I get that sentiment, and I do try to make it clear that it's not exactly a good thing lol. A big part of Sarah's quest in Chapter 1 is focused on showing the results of abusing the power that the mc has by showing how it effects Sarah. Since there's going to be a lot of options on whether to use it or not in Chapter 2, just using it whenever you feel like could result in some negative consequences depending on the situation. I felt like that was a pretty decent way to imply that to the player, but still make things better by the end of Chapter 1.
If it makes you feel any better about it, I intend to make the whole situation have a happy ending between the three of you, should you allow it.
Thanks for the feedback!