The whole thing was a good read. I'm sorry you've been through so much, but I'm glad you got to where you did.

For some reason those last few lines... being able to tell your old self your new name. To be able to CALL them by it. That Killed me. I broke into tears. This last year has been full of lots of growth for me too, and I've long fantasized about going back, being able to tell my old self it gets better. This year has felt like a quantum leap forward.

I know you post these for yourself. But please know, they help others too. Thank you, Sierra.

What a year! Holy smokes. Glad you're in a more positive space now, and wishing you the best that it keeps getting better.

I genuinely love reading these every years. It's good to see retrospectives, and I'm glad things are improving (even if it's rocky). Honestly makes me want to start!

Thank you for sharing all this. I am glad they apologized even if it won't fix the damage. You've been through so much and I'm so glad to hear you're coming out from it with a positive outlook.
You're wonderful and Sierra is a beautiful name :)

*hugs*

Oh hey, glad I'm not alone on the "multiple people talking on a stream" thing. Though I wouldn't go as far as to call it sensory overload in my case, it just requires more brain power to keep track of things that I'd like to use.
Anyways, thanks for sharing what feels like such deeply personal stuff. Glad things are going well and hope they continue to do so.