what are you still saying sorry for in your head?
there is something you are still apologising for, silently, on repeat. the other person may have forgotten entirely. but you haven't.
every day there's one live question, the same for everyone. answer it anonymously, see what other people said. it's all gone in seven days.
answer today's question →write down what you are still saying sorry for. it might be something small, something years old, something no one else remembers. describe the original moment. what happened, what you did or said, what you wish had gone differently. then write the apology you keep rehearsing. get it out of your head and onto the page exactly as it sounds inside. once it is written, ask yourself: who is this apology actually for. is it for the other person, or is it a way of punishing yourself. write about what it would feel like to stop carrying it.
- write the full apology as if you were finally saying it out loud to the person.
- describe what you think would happen if you actually delivered it, and whether that changes anything.
- write about the version of yourself who did the thing, and whether they deserve the forgiveness you won't give.
this is for anyone who replays old mistakes at odd hours and wonders if they will ever feel like they have made up for them.