You are absolutely entitled to distance yourself, both physically and emotionally from those who dismiss your feelings and boundaries, casually bringing up the very things that trigger your trauma. You're not obligated to dissect their intentions and constantly be on edge, even in supposedly safe relations when you've walked on eggshells your entire life while they never make any efforts to reflect on their ignorance. You are not needed to stay with those around whom you never truly feel safe enough to be who you really are. You are totally within your right to walk away when in their conversations, the gain doesn't outweigh the discomfort or when there's actually no gain at all, when all you're doing is tolerating their presence while shrinking yourself. And you don't owe them any explanation why you choose to do that.









