I saw a guy at the Denver airport check his boarding pass like 8 times before getting in line

I mean, the gate was right there and the flight wasn't boarding for another 20 minutes. Am I overthinking how much he was overthinking it?

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margaret2342mo ago

Know exactly how he feels. I triple-check my gate and seat number even when I'm standing right in front of the sign. Travel anxiety just makes your brain do weird loops sometimes.

hollyramirez2mo ago

Yeah, travel anxiety makes you do that. My buddy once checked his passport so many times he almost missed his flight.

hollyramirez1mo ago

I saw a woman at the grocery store check her list five times while standing in the same aisle. It's that same loop of double checking when you're stressed. Modern life has so many small steps that feel easy to mess up, like entering the wrong gate or buying the wrong item. The fear of a tiny mistake causing a big problem makes people over prepare. It's not just travel, it's a low grade panic about getting the details right in everything we do. What's a normal thing you've seen people check way too much?