The odd thing of identifying a personality the same as yours. Especially, the bad bits.

An acquaintance of mine has caused me a mild touch of distress of late. Moody, erratic, paranoid and sensitive.
A lot like myself at times.
This person has accused me of having a problem with him on a couple of occasions. I don't have a problem with him. At least, I didn't until all this.
I think his problem with me, though, is that when I'm moody, I wear it like a student activist wears a Che Guevara t-shirt. And I can't easily take it off. So, my guess is that this person has caught me in these moods and taken it them to be directed at him.
I shouldn't have to moderate myself and I shouldn't have to pussy-foot around someone just because they might feel sad.
He, like me, doesn't consider something like this to be anything other than directed at himself. My reaction, though, is to worry, then get over it.
His reaction has been to worry and then accuse.
Have I made sense?
In his accusations he has said he got a vibe from me. (No vibe. never had a problem with him.) And he was getting a sense that a lot of people were being dishonest with him in the way they treated him. (Maybe that is so, but I'm not that manipulative, or patient.)
Am I right in not really wanting to give this person much time now, if all he's going to do is worry that I'm out to get him?
He's basically made it so that I can't be shitty with him unless I want to end our association, and now I'm shitty with him.
Oi.

'transcript of thoughts since first announcing concern vis a vis being a dick in social situations'

I mean, what's the point of being self-deprecating if no-one's gonna pay attention? I know I'm not Woody Allen, but there's gotta be an audience out there somewhere.

Transcript of mental argument vis a vis being a dick in social situations

How did he know where I got the camera from?
Would he have heard from Trev?
I don't think so.
I don't think he communicates with Trev.
Are they all against me?
Everyone's against you. The question is what makes it different this time?
That's crazy talk. You're just drunk and paranoid.
You ask, though.
You want to know.
You keep saying you need to be more assertive.
You know you should stand up for yourself more often.
Stop letting yourself be pushed around.
Just ask.
What's it going to hurt to ask.
Let's go for a piss and think about it a bit more.
This is just sad.
Just ask him, what's it going to hurt.
Hang on, mop up the splashes from the floor.
Try as I might, I can't stop splashing.
That's not your concern right now.
Don't worry about it.
Just go back out there. Sit down. Forget about it.
No. Let's ask.
We have to know.