Denial

[indigo_rose99]

A successful plane trip for me is all about the lies I tell myself.

I see ground at my feet; this is ground.

Bumpiness? A bus pothole. These things happen.

If I can just get off the plane, everything will be better. And later, if I can just get on the plane, everything will be better.

I am not trapped in a thin metal shell with hundreds of other people, hurtling thousands of feet above solid ground, controled by one person who may not have gotten enough sleep. The timing of our arrival is completely predictable, and directly related to the time they told me.

Comments

[reedrover]

Thank you! I read this at the end of a very long day at work, and ended up laughing out loud and having to share.

[ovrclokd.livejournal.com]

interesting! i didn't realize our coping mechanisms were so different - where you're in denial, i'm just fatalistic. (it really _is_ just a flying sardine can; i've gotten into hundreds of them, most of them sucked, and this one probably will, too. the flight is delayed, there's almost no chance i'll make my connection, and i'm just fucked.) that way if it is as bad as i think, at least i'm prepared - and anything less than the worst, especially gratuitous goodnesses like an interesting seatmate or a free upgrade - makes me disproportionately happy... :)