Do you ever think about how certain things are such important parts of your identity?

My name, my interests, my personality, clothing, cultural background, etc., all help form parts of my identity. Sometimes, I think of what I would be like without these parts of my identity and I come to the conclusion that I wouldn't be able to recognize myself. It made me think about what it must be like for people who have had parts of their identity stripped away from them, and how psychologically damaging that may be.