I am constantly trying to fight the mental battle of whether a person likes me or not. People can be very fake in today's world and I feel ask though no one is sincere anymore. Thus, I am constantly wondering if the person I thought I was friends with actually likes me. This being said I try to fit in as much as possible and conform to other people's personalities.
I follow what is called normative influence in almost all social aspects of my life. I only realized this the other day when I realized while talking everyone was fidgeting with a pencil, so I picked one up and started fidgeting with it. I had no idea why I started doing this I'm not a fidgety person, and then I realized I wanted to blend in. This kind of sent me on a spiral and I was wondering does everyone conform by following rules? Is no one person truly themselves? This is simply not the case though as some things are social norms or viewed as what is appropriate, so you are simply complying, like when you keep your elbows of the table because it isn't polite.
Here is a link for a deeper explanation of conformity: Conformity | Psychology Today