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Patient has said 'sorry' 47 times today for things that require no apology. Sorry for existing near a stranger on the subway. Sorry for asking the barista for their actual order. Sorry for someone else bumping into them. A coworker pointed out the pattern. Patient apologized for it.
Chronic. The apology is now involuntary.
None. The awareness has not reduced the frequency.
Patients with Terminal Over-Apologizing Disorder typically present with some or all of the following:
Terminal Over-Apologizing Disorder is a terminal behavioral condition cataloged by the Institute. It is not recognized by the DSM-5, the ICD-11, or any existing diagnostic framework — and will not be, because it is not a real condition. It is, however, observed in the population with alarming frequency.
In the Institute's formal nomenclature, this condition is catalogued under the Latin binomial Excusatio perpetua inappropriata — a name not recognized by any medical authority but observed repeatedly in the catalog.
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