I am really not sure what to do about all of this.
You say “I’m sorry you feel that I’m acting entitled, and I apologize for frequently acting persecuted. I’ll try to behave better in the future.” You mean what you say when you say that, and then you drop it. If necessary, you change the subject.
Well I am not going to apologize for anything until I believe and feel something is my fault.
Don’t say you already apologized because, if necessary, you apologize again.
I apologized for a specific situation. I don’t see why I should apologize for it again and again. When I made the first apology, I meant it. I don’t know why that situation keeps being brought up again and again after I already admitted I was wrong and apologized.
Don’t say “I’m sorry but [some reason or other]”
Wouldn’t that depend upon the legitimacy of the “[some reason or other]”?
or “I’ll apologize to this person but not that person.”
I’ll apologize when I feel I have done something wrong. If I feel I have wronged person A but not person B, I don’t see why I can’t apologize to person A but not to person B.
You admit that they’re right—whether they actually are or not-
Why would I admit someone is right when I don’t believe that??
–endeavor to improve yourself (because at the end of the day, your own behavior is all you have control over), and move on down the road. If it comes up again, you do it again.
Easier said than done.