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5 Reasons Narcissists Copy Your Actions
“He’s doing it again,” I vent in a text to my friend. “Why is he like this?!”
I’m at a meeting with my ex, Micah. That’s already stressful enough, but he’s making it worse by copying all my actions. It creeps me out, and I want him to stop.
I get up from the table and grab a pamphlet from the lobby. Micah follows me and grabs the exact same pamphlet even though dozens of others are available.
Maybe it’s just a coincidence. I put my pamphlet back and grab a different one. Micah does the same.
Okay, this is definitely weird, but I’m used to it. Micah always does this whole copy-whatever-Missy-does thing when we’re in public. I should just let it go, but it bothers me because I start questioning myself and trying to defend him.
Like now, for example. Perhaps I’m overreacting and Micah just likes the same pamphlets I like. I decide to let the situation go and head to the receptionist’s desk to chat. While we’re catching up on current events, I absentmindedly grab one of her business cards from the counter.
Micah grabs one too. Ugh, where did he even come from? He’s always lurking behind me somewhere. Our odd game of monkey-see, monkey-do continues until the meeting…
