Jung's concept of the persona explains something interesting:
The more attached you become to the image people have of you, the harder it can become to discover who you are without it.
There’s an easy cure for this and it’s called medieval peasant-maxxing. You need to be building fires and playing festive carols. You need to be taking long walks, learning crafts and listening to stories read aloud. You need to be loading up on cheese and breads and pies.