People who are very lonely often over-apologize for things they think they've said wrong or just for being present in a certain place. Frequent apologizing is an anxious tendency that stems from feeling like you don't fully belong. Very lonely people worry that they're bothering other people, so they apologize for taking up too much space. Unless we're purposefully hurting or demeaning other people, we have a right to share space with them. Very lonely people display their discomfort with taking up space by saying they're sorry, when really, they don't have anything to say sorry for.

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