Everyone should apologize every once in awhile, but there’s a chance that you may overdo it sometimes. There’s no need to feel guilty when you didn’t do anything wrong. If you're an overly-apologetic person, it just means you're always empathizing with others, and that's not something you should feel sorry for.
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You have a natural reflex to say sorry for everything.
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People say the weather was bad on the way to work and you say I’m sorry.
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You do it even when you know it wasn’t really your fault.
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When you’re really upset about a break-up, you constantly apologize to all your friends about venting all about your ex so much.
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But there’s no need to be sorry for having feelings.
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The absolute worst thing is if you can’t make it to someone’s birthday party—you feel absolutely terrible for a long time after.
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You always try to stop yourself from laughing at other people, because you’re afraid it might hurt their feelings.
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Sometimes you feel too guilty to tell your friends you can’t go out, even when you’re super tired.
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Taking a nap in the middle of the day makes you feel like a lazy person, even though you really needed to catch up on sleep.
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If you disagree with someone really strongly about something, you often feel bad that the two of you can’t see eye to eye on it.
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You also feel bad if you totally shift your stance on something after previously being stubborn about it, even though it’s absolutely okay change your mind sometimes.
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You often apologize for being really hungry when someone else doesn’t want to go get dinner.
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When you have a major success at school or work, you’re too self-conscious to brag about it.
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You often preface things with the phrase, I’m sorry to bother you but…
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Or I’m sorry for asking so many questions.
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Your friends know there’s not too much you should actually feel too guilty for.
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They know better than anyone that you always do everything with the best intentions.
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People tell you, No need to apologize and you respond, Oh, okay; I’m sorry.
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But that's alright too…
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The last thing you need is to feel bad about saying sorry too much, on top of everything else.