# Journal - From Active Attack to Residual Catastrophe ## Journal entry From approximately 2018 to 2023, I said that I was being attacked. I began writing by hand because, for about a year, I could not reliably use a computer or a phone without it becoming bricked or unusable. In 2023, the active cyberattacks seemed to cease entirely. I no longer described myself as presently under attack. That did not mean that my life, company, devices, accounts, files, projects, or records had returned to normal. I was still holding the residual catastrophe and disorganization created during the preceding years. The attack and the aftermath were different states. The immediate activity appeared to stop, while the work of reconstructing continuity remained. ## Archival context This is a retrospective first-person entry created on August 1, 2026 from Bryant McGill's present clarification. It is not represented as text written in 2023. Its subject is supported by a visible cross-notebook change: earlier records repeatedly operate as incident-response and technical-triage instruments, while later material increasingly emphasizes account recovery, continuity, identity, writing, organization, and retrospective explanation. ## Evidentiary boundary This journal entry preserves Bryant's experience and temporal distinction. It does not independently establish the technical cause of every device failure, the identity of an attacker, or the mechanism by which the active phase ended. ## Related records [[Event - Reported Cessation of Active Cyberattacks]] · [[Post-Attack Reconstruction]] · [[Continuity Engineering]] · [[Index - Journal Entries]]