“He says I'm too sensitive”
What could be going on
Invalidation: Fits if he dismisses your feelings as wrong rather than trying to understand them.
Gaslighting: Check whether 'too sensitive' is used to make you doubt clear hurtful behaviour.
Sensory processing sensitivity (highly sensitive person): You may genuinely feel things deeply; this is a trait, not a fault.
Overreacts to mild criticism: Check honestly whether you react strongly to mild criticism across many relationships.
Rejection sensitivity: Fits if you read rejection into small moments more than most.
Alexithymia: He may struggle with emotions himself and find yours confusing.
Questions to carry
- The last time he said it, what had I just told him I felt?
- After he says it, what do I do with the feeling I had raised?
Also said as
- my boyfriend tells me I overreact to everything
- she says I'm too emotional
- am I too sensitive or is he mean
- partner says I'm dramatic
- my partner calls me oversensitive
- my husband says I take everything too personally