I’m going to legally change my name.

I have never liked my given name. And my last name…I don’t hate it, it’s part of me and my history. But I will say that a lot of pain and bad memories are associated with it. I was bullied mercilessly for years because of it. It changed me as a person, and being an undiagnosed autistic at the time, had a profound effect on me. I cannot even begin to explain how bad it messed me up.

I’ve been doing a lot of changing lately. It’s had a noticeable positive effect on me. Sometimes, change is good, even for a person who usually loathes change.

I just want to leave my miserable old self in the past where it belongs and start fresh.