A pattern in which receiving approval, flexibility, forgiveness, or an exception creates an implied obligation to remain agreeable later.
A past “yes” is treated as leverage against a future “no.”
NATURAL USAGE
“You gave me permission once. That did not create Permission Debt.”
BEHAVIORAL DISTINCTION
Permission Debt describes using a previous accommodation as leverage against someone later.
Candidate term. Proposed as a Human As Hell original; not trademark-cleared or legally verified, and not claimed as exclusive.