I (25F) don’t even know how to process what happened and whether I’m overreacting, but I need some outside perspective.

A few nights ago, my boyfriend (25M) and I were setting up LED light strips on our wall. The adhesive wasn’t sticking well, and he was getting visibly frustrated. I tried to stay calm and suggested we could try a different method or get better tape tomorrow. But he just kept getting angrier, saying all that time and effort was a waste and now there’s residue on the wall that he’ll have to remove. I told him it wasn’t that serious, things happen and the adhesive was just cheap.

Suddenly, he picked up his hookah vape and threw it at the TV. It cracked the screen and completely ruined it. I was shocked and upset—I couldn’t understand why he would react that way. I told him he didn’t need to throw anything, that it was just a light strip, and that he was overreacting.

That’s when he warned me: “If you keep pushing me, I’m going to get more angry.”

I didn’t yell or insult him—I just kept asking why he did it and why he thought that was okay. I told him his reaction was excessive. Instead of calming down, he got more aggressive. I tried to walk away to get space, but he followed me, cornered me in another room, and blocked the doorway so I couldn’t leave.

He kept yelling, and in the middle of it, he put his hands up near my neck . It wasn’t for long—but it was enough to scare me into silence. I froze. Luckily his mom called out to him to ask him something and he walked away.

Now he’s acting like nothing happened. He apologized for the TV, said I was right about him overreacting but hasn’t said a word about what he did to me. I haven’t told anyone, and I keep wondering—am I overreacting? Did I push him too far by confronting him?

So I’m here asking: AITA for being upset , and questioning everything after what happened?