Faux feeling Something done to me
Overpowered
Not a feeling: a thought about what someone did.
‘I think you are using greater strength or authority to override me.’
Why it’s not a feeling
Overpowered says someone used greater strength or authority to override you. It describes their force as you experienced it and fits ‘you overpowered me’, so it is a reading of an action. Inside, there might be helplessness, anger or confusion about what just happened.
Feelings underneath
Needs
Saying it as a feeling
‘I feel overpowered.’
When you took the car keys out of my hand and said I wasn’t driving, I felt helpless and confused, because I need autonomy and freedom.