Reverse psychology = demand

I’m experiencing a lot of demand anxiety today. Just looking at my uni textbook is actually making me feel a little bit anxiety nauseous, which is super unusual for me.

My friend tried telling me ‘well then don’t you dare’ and like, no. That doesn’t work. You clearly want me to dare. I shall obey the letter, not the spirit.

What can work, if genuine, is being told ‘you won’t be able to’. That generates a ‘The hell I won’t!’ response. However, this only works if genuine, again, if it’s a technique, I see right through it.