We all build our identities over time, brick by brick, until they become fortresses. You’re the “responsible one,” the “fun one,” the “career-driven one,” or the “family-first one.” These kinds of identities feel comfortable, familiar, and reassuring. They put you in your place and give a direction and purpose in an ever-changing world. Now, here is the brutal truth: what if the identity that you have built up is a lie?What if who you think you are, this you you have built over the years, is no longer fitting of who you have actually become? What if it’s strangling you, keeping you stuck in a version of yourself that no longer serves you?

Maybe it’s time to burn it all down.

The Comfort of a False Identity

Your identity starts off being real, molded from the right experiences, interests, and aspirations. But as time progresses, it will be wrapped in expectations-your own, societal, and those of the people closest to you. It stops being genuine to your representation of oneself and just becomes a mask worn for others’ needs or to fit into roles you feel trapped in.Haven’t you ever had the feeling that you were just acting out some sort of role in your life — that the person whom you show to the…