Who are you when no one is watching?

A false self is built to comply with social expectations and gain approval while the true self remains hidden (Photo: iStock)

The question of who you are when no one is watching is one of the most profound inquiries even in modern psychology. For many of us, there is a comfortable alignment between our public actions and our private thoughts.

However, a significant number of people live with a deep sense of identity confusion characterised by a sharp divide between the proper behaviour they display in social or professional settings and the unhealthy traits they exhibit behind closed doors.