I can't do this, I can't, I just can't

Maybe the whumpee is under a lot of pressure, maybe they have to do something and are just too scared to do it. Maybe they are simply and absolutely exhausted. Or even, a mix of everthing.

They'll take a step, even two, a deep breath... but facing whatever they don't want to face, they will turn back with some kind of emotional turmoil.

Crying, angst or anxiety attack might joint the party. And if they are not alone, high chances of comfort scenes.

TV Shows
The Haunting of Hill House


 * Ep 6: All the siblings get together on the night before Nell's funeral, and it's time for Luke (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and Steve to see her body for the first time. Luke begins to walk towards the coffin, but he just can't do it and runs back to the previous room. Sisters and brother gather around him.