I know there are some PUAs out there who use their acting experience as a part of sarging. I've been taking up some Improv classes and I'm wondering how you submerge yourself into the character you want to be as opposed to the person you are now. I'm still very shy and self conscious so when I attempt to become a new character I can't help but feel stupid or feel a part of my old self portrayed in my supposed new character. Obviously I'm aiming for a character who is confident/funny/doesn't give a shit about anything, but is there any exercises you guys do in order to BELIEVE you are there person? Do you attempt to model yourself after characters that portray these characteristics?

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"Nothing in this life quite compares to the sweet-terrifying exhilaration of making your move. When you just put it all on the line and go for it."
-Ted, How I Met Your Mother

I know there are actors out there who are also PUAs. Help a bro out!

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"Nothing in this life quite compares to the sweet-terrifying exhilaration of making your move. When you just put it all on the line and go for it."
-Ted, How I Met Your Mother

What exactly do you want to know?

How to become this character you are creating?

Well do it the same way actors perform a specific role. There are many techiques to do this.

One of them which I often use (don't remember the name of it): is too imagine a past experience and project in the present. Say you wanna be really friendly and loving, imagine a past experience where you were like that or did that and project it in the present.

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On the side note when it comes to acting and I will share a train of thoughts which I have been having on the topic:

First you have to realize this.

No matter how many times people say "be yourself". Yourself is always different in different environment, such as you are different with your family comparing to when you are talking to a hot girl, and so on.

Psychologists say on avg a person has more than 10 different personalities.

Why did I just say all this?
Well, by knowing this you can control and activate these personalities on a conscious level, by knowing this, you can CREATE a new personality.

And most importantly you can know that playing another role is NORMAL as you do it every day but on a unconsciousness level and don't even realize it.

I hope that helped, cheers

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V3nu