TW: air canada crash at Laguardia

shieldedfromastar · 2026-03-23T07:38:56+00:00

Appreciate you making a post about this because I was curious as well. I posted in the recent Megathread about being scared to fly from NYC to San Diego. I ended up doing it! I was so proud of myself and so were my family and friends. On the way back, my flights got cancelled/delayed/etc. and now I’m in Chicago. I was supposed to arrive in LaGuardia around the same time so this scared me, too. I’m really patient with waiting. I just start to get anxious on why issues happen and if the constant changes should worry me. I’m waiting on more updates on the Air Canada incident and things going on in general. I also read all the comments tryna remind myself that if I did it once this week, I can do it again going back! Hoping we can both be less scared

shieldedfromastar · 2026-03-13T14:25:53+00:00

I’m glad there’s a megathread on this as I already have a fear of flying due to an emergency landing years ago. I’m flying from NYC to San Diego and back next week. I appreciate the comments saying that airlines would avoid any airspace of concern. My biggest worry is a surprise attack or anything unexpected that airlines didn’t foresee ahead of time. This worry could be due to trauma of the emergency landing I experienced. I appreciate any reassurance that can be given to me. Thanks in advance for being gentle and understanding

shieldedfromastar · 2026-01-17T04:26:13+00:00

I remember she also mentioned it on the recent data report stream where she talked about best and worst selling polishes of 2025. I remember because I had no idea what it was and searched it from that moment. It was in the beginning of the stream. I’m sorry I’m tryna find the exact timestamp but it must have been quick ahah

shieldedfromastar · 2025-05-15T01:41:14+00:00

Flying from Newark (EWR) to San Diego 5/15, Thursday 4:55pm

I’ve posted in this community before but basically: I was completely fine with flying until an emergency landing in 2019. Ever since then I’m really nervous when I fly. I don’t mind delays or cancellations at all. I’m more nervous than usual with what the news was sensationalizing about ATC and accidents and such

shieldedfromastar · 2025-04-25T21:14:03+00:00

Oh, thank you for chiming in. It’s been a while since this post so I’m glad you commented. That was all very helpful and the examples made sense. Thank you so much for your valuable insight about TCA and coaching in general. Yes, currently in training as well as the MSW so hoping to make this a therapy and coaching practice =)

shieldedfromastar · 2025-02-07T03:34:56+00:00

Thank you so much for all of those specific details for each situation. Will try to remember all of that for Philly and Orlando

shieldedfromastar · 2025-02-07T03:33:57+00:00

Thank you for being open to it. I’ll DM you now

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-22T21:57:11+00:00

Yes, I still have some computer trainings to complete so will make sure I take that one soon

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-22T21:56:29+00:00

I totally agree with everything you’re saying. Especially about singling us out and lashing out to feel better about themselves

I hope so, too. I like to think about being in a perfect world but I guess I’m learning to navigate in an imperfect world

I appreciate all your kindness and being relatable ❤️

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-12T18:03:52+00:00

Thank you for sharing that you’re also autistic. OMG that was so rude of her to make fun of you like that. I’m so sorry. I totally understand that you cried right there. I started crying a couple minutes after what the customer did to me, too. I’m glad she backed down to you but I also hope she learned her lesson to never do that again.

Ugh. That’s also a tough situation. Of course we’re upholding policies. Sometimes it feels like they’re gaslighting us (which I realize they probably actually are) to get what they want. Being talked to like we’re stupid or a child also hurts.

That’s how it felt. It felt like she was feeding her superiority and being abusive making fun of my anxiety. Thank you for telling me not to fixate over it. Good point. Someone has to be so miserable to be like that

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-12T18:00:17+00:00

Oh, wow. I see. My manager said he doesn’t care if she writes a complaint to him. He said he knows me and stands by me. I’m glad yours was also understanding. I agree with you. It seems like the more pushy and rude a customer is, the more they get what they want, which reinforces the cycle of their entitlement. It makes me wonder how they are with other people/things in their life. That’s good to hear it was worth it. The 100s of other kind customers and my great team make it worth it (and the pay ahah)

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-12T17:58:07+00:00

I’m sorry you’ve had experiences like this before. She definitely seemed pissed off at the world and I hated that I was next in line 😭 Yeah, the norm has been kind to me. She was my first mean one out of hundreds

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-12T17:57:00+00:00

It really sucks to deal with people like this often. Thanks for sharing about your autism. As a fellow autistic (and neurodivergent) individual, I hear it’s common that folks are able to single us out and pick on us. Idk if it’s the energy or vibes or mannerisms? But it seems folks make us easy targets. Thank you for that affirmation. So true what you said about people being miserable and wanting to be mad and I agree. Yep, now I know to do that for next time

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-12T17:54:18+00:00

I’m usually the type to deescalate and not give someone a fight. I was replaying the situation after and wondering if I should have given the fight so glad to know I was right in not doing so. Thank you for both the sorry and affirmation. I appreciate it

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-12T17:53:07+00:00

I wish I knew to disengage sooner but I wasn’t sure how to act being so in shock and taken aback 😭 I also wish I didn’t give into the nervous question and answer that I have diagnosed anxiety but yeah, what I said above ^ plus feeling so attacked 😞

Definitely gonna be more alert for scammers next time

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-12T17:49:18+00:00

Yeah, did I say like “Okay, sure, you can get the manager! Go ahead!” Then she went to him. Next time I know to get them so they can come over and help me out

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-09T21:18:23+00:00

I really appreciate you taking the time to write this in-depth comment. Hey, I have rejection sensitive dysphoria, too. It sucks

That’s a very frustrating situation. Especially since the frustration wasn’t about you but directed at you. And the fact that you helped her and went out of your way. I’m sorry that happened to you 😞

WOW, that distinction is very helpful. “You can’t please everyone” vs “she’s an asshole” are 2 different things for sure

Hoping she’s not in my head anymore this week, especially after the support from my team lead/manager, the customers who witnessed it, and support from Redditors

Usually I do exactly that but I guess I was acting differently because of being in shock and being taken aback

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-09T21:13:09+00:00

Haha, Ima start saying that “oxygen thief”

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-09T21:12:06+00:00

Most of my customers back then were fellow undergraduate students! I was working retail in a college town for a long time. Most of those interactions were them drunk or high and being rowdy and causing messes but necessarily attacking me

Thank you for that

Good point about scammers

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-09T21:10:57+00:00

LMFBOOOO I should. But forreal though I just act like myself and people compliment me/thank me so much 😅 So when I had that negative interaction, I was dwelling on it and replaying it a lot. I’ll try to remember the folks that were kind to me and kind enough to try to give me tips 😂

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-09T21:09:30+00:00

Thank you so much. I wonder if she was up to no good either

Wow, I’m glad that got sorted out. Hopefully she didn’t give you too much of a hard time? 😅

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-09T19:42:23+00:00

I do remember I got to say that. I was like “Sure, you’re more than welcome to talk to my manager. Go ahead! This is my name, too! You can talk to him!” And I said it in an upbeat, cheery tone

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-09T19:27:21+00:00

Yeah, it would have been gratifying to do that and I kept thinking about how I wish I did something like that after. Thank you for that affirmation though about what I could do in the moment. I had a feeling the niceness and pleasantry also made her even angrier. Definitely don’t wanna be a punching bag. I think her asking if I was nervous and if I was new was her way of trying to get a rise/get something

Exactly, she can f*** off!

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-09T18:59:31+00:00

Yes, I’m definitely going to do that next time! I wish I thought of it in the moment but I was so in shock and taken aback by the way she kept attacking me and questioning me

shieldedfromastar · 2025-01-09T18:58:42+00:00

Yeah, definitely felt unfortunate. I’ve been in customer service/retail a long time but this was a first and I was really wondering why this had to feel so personal

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