Have you ever been severely emotionally affected due to writing or acting a character?

[Leyelle]

While I wouldn't say it was 'too much' because it's how I pack emotions into my characters, I do feel all those things when writing my characters pretty frequently. I was actually crying earlier to day as I wrote one of my characters, but I consider it a sort of method acting. I have to be able to feel their emotions to write them well. I've regularly been on the verge of tears writing my female lead Alicia in "Damsel in the Red Dress" because she's been through a lot, and also writing for the male lead, but I think it's what brings the story to life.

[2DLenzy]

I've written a future dire event that got my heart racing, which didn't feel great but looking back it's exactly how the character feels going through said event (won't happen for a while, though). I take it as good insight if I want to know how my audience would react, if they do at all.

I'm also planning on a romance subplot for a character in a future season as well, and let's just say I've been kinda dreamy thinking about it, which isn't like me at all XD.

[ShidoDraws]

Yes, I do feel the emotions my characters feel, even the unlikable characters. Sometimes I'll feel the emotions as I write it or sometimes I feel the emotions after I write it. The rarest time I dream about them and then I write it.

[AmysGames]

I typically empathize very strongly with whatever I'm writing, to the point where I might even experience some of the same physical reactions that my characters are having—tensing up when my character is anxious, etc. There have been times when I was so overwhelmed after writing certain scenes that I needed to take a break afterward, lol.

In spite of this, I don't cry very often while writing, for whatever reason. It has happened a couple of times, one of which being because what I was writing was a little too relatable.

[Kittykir1129]

ALL THE TIME! Last week, I wrote a scene where my current FL (Em from While Waiting to Wake) had a meltdown. She was overwhelmed from a lot of things going on and a long trip. I had a meltdown right next to her. There's something wrong with laughing at your own crying.

[SagaHolmgaard]

Not really at first when I write it, but when it comes time to draw a page or panel where a character is about to make a big mistake or say a really mean thing, I feel that very strongly. Because I know the consequences it'll have so I just go "OH NOO"

[Calculus_Homework]

Ahaha, what a great question to post here! Loving the comments. You guys are great. xD

Yeah. A few times.
But this one time in particular, I didn't think it would make me emotional enough to start crying. I was actually just talking to my partner about a character in the story (my partner is the only other person on earth who knows the whole story.) He asked me some questions about why something happens to them in the way I chose to write it, and I said, "I think I was always trying to save them--" Annnnd the waterworks started. LOL

[Calculus_Homework]

Almost like a secondhand embarrassment for them? xD

[Calculus_Homework]

Bruh. Same. I give myself heart palpitations inadvertently sometimes, and I'm like, "Why can't I breathe right now?"

[ArtGremlin]

My hands actually got so sweaty when I was drawing/writing a character proposing.

[irr11tauthor]

I'm that person who acts out the scenes as each character as I'm writing it to get in their heads and figure out natural dialogue and I have definitely cried, screamed, emoted, raised blood pressure, etc doing this many times.

[morganicfoods]

No. I'm already emotional about everything else. My characters and stories are made up, not worth it.

[SagaHolmgaard]

Yeah that's a good way to describe it xD

[Leyelle]

"Finally" reaching that point where writing the life of my allegedly emotionless lead in "A Dozen morning Glories" is making me emotional. i think that's a good sign lol

[allisoncandraw]

I wouldn't say it's severe. But since my comic is a comedy, I often laugh to myself when I'm writing the scripts laughing at my characters' jokes makes me feel connected to them in a way

[binahwrites]

I still cry whenever I read a certain chapter of Tales of Valor, it really hit me while writing it and reading it

[sophialyn]

Folks. Imma tell you.
Chapter 6, 7, and 10 I may have weld up a few times. The girlies get dark​🫶🏽
I’m only on chapter 4 as for the posting goes atm (which is the first semi serious chapter) but keep a look out. It gets a wee bit sad.

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[skidiggy]

I've had some difficulty in the past while writing scenes of my characters in distress. One of my characters has an emotional meltdown that results in sorrowful tears. Went out for carbs after that one.

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[Animal508]

If there is a scene that I am emotionally affected by, to me that is a sign I am doing something right.

[kyupol]

Just happened to me... writing what I think is the saddest thing I ever written (future scene of AngHell Dela Blackpill). not sure if I will nerf the particular scene or will I let it unfold in its entirety.

Actually made me cry... when in real life, people sometimes wonder if I have emotions.