We’ve all done it, but some of us do it more than others: saying “Sorry!” after bumping into a doorframe or “Excuse me!” while nudging past a chair in the privacy of our own homes.

If you’re one of the people who apologize to inanimate objects, you’re not alone. It’s common for people to apologize for things that are out of our control, in general. In fact, about a quarter of Americans do it every day.

Even better, if you’ve recently apologized to your refrigerator, it actually says a lot about you, most of it good. Psychologists say people who apologize reflexively like this, even to nonliving things, likely share these personality traits:

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For some people, it simply doesn’t register when they bump into a sofa or accidentally kick the coffee table. Others notice immediately.

“[A] typical characteristic of these people is that they appear to be aware of themselves,” said Dr. Robert Davies, a board-certified psychiatrist at Chroma Wellness Center. “People who have been known to say ‘sorry’ after hitting a chair with an elbow or closing the door just a little bit too strongly are generally very sensitive about how others see them in relation to what they do.”

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