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"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."

It's all good in the hood when someone admires your style but there's nothing more irritating than a copycat. Indeed, "they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," but when it comes to someone infringing on your self-expression, it can feel more like slurred. Does self-esteem affects this habit? Usually, those who are doing this has low self-esteem “Celebrities get copied all the time, that’s one of the traits that makes them valuable,” said Dr. Robi Ludwig a nationally-recognized psychotherapist and author. At first, it's good to hear someone admires you, but how abt' it would come through some point copies how you act and speak? For a friend or colleague copying how you dressed up is something you can accept. Of course, being able to experience these red flags, you could relate.
Imitating positive things from a person to attracts unsuspecting people from their heroism. To ensure that they mirror how you actually move including; motions and gestures. It was not noticeable if you're not aware of someone bearing a sense of individuality that you have. But, what exactly drives a person to copy you, even in this nice way?

Here are some ideas:
Based on the cultures they've grown up often attempt to imitate certain qualities of majority cultures in order to be accepted into society having ethical implications. This simply means they know how to act ethically. They have simply recognized the privilege that comes with being a part of the majority in certain situations. This was not specifically copying you– it’s a way to get out of the system that are not necessarily to be shown.
Copying can also be very negative character trait. Copying your vocabulary and how you explain your own thoughts and ideas. Doing the same careless habits, like how you joke and how you sing musical inflections. Mimicking your sense of style which literally happens to a celebrity(which is a good thing because celebrities set as our inspirations). Stealing your ideas (a competitor.) Also,usually vaunt and a theft of individuality you have. Why would someone do such thing like this? In conformity with psychology there are certain reasons why:

RESENTMENT
When a person envies your life, generally you,they may do everything that they possibly can to reach some modicum of what you have. They think that your success lies from how you hold yourself, how you speak, how you act and how you enjoy the small things that you have. Of course, this won’t work – they cannot copy someone's life achievements by doing exactly what you do.

SELF-ESTEEM
Copying reveals having low self-esteem to no self-esteem, and having an inferiority complex. But if a person has lack of self-esteem, they may try to copy and elevate themselves from the confidence you have. On some situations, this is their way out of being demoted.
"Be careful with your temper, and learn when it’s best to just walk away." Copycat can make you look bad in the situation.

"Copying doesn’t have to be a bad thing." Of course, we've witnessed from different social media platforms, ARTISTS are influencers that set as an inspirations and motivations to reach the goals. On the other hand, one should believe to their unique self and essential traits they have within themselves. You do not have to imitate someone just to feel worthy.
When you know who you are and what you want, you may not try to imitate or copy someone's personality. You should believe that we have our own unique traits that make us different from each other.