Hummm, I think my reactions tend to be more muted then the people who have posted here. Back when I first started rping as a teenager, the community I was in had ton of ooc/ic mixups (I'm talking some weird stalking stuff, ooc insults, people actively disliking each other because of stuff their characters had done, people getting jealous oocly when ic romantic partners talked to others oocly etc). While I stayed out of it for the most part, it affected people I knew and my rp with them, leading me to wall myself off from . . .I don't know, close emotional ties with my characters? So while I feel bad (kinda, okay, I'm a bit of a sadist when it comes to my characters) when stuff goes poorly for them, I tend to view it more from a plotting angle (where can we go from here?) then an emotional connection.
I think I tend to get more in the way of adrenaline rushes during rp then anything else, especially when it's a make-it-or-break-it moment (or when a longterm plot reaches its climax, OHMAN that feeling is amazing and euphoric). So, I mean, in that sense if things start getting to the point where they are negatively affecting you irl, I think it's possible to learn how to dampen that reaction or separate yourself from it. It can be a dangerous thing. Of course, I am admittedly biased when it comes to feeling as your character does due to me having dealt with the very worst a rp community has to offer.
I think I tend to get more in the way of adrenaline rushes during rp then anything else, especially when it's a make-it-or-break-it moment (or when a longterm plot reaches its climax, OHMAN that feeling is amazing and euphoric). So, I mean, in that sense if things start getting to the point where they are negatively affecting you irl, I think it's possible to learn how to dampen that reaction or separate yourself from it. It can be a dangerous thing. Of course, I am admittedly biased when it comes to feeling as your character does due to me having dealt with the very worst a rp community has to offer.
