Recently I had a really big social situation, most of the friends I hang around with have started avoiding me, bringing up that it's making them uncomfortable that sometimes I'm "mimicking" or acting similar to them, and that it's like they can't be them. Thinking back, I kind of have, but I've done it completely subconciously and unaware. I read up on it and I found out about masking the other day, but I don't know how to prevent it or "unmask" in a sense. I'm so afraid I'm going to lose my friends, and I'm really lonely at the moment.
They noted that sometimes I can copy things from virtual character looks, to tone and even expressions. I'm also slightly worried I don't really have a full sense of who I am as a person because of the masking, and because of how frequent it happens (It kind of seems like I mimic Youtubers and people I like as well). If any other people have any tips, I'd really like to hear them. I'm really struggling right now.