Psychology says adults who apologize before asking a simple question aren’t insecure, they grew up in a house where taking up space required a permission slip nobody ever signed

Psychology says adults who apologize before asking a simple question aren’t insecure, they grew up in a house where taking up space required a permission slip nobody ever signed

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The reflexive apology before a simple question isn't a sign of insecurity. It's a learned protocol from a childhood where having needs felt like an imposition, ...

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