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Reddit mentions of Improv Therapy: How to get out of your own way to become a better improviser
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| Release date | March 2014 |
I want to start by saying that I'm worried about you. If you're not a troll, if you're being genuine here, then you have some real problems that are not improv problems.
This is mean but please hear this: You're a jealous person who is deeply insecure. You have a big ego but low self-esteem.
I'm saying this as a person who recognized in himself his need for validation. His desire to be seen as better or funnier and be thought of as the great person he was in his head. And his tendency to lash out in anger at things he didn't like or when he felt he wasn't getting his due share. Get it? This is me I'm talking about. I see these problems in you because I had them. I know what this is like.
These problems are not going to go away until you work on yourself. Maybe it's therapy. Maybe it's quitting improv for a while. Maybe Improv Therapy. Maybe it's meditation—I learned a lot about that and it helped me. I still struggle. Whatever it is, though, it's not an improv issue. You are going to find yourself acting like this in any pursuit you engage in.
I don't want to turn you away because I do want you to be a member of our community. But please take care of yourself. Participate in discussions. Share your experiences about mistakes you made to help other people avoid them. Learn to look outside yourself and have a bit of empathy for your fellow improvisers and human beings. And learn to take a really honest look at yourself. There's something deeper going on that you need to deal with.
Look, emotions are emotions, and we're not always great at controlling them. But we can control how we act upon them. If you feel jealousy, accept that you do, and steer your behavior towards positivity. Tell your friend they did a great job.
If you really, really need validation, then I give it to you. Today and from now on you know at least one person, me, out there validates you and believes in you. You can do improv. We love you and accept you as a member of this club. Now that you're a loved, accepted, validated member, you're free to go do improv without worry.