Acting class to battle avpd

by **Parador** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:43 pm

ShadowTerra wrote:Same for me. I am dealing with this right now--I can't sleep because I'm ruminating over a presentation I did today. The instructor said it was good, but I could tell from the other students' responses that I didn't get my point across at all. As much as I hate presenting, I wish I could go back in time and do it all again. Stupid 20/20 hindsight. I've learned to manage my anticipatory anxiety for school-related stuff (life-related stuff, not so much), but it's how I deal with the anxiety that comes afterward that makes me crazy. My post-performance anxiety is much, much worse than my anticipatory anxiety. That goes for social interaction as well.

I'm know I'm being very stupid (I should just be happy that the project is over and that I got a good grade) but I can't stop thinking about what I should have done and I have a long day tomorrow so I need to sleep, dammit! It's doubly ridiculous because, like Krang says, I don't hold other people to such rigid standards.

As long as the instructor liked it fine! I would rather have it that way than have the other students like it and the instuctor hate it and give me a bad grade!!

Maybe you could help get over your post-performance anxiety by doing or saying something TOTALLY stupid ON PURPOSE as a form of desensitization. Try it here first! Like tell us how you like to run around your apartment naked squcking and flapping your arms like a chicken or something.

Oh come on!! It's not like diving into an empty pool and hurting youself. It's only your dignity!! Learn to live without it and you'll feel better. That's why they tell actors to do idiotic things in acting class, like when they tell them to be a tree or something. It's because you have to get used to being ridiculous. Remember Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie dressd up as a giant tomato?

by **twistermind** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:36 pm

I already make a fool of myself without the necessity of dressing up as a tomato, my friend.
I can´t. I liked to do it but I can´t.

by **m1norityofone984** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:50 am

I'm thinking about trying this in the spring. Are there any particular type of acting classes (i.e. improv versus general intro, etc.) that seem to translate better into IRL situations?

by **ShadowTerra** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:20 pm

My hunch says try improv! I think a lot of intro classes involve some improv nowadays but overall, improv is best because it forces you to deal with being thrown into totally absurd situations.

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