(04-14-2014, 08:44 AM)Kimikimi Wrote: Hi I am Kimikimi, you might remember me from the Getting Married post.
I wanna talk to you about something that has happened to me.
I have been Role playing a lot and well if my character is meant to be sad or upset, I get upset or sad in real life.
Now I am wondering, my characters RP seems to be changing around her, and it is effecting me as the player.
I have set path I have for her, but detours have come up and left her feeling depressed. This is also making me feel depressed.
So has anyone else felt this way about their character or another character, do we all experience these feelings?
I've talked to a friend about this once. He felt attached to his characters in the same way. IMHO it is very normal.
Think of characters from a TV show, movie, anime and/or book that you've gotten attached to. Maybe shed tears when something tragic happened to them? Felt happy when something good happened to them? RP is no different.
Actually, I think RP can effect us more deeply because we, as players, are part of the interaction. Our characters are our creations. They are our works of art. It is normal to feel attached, and having your emotion in sync with your character's usually helps intensify the RP.
On the other hand, it is no fun being depressed. If you are feeling heavily depressed about your character, here's my advice.
Retcon. If it is a serious enough problem, retcon the character. You'd be surprised what you could change without effecting anyone else.
Play an alt. RP on an alt will allow you to weave another story, and take your mind off the other character for a time.
Take a break from RP. Maybe take a day to do something else. Watch a movie, read a book, talk OOCly with some friends, wildlife photography, skydiving, ect. Just take some time to clear your head.
If you don't want to pull yourself away from the game, do some dungeons, work on crafting, do OOC stuff.
