u/Aurora-supernova

I (28f) am a wheelchair user. I was pushing myself up a sidewalk with a slight incline. Before I knew it, a guy walked up behind me, grabbed the handles on my wheelchair, and started pushing me. I started yelling because it was scary and I couldn’t even see the stranger because of how close behind me he was while pushing. I swung my hand behind me hoping to push him off and finally he stopped. He started cussing at me because I was “ungrateful” and he was just “trying to help.” Eventually he finally left me alone and I watched him walk off.

My wheelchair is an extension of my body. This guy was a stranger and he was violating me by taking it upon himself to “help” me. I also have a lot of trauma so it really was scary. If I needed help, I would have asked.

Am I overreacting with how I reacted to this situation?

I (28f) am a wheelchair user. I was pushing myself up a sidewalk with a slight incline. Before I knew it, someone walked up behind me, grabbed the handles on my wheelchair, and started pushing me. I started yelling because it was scary and I couldn’t even see the stranger because of how close behind me they were while pushing. I swung my hand behind me and finally they stopped. They started cussing at me because I was “ungrateful” and they were just “trying to help.” Eventually they finally left me alone and I watched them walk off.

My wheelchair is an extension of my body. This guy was a stranger and he was violating me by taking it upon himself to “help” me. I also have a lot of trauma so it really was scary. If I needed help, I would have asked.

AITA for not liking that a stranger walked up behind me to push my wheelchair?