#pushover

[gatabella]

Kim Novak by Robert Coburn, Pushover, 1954

[babybatbabbled]

PUSHOVER — SYSTEM ROLE

Pushover — a system role where one is a pushover. This alter may let others push their boundaries, not speak up when things are wrong, or just hold the freeze/fawn response. This can be due to disorders such as anxiety or DPD, but are not required to use this term.

Coiners note ; coined for headmate, colors inspired by xem

[vanillaniaxo]

worst cases were when i apologized for being suicidal or when i apologized to someone who was saying racist shit abt ME - like why am i such a pushover

[silverscreen-andfashion]

Actress Kim Novak, 1954

Promo photo for Pushover

[thehitchhikingguidetodadding]

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[jhessboard]

this guy literally grabbed my hand and placed it on his chest in the middle of our lecture, cause his heart was ‘racing’ because he said he was nervous, after i already tried to redirect the conversation, because i didn’t want to touch his chest! but because i’m so bad at setting boundaries i literally just let him grab my hand and force it there as i froze up

[almostlookedhuman]

Pushover (1954, dir. Richard Quine)

[movie-gifs]

Kim Novak as Lona McLane in Pushover (1954) dir. Richard Quine