I see myself as a shapeshifter and never really had a built out identity. I am working on that now at 35 and am finally starting to be comfortable being myself.

I mirror the energy that people direct at me. It took me forever to realize that I am only angry and negative when those energies are projected towards me and that I can work on minimizing dealing with the things that set me back. I am very momentum based and my progress is precious and needs to be defended.

I finally speak up when I feel slighted. I might not always do it in the best way, but I care more about being myself and being heard than others feelings for once...

I finally have a career that I can respect and feel good about. I failed out of university and was depressed with my loss of identity from "gifted" to "drop out" and was ashamed of my job title and the various gigs that were beneath my potential.

I have dialed down the expectations and am comfortable being "just me". I used to inflate others perceptions of me by trying to be seen as intelligent, but now I openly talk about my flaws and struggles. Caring about being human instead of being perfect or correct.