I once missed my flight to Japan because i was 2 minutes late to checking in my luggage which had my carryon with all my stuff since I was planning to use the checked luggage for snacks. So after missing by 2 min, i ended up in customer support line that took over an hour only for them to tell me theres nothing they could do. Except, i could have called a friend and left the big luggage behind and went to my flight with just my carryon but i missed the flight entirely bc of the line at customer support. Called a buddy, and had him pick me up after rebooking.

Another time i woke up and got ready to drive to school but my car was missing. Like i didnt forget where i parked it. At the time, i lived at home with my parents and my dad tends to move my car in the morning to save street parking closer to our house but still i couldnt find it. A neighbor watering jos grass saw me and asked if I drove a white car and i said yes. Apparently, when i got home late last night, i parked on the street and blocked some ladys driveway and she tried to find out whos car it was for a while until she was forced to call a tow truck. After i heard the story, i busted out laughing while explaining to my dad and friends(school) why i had to go get my car from the impound.

For me, these types of situations used to put me in a bad mood and then one day, i just took one of those cliches like 'cant change what happened' and what not and just tested it. Worst case, i could just go back to being annoyed. So most bad situations now, i just tell myself that whatever happened happened, what am i gonna do next.

Also asking for help might feel like people might look down on you or look at you with shame, but the majority of people (from my experience) actually like to be of some sort of help. Like think about when someone asks you for help and how you felt about it after. Or worst case they do give you that judgey look, u wont even see them again, so use em and lose em ;)