A little while ago when I was overreacting about something (and yes I was overreacting) my T helped me out by letting me know that it was okay what I was feeling (abandonment/rejection/etc) and we worked with those feelings to give them space. Then when I had some perspective on the situation, T did tell me that I was overreacting (which kind of hurt) but then we worked through why I was overreacting and she said it came from a place that was understandable. It was painful to work through this stuff but it was also good. I was probably being irrational when I was overreacting, but I couldn't seem to help myself. Those were my feelings. They were real. They were valid. They just weren't fact.