Psychologists explain that people who feel uncomfortable when someone does something nice for them aren’t ungrateful, they were raised to believe that kindness was a transaction with a delayed bill

Psychologists explain that people who feel uncomfortable when someone does something nice for them aren’t ungrateful, they were raised to believe that kindness was a transaction with a delayed bill

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The discomfort isn't ingratitude. It's the nervous system recognizing the opening transaction of a contract it never agreed to sign.

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The discomfort isn't ingratitude. It's the nervous system recognizing the opening transaction of a contract it never agreed to sign.

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