Drama defined
If there's gonna be drama, there oughta be masks too!
When people are upset about too much “drama” in their lives, what do they mean? Why don’t they say?
So I brought it up on Facebook, thinking that it doesn’t seem like the same word every time I hear it. And once again, Facebook brought me answers.
Kelly Karius had a wonderful definition she shared with me, and on her behalf, I’ll say you can share it too – if you include her name as author. Fair enough?
- Drama is… making up a back story to get your own way (that is, lying).
- Drama is… affecting other people with your terrible mood (because YOU are more important than THEM).
- Drama is… the creation of situations that make people say WTF! (while YOU watch and smile on the inside).
- Drama is… an over-exaggeration of your own needs in order to get people to jump to it (because YOU are more important than THEM).
- Drama is… a tool that draws attention to you (Because YOU are more important than THEM).
- Drama is… thoughtfully created and re-actively put out into the world. (after all, this play is not for people to watch, but to LIVE).
- Drama is… fluid. A drama that starts as a comedy can quickly become a tragedy, and vice-versa.
- Drama is… something that allows you to protect your real self from everyone, and interrupts your ability to live your best life.
- Drama shows… you don’t know how to get what you need any other way.
Mark Davidson goes on to add
Drama simply means making a situation more dramatic than it actually is. Ever meet someone whose life is a soap opera? Mostly drama is created to draw attention to one’s self. There are people who take the idea that all the world is a stage, literally.
I’ve found that the people who complain about drama are typically the people who create it. Stand back and watch. You’ll see that what I just wrote is true. It’s a universal law.
Kelly and Mark make it clear: any “drama” we experience is more like Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing than anything else. (So now I have to go back and read it again.) 
