How to Apologize the RIGHT way | Apologizing in Your Relationships | Defending vs Apologizing

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I’m a little obsessed right now with this idea of, “how to accept an apology.” I never knew I was bad at this, but I absolutely am. In addition to feeling the need to be nice and pacify the other party - to make sure they don’t suffer any uncomfortable emotions, I think I often don’t accept apologies very well because I don’t feel that I’m worthy of being apologized to, and I’m unaccustomed to having my boundaries respected. Somewhere along the way, I learned to stay small and to not have needs. I learned that my feelings don’t count. “No need to apologize, really.” It’s only in my head, and I know that expressing emotional pain only makes me look weak or crazy. I don’t expect anyone to consider my “feelings”. I’m tougher than that 😉 Thank you for bringing this messed up view to my attention. It seems I’ve got a bit of work to do, here.