Healthy responses to your disclosure include:

• Curiosity and not panicking
• Relevant (indicate listening) and respectful questions
• Emotional regulation, they are not over or under reacting

Unhealthy responses might include:

• Minimizing that happened to you (Well, at least you’re healthy now, could be worse)
• Over-caretaking, trying to step in too early into relationship
• Non-responsiveness, avoidance, changing the subject quickly