am I overreacting, or is this a red flag?
If you're asking, your gut already answered. The "am I overreacting" loop is usually what happens after months of small things you talked yourself out of. Real overreaction tends to feel embarrassing in retrospect; a red flag tends to feel obvious in retrospect. Write down what happened. Read it back in a week. You'll know.
people also ask
- Why do I keep second-guessing my own instincts?
- Usually because someone else benefits from you doing that. People who were gaslit as kids do it on autopilot as adults.
- What counts as a red flag vs. a yellow flag?
- Red = the behavior itself is the problem (lying, contempt, control). Yellow = the pattern is the problem (always late, always defensive).
- Is it a red flag if only I see it?
- Sometimes. Other times your friends are being polite. Ask the one friend who'd actually tell you.
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