In the theatrical world, whatever isn't classified as "comedy" is termed "drama."
However, in real-life as well as the online world, "drama" has long held a different definition, usually expressed as an over-reaction to an event, i.e., an exaggerated response, often in the negative direction. Those who habitually engage in such responses are referred to as "Drama Llamas" or "Drama Queens."
I have known several such people in my life. One former friend in particular seemed to exhibit such behavior on a regular basis — which is precisely why I refer to her as a "former" friend. Almost every conversation I had with her was peppered by negativity. She would recount, in vivid detail, about her flat tire that morning, how her boss is unbearable, how someone at work said a cross word to her that day, how the cost of her favorite snack had skyrocketed, how the meal she prepared that evening had burned... It seemed like nothing ever went right for the poor girl. And every event she recounted took 20-30 minutes of fast-talking with her New York accent to tell, while no one was able to get a word in, edgewise. There was seldom anything positive that she had to say.
Every time we hung up the phone, or I left her house, I felt exhausted — COMPLETELY drained on a mental, emotional, and spiritual level. Even on days when I had big news, like the day my employer dropped the bombshell that the company was going broke and would be closing its doors, I coudn't mention it to her because of her monopolizing the conversation with her woes.
I have heard of Drama Queens of that sort referred to as "psychic vampires" because they leech emotional energy from those around them. They seem to delight in taking the smallest comment, the smallest gesture, as a grave offense. I am not well-enough versed in either psychology or parapsychology to accertain whether any actual "psychic energy" is transferred from one person to another in some mystical way. However, I am certain that the Drama Queen does, indeed, thrive when he/she sees that others become engrossed/involved in the exaggerated "drama" that is being concocted. And that creates a drainage of emotional energy on the part of the participants, nonetheless.
So, "drama" in the theatre? Yes, that is fine. But "drama" in real-life, or online? No, thanks.
Disclaimer: Sure, none of us live a life where we are happily romping through daisies in a sunlit field every day. We are all subjected to "dramatic" (i.e., non-comedic) events every day. BUT, how we react to them determines whether they are merely a simple non-comedic event or whether they turn into "drama."
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