This is not intended to be a "men trashing" thread at all
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Due to past experiences with men I am starting to have little faith in men.

My Dad who is now dead physically, emotionally, and mildly sexually abused me as a child.

My brother wants nothing to do with me because of my mental illness...etc.

Dates I have had with men have not been a positive experience. They usually just want to be my "special friend".

My male pdoc dumped me this week. Due to a miscommunication and filled my spot.

I spoke with a man from an Internet dating site on the phone he seemed intelligent, kind, humourous.......all until I told him about my mental health. He stopped calling and e-mailing asap.

I have been dumped, abused, misused, treated like crap by so many men that I have lost hope of meeting nice men even if it's just for friendship.

How do I get beyond my negative experiences with men? I have tried really hard to trust men and pretend that I feel ok around them only to get hurt.