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Mimicry

JT

I've done it for so long now (40 now) that I do it without meaning to. Taking on people's habits, issues, pain...

I just caught myself whistling quietly like my Dad after spending the weekend with him, even though I find it a super annoying behaviour.

How do I stop this!?

Do you mimic those around you without meaning to?

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  • Hi, it’s something I’ve always done, if I was staying in say Scotland, I sort of scan people and after a couple of days I can have an accent that is indistinguishable from a local person. I can see how someone walks, which letters or words they  accentuate or don’t, there mannerisms and even how they breathe. I tend to fix onto people who have a stronger character than me. I suppose it’s how I learnt to just fit in and act like normal people.

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  • Hi, it’s something I’ve always done, if I was staying in say Scotland, I sort of scan people and after a couple of days I can have an accent that is indistinguishable from a local person. I can see how someone walks, which letters or words they  accentuate or don’t, there mannerisms and even how they breathe. I tend to fix onto people who have a stronger character than me. I suppose it’s how I learnt to just fit in and act like normal people.

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