I have been told by several of my friends as well: “stop apologizing, it’s annoying!” and of course, as someone pointed out before, I have to catch myself before I apologize for apologizing. It’s ridiculous!!

Saying “I’m sorry” has become an automatic response to anything slightly negative – even when it has nothing to do with me. I shouldn’t have to feel obligated to take the blame simply to make others feel better!

From now on, I am trying to express myself differently. For example: to say instead, “I feel bad that…” or “I sympathize…” when someone tells me something unfortunate. And I will only apologize when I have actually done something to offend: no more “sorry”’s for bumping into people – most of the time it isn’t my fault anyway! :)