Ok, so now I'm not so sure which one of mine is functioning the way it should. This is the one I thought might be deffective, but it seems to operate like the video amidroc posted.
https://youtu.be/ZzLU7cLzJ9Y
This is the one I thought was maybe normal. I figured it was ok that it required a significant amount of force to compress it. But it requires much less force to extended it. To compress it I have almost my complete body weight on it. Could something have happened when I installed it in the strut housing?
https://youtu.be/1j4mML_SMUg