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Kindness post shows passenger anxiety support on flight

8/27/2026

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Amanda Hamilton Calms Passenger

Amanda Hamilton helped a claustrophobic airline passenger by holding his hand, talking, and offering coloring books.
She detailed the encounter in a six-part Threads post that earned nearly 10,000 likes.
Hamilton says she carries coloring books and pencils to manage her own anxiety disorder and to aid others.
Her Threads bio reads “Kindness over correctness, people before property,” while she shared pet pictures with the passenger.

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Amanda Hamilton Calms Passenger

Amanda Hamilton helped a claustrophobic airline passenger by holding his hand, talking, and offering coloring books.
She detailed the encounter in a six-part Threads post that earned nearly 10,000 likes.
Hamilton says she carries coloring books and pencils to manage her own anxiety disorder and to aid others.
Her Threads bio reads “Kindness over correctness, people before property,” while she shared pet pictures with the passenger.

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