I’m trying not to be hurt by your response to my email but I’m struggling. I was inviting you to offer me reassurance that it was ok to talk to you about it but you just responding ‘I hear what you’re saying’ seems to suggest that you also think that it’s inappropriate and irrelevant to talk about it.
This is where your short and brief replies really cause an issue. Because now I feel like I definitely can’t talk about it with you. I have a history of CSA how can you think it’s irrelevant and inappropriate to talk about intimate medical examinations? Maybe it’s because you’re as uncomfortable as me to talk about it. Maybe it’s because you’re a man.
All I wanted was you to say it’s completely appropriate and whenever I’m ready to talk about it you would be ready to listen. Was that really too much to ask?
Now it’s another topic that is completely off the table to discuss. This list seems to be getting longer and longer.