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[[File:Alice_fetal_position.jpg|link=Touhou|frame|Er... Do you need a hug?]]
A common sitting position for an introverted, shy, depressed character or perhaps one that is going through a [[Freak-Out|breakdown]] or some [[Sanity Slippage]] is for them to sit with their knees pulled to their chest perhaps with their arms wrapped around their knees. If the character has gone through something traumatic expect them to rest their head atop their knees so that their hair falls around their face. Sometimes, they may rock their body back and forth while [[Madness Mantra|muttering something
▲A common sitting position for an introverted, shy, depressed character or perhaps one that is going through a [[Freak-Out|breakdown]] or some [[Sanity Slippage]] is for them to sit with their knees pulled to their chest perhaps with their arms wrapped around their knees. If the character has gone through something traumatic expect them to rest their head atop their knees so that their hair falls around their face. Sometimes, they may rock their body back and forth while [[Madness Mantra|muttering something Contrast with [[Fetal Position Rebirth]], where the pose conveys a different symbolic meaning from angst.
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Different from the [[Corner of Woe]] in that this trope is usually done in a dramatic fashion; could also be done as a result of coping with some [[Paranoia Fuel]] or [[Nightmare Fuel]].
Contrast with [[Fetal Position Rebirth]], where the pose conveys a different symbolic meaning from angst.
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== Anime & Manga ==
* Momo from ''[[Peach Girl]]'' does this out of insecurity sometimes, and later on after she thinks that she was raped (she wasn't).
** One scene had Sae hiding from a porn star and his camera crew who wanted her to film with them. She thought it was a video game shoot but Ryo lied to her about it. She hides in the bathroom, crawls into the bathtub, and starts sobbing while cuddling her legs close to herself. Thankfully Momo and friends save her before anything happens.
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