Hi Fuzzy,
Really pleased for you that you're starting to realise that/feel that more............of course you were probably
theoretically very aware of it.........including having plenty of people telling you that

but it is
very different from
really realising/feeling/believing it deep down isn't it?

So, yes, really pleased you're starting to realise it!! Because they WERE wrong, you NEVER deserved it!!
But I know as well that that might bring up some real hard to handle feelings

So while you're trying to work through those, just try to focus as well on how special you were
then, how special you are
now, how you
deserve to be treated, and the people around you who actually
do treat you that way including reaching out for support from them (and I
hope that includes us!!

).
Alison