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Can giving or receiving apologies affect your mental and emotional health?

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Dr. Barbara Lavi answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Yes on both ends, it: can improve mental and emotional health. Holding a grudge is stressful, leading 2 the build up of anger which is harmful 2 emotional and physical health. Accepting an apology releases that anger. Feeling remorse also leads 2 inner stress. Asking 4 and receiving forgiveness helps reduce this stress.Here's a post on anger 2 help understand this http://ow.ly/LvfDY

Answered 5/29/2016

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