Travel becomes most intense at the points where everything has to happen quickly and in the right order. You must find documents, move belongings and follow brief instructions while people wait behind you.
- emptying pockets into trays while trying to hear the security officer
- reaching a ticket barrier and being unable to find the right pass
- holding several bags while searching for a boarding document
- stepping aside after a machine rejects your ticket and the queue keeps moving
Looks vs reality
The same Experience can look very different from the outside than it feels on the inside.
Why are you so flustered? It's just a security line.
My brain is juggling my passport, my ticket, the liquid rules, loud announcements, and the feeling of 50 impatient eyes on my back. It’s a total system crash.
You're holding everyone up, just move faster.
Faster isn't an option right now. My executive functions just hit a red light, and pushing the gas only makes the engine stall.
They looked so scattered and disorganized.
It's not disorganization, it's a processing bottleneck. Too many tasks, too much sensory input, and not enough RAM to run the program.
Why are you getting so snappy? I was just trying to help.
The 'help' of being touched or rushed just sent a jolt of panic through my already-overloaded system. My circuits are fried.
They got through it, so they must be fine now.
I might look 'fine,' but that 30-second gauntlet just drained 80% of my battery for the rest of the day.
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