Disappointed in the trip

Went to Bangkok, koh samui, koh phangan, Bangkok, and Phuket. I see everyone in here talking about how much they LOVED their trip - how they can't wait to return & how it changed them as a person. Everywhere I went, I felt like there was a huge target on my back. I was constantly being lied to, scammed, taken advantage of, pressured, and borderline kidnapped & robbed. (The last part is me being dramatic, but I'm not far off)

Was my experience so poor because it was just 3 girls without a man? We were victimized from the time we arrived to the time we left. We do not intend on returning. We got home 2 weeks ago and one of my friend is still having nightmares about it off and on.

Is this a normal experience and people just look past the bad?

Edit to add: it wasn't ALL bad, but at least 70% of it was. The other 30% was very beautiful and can't be found anywhere else. I'm not trying to shit on Thailand completely. I'm just trying to see if this was normal, and seemingly, my experience was not.