Too Much or Not Enough? When You Can’t Seem to Get It Right

One minute you feel like you are too much.
Too emotional. Too intense. Too sensitive.

The next minute, it flips and suddenly you feel like you are not enough.
Not interesting enough. Not good enough. Not together enough.

It is exhausting trying to get it right.
What you say. How you react. How you come across.

And underneath it, there is often a quiet sense that something about you just is not okay.

How this shows up
Overthinking how you come across
Feeling embarrassed after expressing emotion
Holding things in so you are not “too much”
Constant self-criticism

Why this happens
When parts of you have not felt accepted, you learn to question yourself.
Over time, this can turn into an internal push and pull. One part of you wants to express. Another part tries to keep everything contained.

What therapy can help you do
Understand the different parts of you
Reduce shame
Feel more stable in who you are
Express yourself without fear