Those are vastly different circumstances. [For one, you were eight and traumatized?? Or something like that anyway.] Besides, seeing as you've constantly kept him in your mind this whole time, I highly doubt this will be much of an issue—and when all else fails, you have your journal to fall back on.
[He knows how much you've written on it, Sherlock. The written word, at least, is something solid and unchanging. Take it from the guy who studies languages for his thesis.]
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[He knows how much you've written on it, Sherlock. The written word, at least, is something solid and unchanging. Take it from the guy who studies languages for his thesis.]