The Seven Levels of Tension

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The Seven Levels of Tension

Catatonic

When I was acting out catatonic I felt like I was dead even though I

was breathing, I had lost all control of my body. I had no tension all

over my body. If someone tried to lift my arm it would just drop to

the ground. If I was playing a character using this level of tension I

would play someone who was dead, lifeless or was in a coma.

Californian

I felt like I was half asleep, like just woken up in the morning.

While walking around I had no tension in my neck, only a little in my

feet enough to keep me walking. My back was slanted because I only had

a little tension in it. My arms just swayed around. I think this level

is called Californian because California is really laid back, if I was

to choose a character this is how I would play it.

Economic

Economic means only having enough energy in your body, such as having

a short conversation. As I walked around the room I felt very low and

upset. I had no emotion on my face. My arms felt like they had no

feeling in them. Sometimes as you walk around the school early in the

morning, you sometimes see people in economic.

Alert

Alert is the more neutral level. It feels like normal behaviour. Not

too much tension and energy is involved. As I walked around the room I

could have a normal conversation with someone. You are also very

familiar with your surroundings.

Suspense

My character which I created for this level was very upset. I was

showing I was upset in a very over noticeably approach which I usually

wouldn't do in public. I had more than normal tension in my body,

especially in my legs, arm and face.

Passionate

As I walked around the room using this level I felt like I had a

hunger for something. Not sure what that thing was.

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