“… A person without a sense of identity can … feel a disconnect from who they have been, and/or no sense as to who they will become next.
YOU CHANGE WITH YOUR ENVIRONMENT.
… It’s as if you are more formed by your environment than your own choices and personality.
RELATIONSHIPS MOULD YOU.
Likely the sort who feels bereft without a relationship, when you do get into one?
You change your hobbies. …
… You will convince yourself that what they like is what you really like.
… And if your partner doesn’t like things you’ll give them up. …
… It’s easier to be what they want than admit to your identity crisis.
YOU OFTEN HAVE … SHIFTS IN YOUR OPINION.
… Whether you realise it or not, you will be changing your opinion to please others and find acceptance. …
YOU DON’T LIKE BEING ASKED ABOUT YOURSELF.
It makes you uncomfortable when people ask too many questions about yourself. …
YOUR IDENTITY CRISIS MEANS YOU GET BORED EASILY.
At the heart of not having an identity is often a restlessness. …
… The truth is that as much as you want to know who you are, there is a fear of knowing, too.
YOUR RELATIONSHIPS DON’T RUN DEEP.
If you aren’t sure who you are, you can have a fear that others will find out that you are actually nothing much, and then not like you. …
[&…] DEEP DOWN, YOU DON’T TRUST YOURSELF.”
source: https://www.harleytherapy.co.uk/counselling/who-am-i-identity-crisis.htm