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Shocked, not electrocuted. Electrocuted is being fatally shocked.
Your microwave probably uses a grounded plug. If this is the US, it'll look like this:
That third, rounded pin is the ground pin.
When devices have grounded plugs, the case is normally connected to the ground pin.
If you've built up a charge, touching something grounded will discharge it.
You might get it in a dry environment, where it's easier to build up a charge, like if it's an air-conditioned house or cold and dry.
As to avoiding it...
If it bugs you, it sounds like there are shoes that people wear for jobs where having static electricity buildup is problematic, that have soles made out of more-conductive material than the typical insulating stuff we use, that keeps charge from accruing by letting it slowly discharge into the surface that they're standing on. Might try them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostatic_discharge_materials
https://www.amazon.com/esd-shoes/s?k=esd+shoes
Or just going barefoot around the house.