The Identity Crisis No One Talks About

For the overachiever who keeps rebranding burnout as ambition. Yes you babe.

There was a point in my life, as a former figure skater, where I genuinely believed I was going to join the WNBA.I wore the jersey to school. I had the confidence of a 6’5 power forward and the coordination of a newborn deer. My neck was thicker than my career plan.

I had no business playing basketball and yet, there I was, still trying to chase the feeling of being an “athlete,” even if it meant being the MVP of the bench that led me to a scholarship and a few game winning shots.

That’s what identity loss does to you. It makes you join teams or industries you were never built for…just to feel like you still belong somewhere or see “public fame” as recognition.

Now I look around and see people in the right industry for all the wrong reasons. They didn’t show up because they have something to say. They showed up because they want to be seen.

It’s why people cosplay as creatives.