A warning to all people who know me: my identity has been stolen. Be careful when you see “PC” because you need to determine who you are actually talking to.
My identity has been stolen by an impostor, and the impostor is well-liked and very crafty. He will do all that he can to make you believe he is the real PC, but not be fooled. The impostor looks a lot like me, but he acts and reacts differently than I do. So be on the look out for a guy who looks just like me but may act or react in any variety of the following ways.
- has no opinions of his own; simply conforms
- acts “okay” when things are not okay
- lacks emotional honesty
- is over-anxious to impress you when he doesn’t have to
- seems obsessed with getting your affirmation
- will not tell you how he fells about…anything
- acts better than he really is (to impress you)
- speaks very little about his faults or struggles
- demands to be noticed
- will draw identity from achievement
- avoids feeling
- overly-passive
- not creative (lacks creativity that I have)
- intimidated
He may surface from time to time from hiding. If you notice this man, please report him to the proper authority. If you should come into contact with the impostor, please contact his Father (whose name is Abba) and be gentle and loving. He is harmless to most everyone but his true self, me.
Has your identity been stolen by an imposter? What should I keep an eye out for?
Just wanted to come to your site and say….I appreciate the conversation, I appreciate the understanding of brothers…and I appreciate this post. I use to have a site called learntofollow.com, I would write wonderful blogs that were deep and insightful and always had Christ at the center and His Beloved Church in her right place (so I told myself anyway). Then one day I realized that a man, not very different than the man you describe here started writing on my blog site. He actually became the predominant author.
So after 4 years of blogging….I gave it up, so I could re-find myself. So now I just read other’s blogs and occasionally that guy still tries to show up in my responses, but I do my best to leave myself open to Christ in me…so that he is kept at bay.
Thanks again for the convo on Justin’s blog and thanks again for this post.
No worries at all! I love the conversation. Thanks again for reading.
My brother-in-law lost over $100,000 due to identity theft. This is serious stuff. He will never regain that money.