Repeated confusion with another person breeds a sense of being haunted by them

Evidence

I felt justified in this pursuit. I have been confused with Other Naomi for so long and so frequently that I have often felt that she was following me. It seemed only right that I should follow her back. — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 30

Categorization

• CANDY: The inversion—‘she was following me… I should follow her back’—is a punchy, shareable line capturing the book’s origin.
• XREF: connects to: A woman in love feels danger constantly because she has alienated her whole being — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1879