Yourself.

As a child, I was taught not to be an inconvenience. Mistakes are not learning lessons or data to refer to. They are direct attacks, proving you're not good enough.

Some lash out in anger or withdraw. I suppressed myself and morphed into what situations wanted me to be. It was a gift in my eyes. Was... Because the funny thing about hiding your true self is that you lose that part. They become foreign to you. So you become what every situation wants. Every praise is reinforcement that you're doing the right thing, living life the "right way."

But life has a funny way of teaching you lessons... One day, you're forced to confront the question, "Who am I?" It's sad because all your answers are surface-level. Then, when you reflect, you finally understand who you lost a long time ago being a chameleon... yourself.