M.

Disrespect.

You felt disrespected and I showed no empathy.

I was in trouble and reverted.

You can’t have empathy for the abuser when your only concern is figuring out how to protect or explain your way out.

I feel like a psychopath in your eyes.

I’m not!

In that moment I was freaking out and trying to figure out what I had done wrong and how to fix it.

I wonder if I will ever really be able to have a grown up real relationship.

I’m sorry that I didn’t understand that you felt disrespect. Coming from where I do, that kind of felt disrespecting to me that I had done something wrong.

I had to put this somewhere to calm it down.

I want to talk about this. I want you to understand my protector.

Trail