10-25-2012, 11:50 PM
No one ever said protecting yourself was easy, just smart and right. Trust me I've been there and had to a lot more uncomfortable things to protect myself. No it isn't always easy and, sometimes it feels downright rotten when you do it, but, better that than the alternative.
I also suspect not all of what you are feeling is because you spoke up. Some of that is likely you feeling violated by what he did and, that is a horrible feeling. Just remind yourself that you never asked him to do that and, did nothing to indicate you wanted his attention, you only tried to be a friend, tried to do a good thing, he's the one that tried to pervert your efforts.
I also suspect not all of what you are feeling is because you spoke up. Some of that is likely you feeling violated by what he did and, that is a horrible feeling. Just remind yourself that you never asked him to do that and, did nothing to indicate you wanted his attention, you only tried to be a friend, tried to do a good thing, he's the one that tried to pervert your efforts.