I've always said, and also believe that bleed-through is something that 'cannot' be stopped in roleplay, in no fashion whatsoever. Our emotions aren't as simple as that we can file them into Out-of-character and In-Character. If what we roleplay invokes emotional responses from us, they 'will' impact us. And it should. Even if someone has such a distant view as seeing roleplay as a 'writing exercise', if it doesn't invoke emotions in you you're not really comitting to it. Think of it this way;
If you can't feel emotionally touched or impacted by your own play, how do you expect others to be?
The trick to it all is to be aware that it is inevitable, even necessary in some parts and still be able to deal and enjoy the various emotions you get from it, without allowing it to impact your realistical portray of the your character as you've envisioned him, or allowing it to be the festering grounds for OOC drama. Up to this day, my fondest memories of Roleplay are those that invoked a degree of fear and misery in me, or sometimes happiness and accomplishment.Â
Or put simply ; Roleplayers play roles, and therein aren't writers solely, they're actors. And every Role, every Character comes with his own emotions, state of mind and so on. The more indepth you get, the blurrier everything gets. For a more profound example ; See the difference between traditional acting and method acting. Method actors often times deliver the most stunning performances, but also suffer form a bleed of their own. Probably the most prominent example of our current age would be Heath Ledger.
So the trick to it all is basically ; Go as deep as you can aslong you're comfortable with the depth of bleed through you allow, and make sure to solely restrict this OOC/IC bleeding/blending to your character. If it does get to you on a personal level, out of that, and stands in danger of coloring your OOC life or OOC actions, take a step back, and sort it out.
If you can't feel emotionally touched or impacted by your own play, how do you expect others to be?
The trick to it all is to be aware that it is inevitable, even necessary in some parts and still be able to deal and enjoy the various emotions you get from it, without allowing it to impact your realistical portray of the your character as you've envisioned him, or allowing it to be the festering grounds for OOC drama. Up to this day, my fondest memories of Roleplay are those that invoked a degree of fear and misery in me, or sometimes happiness and accomplishment.Â
Or put simply ; Roleplayers play roles, and therein aren't writers solely, they're actors. And every Role, every Character comes with his own emotions, state of mind and so on. The more indepth you get, the blurrier everything gets. For a more profound example ; See the difference between traditional acting and method acting. Method actors often times deliver the most stunning performances, but also suffer form a bleed of their own. Probably the most prominent example of our current age would be Heath Ledger.
So the trick to it all is basically ; Go as deep as you can aslong you're comfortable with the depth of bleed through you allow, and make sure to solely restrict this OOC/IC bleeding/blending to your character. If it does get to you on a personal level, out of that, and stands in danger of coloring your OOC life or OOC actions, take a step back, and sort it out.
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