Over-Apologizing Slowly Makes You Fade | The Psychology Behind Constant “Sorry”

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]How often do you apologize before even speaking? Before asking a question? For taking up space.

[00:00:07]Sorry.

[00:00:08]Oh, sorry. I didn't see it.

[00:00:10]Sorry, can I ask you a question?

[00:00:13]We do it with friends. [music] We do it with family, even with strangers. So much that it becomes automatic.

[00:00:21]And somewhere along the way our body [music] learned that excusing ourselves feels safer than expressing ourselves.

[00:00:30]So many people walk through life trying not [music] to inconvenience others.

[00:00:35]While at the same time inconveniencing themselves.

[00:00:41]And their body starts confusing [music] it with kindness.

[00:00:45]There's a difference between being considerate and disappearing.