you still can't overcome it, you can try to visit smaller shops at first, or go to the supermarket when there are not many clients inside, because this means that cashiers are likely to be calmer than usual.

Honestly, as a cashier myself, we're equally as scared of customers as they are us. The best way to get over the fear of us is to approach - if you have to - with a smile and we will instantly be in a better mood, because we've likely had rude customers already. Walking up openly and smiling makes us relax a little and we will be much more pleasurable to work with. I understand the fear, but theres nothing to be scared of if you are a friendly and understanding person. You got this, just relax and slap a smile on and everything will be perfectly okay. Eventually, it'll get easier. Have courage.

That must be a complicated fear to have! There are many ways to overcome fears, but the one I know to be successful for many is exposure, but done in a very slow manner. At first you might need to figure out where your fears are coming from and if there are specific parts that your fears are focused on. Start to work on the parts that you are not afraid of. Like, going to a store and not buying anything so you can avoid the actual cashier part. Or maybe the actual person is scary, use a self checkout. After that, you can talk to someone who does this job. Not while they are at their job, at first not even about their job. After that you can roleplay. Again, first do the stuff that is close to, but not the actual scary part and work up to that. After that you might understand cashiers better and what you know is often not as scary. The next step is actually dong the exposure. Go to a store you like.. Maybe with a cashier you already know. Write out a script if that helps you, and then go for it. Always remember that cashiers are also people and will probably be focused on their own stuff because that is how people work.

It will take time to overcome fear, so try to be patient with yourself. You might want to discuss the situation first with someone ( either someone from your family or your friends ). Through this talk you might discover when, where, why and/or how this fear started. Journaling about t can also really help a lot. You can also simultaniously use visualisation to picture yourself in a situation like that and once you feel ready you can start to expose yourself in those situations while in company of a person whom you trust ( each time for longer until you decide to do it on your own). Don't be hard on yourself, it will take take and ofcourse if you think you need more support you can always contact a professional.

I take a minute or two to recollect my thoughts and just breathe to calm myself down. Or I walk around and just breathe

I don't really have a fear of them but I'm sure you can just talk to one after hours and get a better understanding of them. That might help

You could practise the scenario with a friend, maybe getting them to exaggerate the way they are to make real caehiers seem a lot better. You may then consider gong to small shops as these are less bombarding than big supermarkets. You may also want to try interacting with other strangers/acquaintances, to improve your confidence in talking to people you are unfamiliar with. When you feel ready, set yourself a target of a date to interact with a cashier, or a set of increases in the number you interact with. Try to motivate yourself to stick to this by reminding yourself that by doin all this you will feel better, and that you will have succeeded.

Know that they are people too. They are there to do a job, as are you. If you are afraid, have someone check out with you, like a friend or parent, until you feel comfortable to do it yourself.

I think there's alot of evil around money, and cashiers are working with money all day. If you think it is a fair trade, that you are happy to pay X amount of money for the goods being purchased, then you can hand over the money happily and gratefully.