Has anyone ever found a reflection of themselves in a manga?

This might sound a bit chuunibyou, but I really found a lot of myself in Rei Kiriyama from <i>March Comes in Like a Lion</i>. That sense of loneliness, the self-doubt, the feeling of being out of place with everyone around me... every time I read it, it's like looking into a mirror.<br><br>Later, seeing him slowly find his way out and be surrounded by warm-hearted people, I felt like I could do it too. Manga really does have a healing power sometimes.<br><br>Has anyone else found themselves in a particular character?