The stuck elevator at my bank showed me how people react under mild stress

Our local bank's only elevator broke down for an hour yesterday with about eight of us inside. At first, it was all nervous jokes and checking phones. But within ten minutes, you could see people's real stress habits kick in. One guy started pacing the tiny space, another just closed his eyes and leaned on the wall. The quiet guy in the corner? He was the one who calmly suggested we press the call button again, which actually worked. It was a weird little lesson on how even minor pressure strips away the polite surface. Makes you think about what habits you'd fall back on yourself.