Anonymous 8

Age 25

2024: My breakup with my girlfriend of 3 years

2023: My university graduation and becoming a teacher

2022: Student-teaching and becoming more confident with myself

2021: Reconnecting with an old friend and smoking lots of weed

2020: COVID, Having my first seizure and getting cheated on

2019: Having a short but intense and emotionally abusive relationship

2018: Two of my friends drowning to death and isolating myself

2017: My high school graduation and beginning university

2016: Becoming more open and making new friends that would make me more confident

2015: Getting into my first relationship, although it was a short one.

2014: Being insecure and starving myself on purpose. Being traumatized by my family fighting.

2013: Meeting my first ever online friends, creating friendships that I still have today.

2012: Entering eighth grade, a moment in my life where I was at my most insecure, shaping me to be who I was for a long time.

2011: Meeting a toxic friend that I was friends with for years, having a friendship on and off over the years.

2010: Don't remember

2009: Don't remember

2008: My cousin coming from overseas, a close older brother figure I needed.

2007: Don't remember

2006: Don't remember

2005: Moving to a new house and a better area for me and my family. Going into first grade.

2004: My first family trip overseas

2003: Too young

2002: Too young

2001: Too young

2000: Too young

1999: Too young

1998: Not born

1997: Not born

Additional comments: Reflection is important. I appreciate doing this. Thank you.