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Human Behaviour
People who apologize for things that clearly aren't their fault may not just be insecure — some learned early that absorbing blame made tense rooms feel safer
Chronic apologizers aren't necessarily insecure — many are running a survival strategy they perfected as children, when absorbing blame was the fastest way to make a tense room feel safe again. Here's what the reflex is really solving for, and how to begin retiring it.