It is common to feel this way, especially if your experiences were minimized, dismissed, or questioned. You may have learned to doubt your own reactions or to rely on others to define what is “reasonable.”
If your environment taught you that your feelings were too much, incorrect, or not valid, you may continue to question them, even in situations where your reactions make sense.
In some cases, this can also be related to gaslighting, where you were told that your perception of events was inaccurate or exaggerated.
Over time, these patterns can make it harder to trust your own internal signals. Feeling like you are overreacting does not necessarily mean that you are—it may reflect how your experiences were interpreted or responded to in the past.
This page is part of the What Counts as Abuse? section of the CommuniDID site, which helps readers evaluate past experiences and understand why confusion about abuse is common.
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