Let Go and Be Free
Discover tips on self-healing, overcome a dysfunctional childhood and find happiness.
We all make mistakes. And if we have any relationships, we will at some point hurt someone else’s feelings. If you go back and remember how problems were resolved in your alcoholic or dysfunctional family, you might see patterns arise. Instead of admitting wrong, someone in the family may have become defensive, and then went on the offense. Fights, yelling, and unresolved conflicts are common in dysfunctional families.
Learning how to apologize seems simple enough, right?
You just go up to someone and say, “I’m sorry.”
Let’s play out a scene and see how this works:
My wife and I get into an argument. After things cool down, I go up to her and tell her that I’m sorry. Here’s how I do it: “I’m sorry that I didn’t listen to you, but I had a really rough day at work and took it out on you.”
