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When traditional wisdom about forgiveness feels psychologically harmful

My Mexican great-aunt is 96 and credits her longevity to never holding grudges, but I'm realizing that what she calls 'forgiveness' might actually be a lifetime of suppressing legitimate anger.

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You're questioning whether ancestral practices of emotional acceptance might actually represent unhealthy suppression rather than genuine wisdom.

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