White paper examines ethical implications of overresponsibility in care practices, suggesting unsustainable helping behaviors.
The Demandingness Spiral™ examines the escalating cycle of overresponsibility, relational pressure, and ethical distortion that occurs when individuals feel compelled to meet perceived needs beyond what is sustainable. Within Somatic & Physical Literacy™, the Spiral names the moment-by-moment intensification of obligation—how small acts of helping can accumulate into a self-erasing posture. This white paper clarifies the structure of the Spiral, its phenomenological markers, and its implications for ethics, pedagogy, and care practice.
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Chloe Elise Felder (2026) studied this question.
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