I can Feel Myself Changing

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It's causing me panic. Some weird part of my OCD makes me say/ask myself(?) stuff and one of those questions is "Am I happy". To which, when I was playing a game, I realized I didn't want to answer no. No is my usual answer. And that just like sent me down a spiral of stuff to which I noticed that I had done things recently that are very out of character for me. I have a good idea of the person I want to be, and I'm worried that I'm starting to go backwards on the path to becoming that person. Like I'm setting myself up to stuff that I know will be bad. I don't understand why that's happening. But theres also the question, why don't I want to be happy? I do believe that if I'm happy, I'll be incredibly naive, which I don't want. It's happened before. Am I depressed? Am I mental? I've got no idea. Can't find out for sure becuase the parents would make my situations worse. I blame them for this change, as they've forced me to do things I hate, and I think it's leeched something into me. Does anyone else have/had this? Or am I just worried for nothing?

It just sounds like you're starting to dig into a more self-reflective nature. Questioning yourself is a part of obtaining greater understanding. You shouldn't be worried, you've just got some internal struggle that your mind needs to start solving or accepting. Perhaps doing these things you don't like has driven you out of your usual comfort zone. That's okay, it's part of life. You need to learn how to cope so you can find your center during these moments.

I consider happiness to be an ephemeral creature. It darts around and lights up one's mind for a brief period before streaking away again. The question you should ask yourself is, "Am I happy some of the time?"

Depending on the answer, you'll have to work from there.