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How over-responsibility becomes a prison of endless apology

I apologize for everything even when I've done nothing wrong and people are starting to notice

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind assumes causation for all negative events in others as a misguided strategy for maintaining control and connection.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cognitive distortions — identification and change?”

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