Fear of males anxiety sky high

Many years ago I met a young woman who was very obviously scared of my presence. I later learned she had been raped. I often wonder if she could ever have a normal relationship with a man. Bit we are not all rapists Some of us are very kind snd loving towards women.  Please will you try to accept that  not sll of us men are bad people.

Example. If someone has been bitten badly by a dog, especially if it's more than once, and it's caused lasting trauma then they're likely to have a fear of dogs for life. Asking them to please accept otherwise isn't going to help. They'll never know which dog could suddenly turn.

Not saying that men are like dogs, but hopefully you get where I'm coming from. Most men who feel the need to fly the 'not all men' flag when a woman says she's wary or scared of men are generally nursing a bruised ego. If we know it's not us personally then surely we should be empathising instead of encouraging her to spend time with men in order to 'get over it'.

Example. If someone has been bitten badly by a dog, especially if it's more than once, and it's caused lasting trauma then they're likely to have a fear of dogs for life. Asking them to please accept otherwise isn't going to help. They'll never know which dog could suddenly turn.

Not saying that men are like dogs, but hopefully you get where I'm coming from. Most men who feel the need to fly the 'not all men' flag when a woman says she's wary or scared of men are generally nursing a bruised ego. If we know it's not us personally then surely we should be empathising instead of encouraging her to spend time with men in order to 'get over it'.