When you did no wrong in your eyes. in My Therapy Book

To apologize for a mistake, you should first acknowledge what you did wrong and take responsibility for your actions. You can then express genuine remorse and sincerely apologize to those affected by your mistake. We are taught that as young children and try hard to instill it in our children. Often it is not enough to feel bad about an event for the person you wronged to move on. It is hard to balance the need to forgive and the feeling that burns inside. What is hard is when you are the one who made an error, and yet you feel wronged. No one is apologizing to you, and your emotions are left hanging. That is how I feel now, and it is hard to set it aside. I think I am being shit on for something that is not my fault. I don’t have anyone to talk to about it because others are too close to the issue. I feel that a drunken mistake will cost me 15 years of, you know, I am not even sure what I am losing, but I think it is lost. I no longer feel welcome and am becoming an outsider quickly. I have spent a fortune in time, money, and effort to build something, and it is quickly slipping through my fingers, and on a level, I am not overly concerned about it. On another level, it is tearing me apart.

Last updated May 02, 2023