MOAS (
Millennial Over-Apologizing Syndrome) is a psychological condition that affects many people born between the years of
1985 and 2000.
Symptoms of MOAS
- Apologizing for things that do not need an apology.
- Apologizing excessively.
- Apologizing continuously
even after the other person has accepted your apology
- Feelings of guilt for not meeting unrealistic expectations.
- Invalidating one’s own feelings / rationalizing them as insignificant.
- Self-Gaslighting
Person 1: Oh my god, I'm so sorry.
Person 2: You don't need to be sorry for that.
Person 1: Sorry.
Person 2:
Stop apologizing. You must have MOAS (
Millennial Over-Apologizing
Syndrome).