Is there such a thing as feeling there is no real “you”?

I’m reaching a point of real exhaustion from constantly tuning into other people’s feelings.

It happens with almost everyone — people in my life, strangers, even people on TV. My brain automatically starts imagining how they might feel, what they might need, and how I could make things easier for them. It’s like I’m always emotionally adjusting myself around other people.

I’ve been like this for years, but lately it’s started to feel less like empathy and more like I’ve lost a clear sense of who I actually am. I sometimes feel like I’m just moulding myself to fit whoever I’m with.

When I try to step out of that pattern and just be myself, I feel selfish, uncomfortable, and guilty, and then I go straight back to doing it.

Is this a real thing? Am I just losing it? If it is real, is there any way to was it?