If I label myself a fraud, am I still one? Or am I the most honest person in the room?

For this body of work I had no idea where to start. How can I be the person that knows myself the best, yet I simultaneously am so uncertain of who that person is? It feels as though I am so inside myself with all of my layers and complexities that I can't see that big picture. I was curious to gain this perspective so I asked the people closest to me to describe me in three words.

Strong sense of self, honest, loyal, level-headed, friendly.

Most of their answers I expected, however I started to question them. Am I really all these things or do I just pretend to be? My whole life I've felt this solid sense of security in myself but if that's true then why am I in this position? Am I inherently honest or have I just recognised that honesty is a tool that always works to my advantage? Am I then still an honest person? If I am loyal but only until it no longer serves me, what does that make me? If my actions reflect that of someone who is level-headed then why do I feel like I am also slowly locking a part of myself away? Is it then my actions or my inner conflicts that reflect who I truly am? Lastly, an unexpected one, friendly. How can someone see something in me that I so strongly disagree with? This person who has seen me hurt others as a reflection of my own hurt. Is it my guilt that blocks me from this view of myself? Or, is it the voice in my head that I know proves them wrong?

If I label myself a fraud, am I still one? Or am I the most honest person in the room?