@pokerkat If you know the floor is wrong, ask for the tournament director. In a bigger tournament they should at least bring over a more senior floor person.
Feelings and choices are two very different things.
Feelings like fear, hunger, lust, or anger can't make you do anything.
For example, if you're on a diet, no amount of hunger can force you to break your diet. No amount of hunger can force you to choose to eat.