Could the following be a definition of drama?
Drama - an act when one expresses themselves by expanding an illusion to obtain a goal of someone
understanding a situation.
TY in advance.
suz
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Instead of gaining understanding, drama serves to obsfucate a situation by manipulating a person's emotions.
Hmm, in this world.
It's beautiful when we attract like minded individuals .
The ones that seek " No drama" and a great experience.
That's the last thing our potential dates need! Is drama!
Main reason I enjoy my married men.
They don't need "Drama"
Love being discreet. For both our sake.
The ladies must understand that quality men can see drama a mile away
specialy, the ones that dont need it.
They seek someone confident, stable and to have a good time.
Their not looking to hear a providers drama.
There here to get away from day to day situation.
Im glad to attract like minded men. That visit my city during business meetings or seminars etc.
As far as, drama queens, they dont stay on TER long.
mem are great at sharing the bad ones. hehehe.
I hope I made my point. Typing on a phone.
Good night everyone.
Besos
V
Drama - an act when one expresses themselves by expanding an illusion to obtain a goal of someone
understanding a situation.
TY in advance.
suz
-- Modified on 4/10/2015 12:41:57 PM
I view drama eliciting hurtful or frightening feelings in another, then confusing the intensity of what they feel as the depth of the connection between them. Much the same thing.
Some people have trouble distinguishing between strong reactions of fear or repulsion with intense sexual attraction. Or they confuse their anger with someone as knowing the person very intimately. This, IMO, is a factor in why battered women frequently return to men who physically mistreat them.
Drama - an act when one expresses themselves by expanding an illusion to obtain a goal of someone
understanding a situation.
TY in advance.
suz
-- Modified on 4/10/2015 12:41:57 PM
…or intensifies it and it’ not necessarily a wrong or manipulation, particularly when injustice has been committed by a perpetrator towards a victim who also reacts badly or hysterically towards the criminal and situation. Never-the-less, it is usually uncomfortable to be around an over-the-top reaction full of anger and fear.
On the other hand, it is quite different with drama queens and drama kings that use it to look for attention and/or sympathy that sometimes places blame and manipulate (at least those who are not aware), which leads to guilt and shame in others.
But the question is can drama also be fun and exciting? It certainly does make great in movies and literature as in fight or flight and the possible adrenaline rush that the viewer get from it. In living life, I suppose it can make one feel truly alive by coming out unscathed or uncaught in an unpredictable, nail-biting, edge-of-the-seat by the seat-of-the-pants moment when the outcome is uncertain? Then there’s the thrill and then calm, after (not before) the storm—Wow! Did I dodge a bullet or what?! Phew!
Okay, my ramblings and muse on the subject of drama without looking at any definitions—yet I agree— it’s all in the interpretation
I think that your definition applies to the use of drama rather than drama itself. In my opinion, drama by itself is not necessarily a bad thing. It can be quite entertaining. The example cited in the OP could be educational, entertaining or manipulative depending upon context.
Drama must have protagonist(s) and antagonist(s) and it must be presented to an audience. If there is no conflict, there is no drama. If there is no audience, there is no drama.
In terms of "the hobby", drama can be manipulative, educational or simply entertaining depending upon the context. As an example of manipulative drama in the hobby, a tale of woe (imaginary or not) can be used for a provider to ask for money from a client outside of their professional relationship. The classic is "come bail me out". As an entertaining example in the hobby, any decent role play must have a dramatic element; the naughty schoolgirl must have done something to deserve being sent to the principal
Drama must have protagonist(s) and antagonist(s) and it must be presented to an audience. If there is no conflict, there is no drama. If there is no audience, there is no drama.
In terms of "the hobby", drama can be manipulative, educational or simply entertaining depending upon the context. As an example of manipulative drama in the hobby, a tale of woe (imaginary or not) can be used for a provider to ask for money from a client outside of their professional relationship. The classic is "come bail me out". As an entertaining example in the hobby, any decent role play must have a dramatic element; the naughty schoolgirl must have done something to deserve being sent to the principal.
Good one! In the "Psychological" point of view,
Drama queen implies it’s a girly thing. It’s not. Males and females alike are equally capable of requiring way more energy than a relationship with them is worth.
Drama, being a close kin to high maintenance, may manifest itself in behaviors that look different across the continuum of masculinity to femininity, but make no mistake, drama kings are every bit as real as drama queens. So for the purposes of this piece, we’ll be talking, “drama persons.” From there the issue is, what do you do with such people????
Perhaps nothing. But it is a conscious, deliberate and strategic nothing that nets the most impact.
Drama is a symptom*a symptom of childhood. If you participate—on any level—you feed a monster who is trapped in a time warp, but escapes every so often. That monster is determined to suck you into his or her own personal, self-esteem issues (a.k.a. drama) that were never resolved. It is an ego-gone-wild, trying to right some wrong that you need to see contextually with its origins rooted in the past.
Drama persons thrive on attention! Hello!!! because they learned to feel invisible and unimportant. This is where the drama comes from. They are merely trying to convince themselves, by trying to convince you, that they matter. They are blind to the feelings of others and have failed to develop the coping skills necessary for an adult life. Call it arrested development, call it a failure to grow up and evolve, but underneath it all they have yet to outgrow (or dispel) whatever negative feelings they learned to believe about themselves. The sad part is that if their behavior weren’t such a turnoff, there would be plenty of reason to have compassion for them, which ironically is what they really need to heal their wounds and move one.