My entire life, I have always been told that I am “overemotional”, “overreacting”, etc. to any given situation. Whenever anything bad is happening to me or someone else, I am not supposed to respond or react because it makes me “overdramatic”. I don’t understand how people just stand by and let assholes be assholes either to themselves or to others. I am never ok with that and I get frustrated at injustices. But it has gotten me into trouble my entire life.
Why is it that my feelings are less valid than others? Why am I supposed to let people walk all over me? Why don’t I matter?
It’s not that some people’s emotions aren’t valid, it’s that some emotions are not valid in specific circumstances, eg. getting mad at someone because they’re mad at you is not valid.
Yes it is, that other dude sucks.