My twin brother and I work in the same industry and people constantly compare us or assume we're interchangeable. When we're at networking events together, I can see him performing this exaggerated version of himself to distinguish us, and I do it too, and afterward we both feel exhausted and fake.
More people experience this than they realize.
Siblings sharing fundamental similarities are performing differentiation in ways that feel inauthentic, trapped between merger and artificial separation.
“Where Are You with Sibling identity dynamics?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.