Scares upset the equilibrium so I'm not surprised you didn't get a lot done afterwards. Hope you're feeling better now.

Also hope that one day you will feel brave enough to go to the crochet club. It can be hard stepping right out of your comfort zone and meeting new people.

Well done for starting the return process! As someone who lives with anxiety, I know how nerve-racking it can be contacting people for any reason. I had to screw up my courage to email the magazine about the threads, but I'm glad I did it because they solved my problem and were so nice about it. Sometimes it turns out we were worrying about nothing. Hope the return goes smoothly for you.