I got caught out by gossiping. (Title edited by MNHQ by request of the OP)

OP, I can't understand why you care!! Why do these people's opinions matter?

Book recommendation: "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*"

I mean this kindly, but I doubt that the taxi driver was that interested in what you were saying! Some drivers are chatty; they like to pass the time in that way. But they speak to hundreds of people in a week; they’re only likely to remember the specifics of a conversation if it specifically applies to or interests them. What he’ll have taken away from your conversation is probably just a general “people can be odd”. Even if he clocked at the time that you specifically meant the guy he picks up, he’s unlikely to have been dwelling on the point and less likely still to remember and repeat it to him next time he sees him. I really wouldn’t worry about it.

Non issue. They won't say anything. If they do, you were misinterpreted. End.

It's no big deal.

Sorry you're stuck in this xxx

Bless you.

I know how you feel, I have anxiety and ocd and can ruminate for ages although I'm alot better in recent years.
Yes, the worse case scenario is that he may tell them HOWEVER I'd say the most likely scenario is that he's not going to say a word!! And has probably forgotten about it by now.
We can sometimes jump to the worse case scenario and also things can be a small thing and we can make it a very big thing in our heads.

If you try not to think about it, it will keep coming into your brain, if you keep overthinking it will also get bigger..
I'd try to accept that you've said it and allow it to be there but don't dig deeper and get on with things. This is what you do with intrusive thoughts, trying to avoid the thought or analyse or ask for reassurance makes it bigger and you're in a loop however acceptance and allowing it to be there whilst carrying on with your day should hopefully allow you to move on.

It's ok OP xx

I hope you managed to get some sleep.

Apparently the average taxi driver sees 5750 passengers per year. Let's assume he works 46 weeks a year, 5 days a week. That's 25 passengers he saw that day, and 125 that week.

I don't know about your capacity for remembering small talk with people. In my job (not massage, despite the user name) I see far fewer (probably between
6 and 10 per day), and I remember very little about that kind of chat. There's a small handful I do, but those are ones I've developed a friendship with over the time I've been there. There are people that remember what I've told them (because I'm the only person they see there) and I wouldn't recognise them if I walked past them on the street, never mind remember what we talked about.

It will all be fine.

I don't think you have anything to worry about tbh just relax.

Don’t stop talking to people that you don’t know, just be more careful what you say

I gave up gossiping a long time ago ( well for the most part anyway) as I would be doing the same as you and I worried to much about what I had said and the possible consequences….. life is easier when you don’t have to worry about that kind of stuff…. the only time I might have a bit of a gossip now is with my sisters or VERY close long time friends that I can trust

Think of spoons…

or any boring object really. Every time you go back to this conversation make yourself think of a spoon. Visualize it make it the center of your thoughts. Eventually you’ll get bored focusing on spoons and your brain will wander off in another direction.

Helps when you’re trying to sleep and intruding thoughts keep you up. Thinking about a spoon has never kept anyone awake 😁🥄

It was unprofessional for the driver to start blathering on about his other customers. He must be nosy AF himself if he would consider telling this other fella "oh, this other lady from number x claims your a bellend". It would not be beneficial to him. But also no love lost between you and the neighbour. If they confront you just laugh and say the uber man must be round the bend as you barely know him and would never comment(?) Haha.

Worrying about it is pretty pointless at this stage as you can’t do anything about it….what has been said is said

Stop worrying about things that you can’t control….it’s out there and you can’t take it back

I doubt the taxi driver would bother to say anything, at the end of the day it wasn’t even interesting gossip….. it wasn’t as if you told him that a couple of the neighbours were having an affair or anything….. taxi drivers hear all sorts all day long…what you told him was probably not the most interesting thing he heard all day

I think it’s fairly normal to feel as you do about this

however, remember you only stated the reality of the situation. And what have you got to lose - the buggers don’t talk to you anyway!!

I find the idea that you expect to be friends with someone because you share a postcode quite odd anyway. But as others have said, if they don’t say hello to you, they’ll hardly take huge offence at you telling someone that.

What are you on about?

I didn't even mention you, never mind police your post! The op said she made a typo. She didn't. I was responding to that - not to your post.

I'm as guilty as anyone of misreading things at times, I'm the last person to give someone else a hard time about it!

I would be like you and worry about this op but as an objective outsider, please don’t! I doubt he will even remember you to tell tales on you and it probably won’t even come up in conversation. I would think it will be forgotten! Agree with the posters that say you won’t be at a loss even if he does say it! I’d try forget the whole thing to be honest, what’s done is done and out of your control, And it likely won’t go further than between you and him!

I doubt he would tell him, most people wouldn’t
taxi drivers hear all sorts, I’m sure it wasn’t the most interesting thing he heard all day

Well hopefully your neighbours will see this as a cue to be more courteous! So maybe prompt better manners?! If not the stony silence will continue- nothing lost or gained.

i wouldn’t worry!! This is your anxiety - you only said the truth after all…

Christ it's the thread police! It wasn't clear at all it sounded like she gave him her number! Rambling prose right enough

I mean this really kindly but that is too boring a story to repeat as an anecdote.

Neighbour at number 7 keeps snakes and one escaped. That is the kind of thing that gets remembered and repeated.

He probably filed it as "somebody isn't very friendly to somebody, right".

Try not to worry, the woman already blanks you! What is she going to do, start talking to you ??? Also I imagine the worst the user driver is going to say is "I picked up a woman who thinks her neighbours aren't friendly". I doubt he'll risk offending a regular!!

Imagine in as headline news. Woman tells uber driver her neighbour ignores her!".

Not holding the front page. (But I understand the anxiety!)