basically what i have been wondering is if you hide things, such as secrets, from people, who have you become? i have many secrets that i do not share with others. but by hiding those things i feel that there is now a false image of who i am. due to my lack of trust for others i do not allow anybody to know anything about me that could one day used to hurt me. so what i'm asking is...is one's identity what everyone else sees that one as? or the person the secrets guard?

i hope i have clarified my last post up a bit for you all.