You Are Not Who You Think You Are – Here’s Why

May 16th, 2025

By Paul A. Philips

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

I have been told that a frequently googled question is ‘Who am I?’ (‘Who are you?’), and I don’t doubt that it is probably frequently googled throughout the world. So, here’s my take on answering this very pertinent question. Look at this article with the intention of seeing how you can apply it effectively in your life.

First, I’ll start by saying who you are not (not really).

Who you are not is your superficial ego self, the masks you wear. Who you are not (not really) is your age (as the saying goes, age is just a number), position in society, occupation, the culture you belong to, beliefs, financial status, social status, matrimonial status, sexuality, the clothes you wear, the way you talk…

Take away all these things and you still have you!

All these things, of course, have value, but they are just superficial identities (like masks). Putting too much value on any of them may cause breakdowns, high anxiety, pain, trauma or even death if their existence is threatened or lost.

Any great attachments to these things cause one to falsely identify (misidentify) oneself with who they truly really are: If you get the idea that this is who you really are then you’ll never know your true self, its dynamic nature, and how you can have real cause and effect over your life.

You will be forever disempowered and steered by puppeteers for so many things. You will always try to seek approval from others with an overly concerned for being liked. This is just one example.

The same principle applies when it comes to your past. Who you are is not your past. Sure, you have such a thing, but take away this, and you still have you! In other words, does your past own you, or do you own it?

Further, who you really are is not just a physical body with all its biochemical reactions, and when you die, the only thing you’ll be doing is contributing to pushing up daisies through your decaying mass in the soil! No! Reasons will be given further in this article.

The true self, who you really are

Who you are is not merely a human having a conscious experience. In fact, it’s the opposite: You are consciousness having a human experience.

This aspect, in terms of who you really are as a consciousness having out-of-the-body experiences, has been well-documented.

For example, there have been a number of cases where, on the operating table, patients had been recorded and documented as clinically dead: There were no readings of brainwave or heart activity. However, after these near-death experiences, when brought round, these patients recall in some detail things that had happened during their temporary death.

Conscious awareness had persisted, and near-death experiencers report a far richer, broader multidimensional conscious experience than in the body… These startling revelations change everything!

Consider the eye-opening research of Dr. Sam Parnia, M.D., PhD,  and his book “Lucid Dying: The New Science Revolutionizing How We Understand Life and Death.” His research undoubtedly comes from the perspective of the evolution of consciousness.

Historically, and it still continues today, the idea of consciousness flies in the face of many involved in conventional science. Many scientists have been most unwilling to embrace consciousness. They still cling to the age-old idea that we are mere biochemical mechanisms in a mechanistic material universe, as Rupert Sheldrake states in his 10 Untruths About Science.

As more research comes forward from courageous researchers, willing to ignore the potential ridicule in pursuit of their truth, will science and the scientific community finally be willing to drop their dogmas and take conscious seriously in the numbers?

Therefore, who you really are is an eternal consciousness as an expression and focal point aspect of the One: God – All-There-Is. Infinite possibility, infinite knowledge, infinite wisdom, infinite love.

So, what do you chose? Freedom or victimhood; truthfulness or lies; love or fear? It’s up to you by dint of how you relate to your identity. That is, where you are at with your consciousness: your thoughts, feelings, emotions, outlook on life. Your attitude.

Who you really are is your commitments in life. What are you really committed to?

Who you really are is what you stand for in action. What do you stand for?

Who you really are is a creative being. How creative are you? How courageous are you when it comes to living out your creative expressions and taking action? Just how far are you prepared to go when the chips are down or when escaping your comfort zone?

Who you really are is a person of your word. Transformation exists through taking actions and bringing about achievement based on the power of your word: You made things happen because you said so.

Given this, who are you as a resource? How could you be of service to others? What are you doing for the world? Consider who you are as one of a number of collective individuals as a resource for creating a planetary awakening.

The choice is up to you. It’s up to all of us.

When you fully become your true, authentic self as an expression, coming from your inner being, as in the above cases, you become invisible. Who you really are is invisible.

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About the Author:

My blogs, along with the related alternative news website iNewParadigm.com, are about my belief that we can create a world that makes a difference for everyone.

I had graduated in biomedical sciences and worked for a number of years in healthcare. I am now a retiree. My website is slanted on health matters.

However, over the years, I have come to the firm conclusion that practically every subject under the sun needs redefining using more truthful, honest, and integral approaches in theory and practice, hence the website’s name ‘New Paradigm’

From these new approaches, from the ‘imagination of ourselves,’ from our visions… a ‘new era’ in humanity can result!