⁠✯Self Insert Style✯

[Lilyyyy]

Guyss recently I heard found out that those all who self insert have different styles like some project themselves, their oc or as mc. I wanna know how y'all self insert? Personally I do all and also end up detached coz I hv immersion issues I'm working on(⁠•⁠ ⁠▽⁠ ⁠•⁠;⁠)

 

[ninnikuryona]

i project myself onto the heroine if there is a design, so i am her and she is me, but if there isnt a design (like in some otome indies), i just imagine my animefied idealized self next to the men LOL. although if you hide the heroine's portrait and mute her voice (if there is one) and imagine the lis speaking directly to you, this is pretty immersive too! so im happy that there are still options like that in games^^
so i guess that ultimately i combine projection and oc-ing? except the oc is me, but at the same time not a 1:1 copy.. or something(?????)

 

[藍色水珠]

If the female protagonist has a small portrait or character art, I'll check her appearance and personality to see if she matches my preferred type; otherwise, I'll close it if I can.

I only feel a sense of identification with protagonists who share similar personalities, thoughts, and interests. For example, they might have the same hobbies (reading, shopping, working, etc.) or possess a strong sense of justice, not easily yielding, and having their own opinions.

I mostly feel involved when faced with game choices: I make decisions based on my own subjective perspective, rather than on the female protagonist's situation or personality. Even if the ending is unpleasant, I can accept it.

 

[mentaik2]

I think it helps to imagine that you're experiencing the situation yourself instead of trying to match your entire personality to the MC. Choosing the responses you'd actually give and using your name or a nickname can help too. You don't have to relate to every single thing she does to feel involved in the romance! And if you switch between feeling like the MC and watching her story unfold, that's completely fine. You don't have to stay immersed the whole time for it to count.