"Losing Yourself" in a fictional character can affect you.

[Rail Tracer]

http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/exptaking.htm

No not in a bad way. It seems, if you get into certain characters, you will often unconsciously take in certain characteristics of that character (if albeit, momentarily.)

While this study was done with books, I can't see why it wouldn't work with other mediums.

 

[Tyrinth]

That happens to me quite often. I've always thought that I tend to act a little bit more like the characters I like. An interesting study.

 

[Wolfie]

Really? I should be way more bad ass by now...

 

[Rail Tracer]

Really? I should be way more bad ass by now...

That is why I said momentarily.

Think about learning the "moral of a story," and then, think of maybe a few days later and the moral that you learned goes away.

For some people, some characters actually get attached for long stretches of time and we unconsciously take in certain characteristics of that character.

 

[Ginkgo]

Oddly, it's an easier thing to be responsible for than the distasteful traits you share with real people.

 

[Coriolis]

For some people, some characters actually get attached for long stretches of time and we unconsciously take in certain characteristics of that character.

I have experienced this, though it was conscious, but not deliberate.

 

[acronach]

no doubts that this exists, havent consciously experienced it though.

 

[EJCC]

Happens to me with movies all the time.

 

[acronach]

random: after reading this thread, had a dream where i was a character from a book im reading XD