u/Holiday_Objective478

I can't help but feel like some potential friends or partners put down some distance after I reveal what my N mother has done to me. I get to the point of a friendship or relationship where I try to open up and be vulnerable about my background and the relationship I have with my mother. I am not saying everyone I tried to have a connection with became distant after opening up about this, but the ones who did, RIGHT after I reveal the way I was raised, just... up and leave. The calls stop coming in. The check-in texts slow down. It feels like I am pulling teeth to reignite the connection again after exposing the nature of my childhood.

Has anyone else had this happen to them too? It really hurts.