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When sorry becomes a reflex not a choice

I apologize for everything including things that aren't my fault and my therapist says it's a trauma response but I don't know how to stop.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The over-apologizer has learned to take responsibility for the entire world's comfort and forgotten their own.

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