Can a person forgive another in a short amount of time, say, 10 minutes or even a couple of hours?
Yes, this is possible, but in my experience, the forgiver in such a case is not usually struggling with a grave offense. Very serious offenses usually require the strong medicine of forgiveness, which can take weeks or even months. As one example, Dr. Suzanne Freedman worked with incest survivors, and it took them, on average, about 14 months to forgive the father or father figure. The reference to that research is here:
Freedman, S. R., & Enright, R. D. (1996). Forgiveness as an intervention goal with incest survivors. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64(5), 983-992.
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