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5 Reasons Why Some People Just Can't Apologize, According to a Therapist—Plus, What They Tend To Say Instead Morgan Bailee Boggess, MSW, CSW December 10, 2023 at 5:07 PM
“You don’t apologize for someone else’s feelings, which maybe implies that if they were a little tougher and they weren’t so sensitive, maybe they wouldn’t be so hurt,” Lerner says ...
People who feel guilty may be more likely to exercise restraint, [19] avoid self-indulgence, [20] and exhibit less prejudice. [21] Guilt appears to prompt reparatory behaviors to alleviate the negative emotions that it engenders. People appear to engage in targeted and specific reparatory behaviors toward the persons they wronged or offended. [22]
Image credits: CowboyLikeMemes A 2020 study by a team of researchers from Stockholm University found that selfish people have fewer children and earn less money. While the public opinion remains ...
A non-apology apology, sometimes called a backhanded apology, empty apology, nonpology, or fauxpology, [1] [2] is a statement in the form of an apology that does not express remorse for what was done or said, or assigns fault to those ostensibly receiving the apology. [3]
Cynicism is an attitude characterized by a general distrust of the motives of others. [1] A cynic may have a general lack of faith or hope in people motivated by ambition, desire, greed, gratification, materialism, goals, and opinions that a cynic perceives as vain, unobtainable, or ultimately meaningless.
"Don’t worry, be happy." Just because someone put it in a song doesn't make it strikes the right chord. "Unfortunately, we can’t snap our fingers and feel happy," Elbalghiti-Williams says.
People perceive wrongful actions in various ways and need time to cope with the circumstances and to process the offense. More research can be done to interpret negative and positive emotions during the time of the apology, in response to multiple apologies, when only one apology is received, and on the effects on the relationship after an apology.