Thank you so much for your post. I think you brought up a lot of fantastic ideas, you sound like a really smart person! I think any mental illness is probably influenced by how we were brought up along with genetics.

I think that self-esteem plays a large role in your identity as well. As well as accomplishments and the way we were raised. I have very poor self-esteem most of the time. I'm great at faking it and pretending like I know what I'm doing, but inside I feel empty and worthless. As far as my identity, I know that I am me, but what makes me any different, worth anything? I don't know what makes up my identity. Is it a feeling? I feel like there is a big hole in my stomach that I have never been able to fill.

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