Posted by PantherModern at 64-205-217-231.client.dsl.net on April 30, 2004 at 16:35:51:
In Reply to: Are dramatic actors weird? posted by Suplee_Mental on April 30, 2004 at 14:50:13:
It all comes down to this:
"Be careful when you wrestle with monsters, lest you thereby become one. For, if you stare long into the abyss, the abyss also stares into you."
I think a loss of self can happen. I think that a distancing of emotions can lead to an emotionless self that is never sure what to feel. I also think, however, that I went through most of my life (and still do) acting like something I'm not. I'm a VERY shy introvert, and I deal with that by acting like as loud an extrovert as I can. When I demand attention - my hands are shaking and I'm sweating... But that is the way I am.