>On some level, it feels weird to be opening up to a new person about this in a way I've never been able to bring myself to with any of the people I already know. I feel like this is the core part I want to address: You need to be able to share this with the people around you. Not being able to _be known_ isn't healthy in the long run, I think. But I suppose we could consider this heads-up mail the start of it. :)