I notice a lot of people, especially ones who have been in abusive relationships, apologize like this:
I'm sorry, I'm such a piece of shit horrible person, you'd be better off without me, I should just die, I'm garbage, ect...
That is not really an apology, and it's bad for both parties.
No one that actually loves you wants you to talk shit about yourself, they just want to work stuff out.
Acknowledge: I'm sorry I haven't texted or called you back in awhile.
Explain: I really struggling with my mental health right now.
Ask what would help fix it: I may not be able to answer as often while I'm dealing with this situation, but what can I do that would help?
@RickiTarr i am in this post and i don’t like it /j
honestly… i resonate with this a bit too much
@RickiTarr As someone who escaped an abusive relationship it's taken me quite a long time to get out of this mindset and even now it's very hard some days.
@RickiTarr that’s my internal monologue but i don’t think i say it out loud