i was talking to my friends about my nervousness around men. I told them due to my experiences of assault and other terrible acts i wasn’t comfortable being around groups of me or being alone with someone i didn’t know well. I was told to get over my fears and i tried to explain i never use my fears to attack or not give men a chance. They just keep me safe and so i don’t get assaulted again. After that they just assumed i hated men. These fears just sit in my chest and i get nervous but would never attack or speak because of them, they are just there.
