Hi ACQPL
I am sorry you got such a negative reaction, but I'd say that the mistake was
theirs in their not truely understanding, because if they did then maybe they would be more supportive

So
please don't regret reaching out, reaching out
can be a good thing and is
definately a strength!! And kudos to you on doing that!!!
Do you think if you reached out again, you could help them understand more?? Just a thought.
But either way, you're not alone, you do still have here

Including so many people with so many different experiences and so many different aspects of understanding
and so many people who care
Alison