@therapytothepoint: Have you ever been about to do something, then suddenly didn’t want to anymore the second someone told you do do it? There’s a name for that: psychological reactance. When a request makes us feel like our freedom to choose has been reduced, we can feel an urge to resist, even when we were already planning to do that exact same thing. The key is remembering that someone else’s reminder doesn’t take away your agency. You still get to decide what to do. #autonomy #humanbehavior #psychologyfacts #defiantbehavior #defiant