I apologize if this comes off as cringy or embarrassing..but I won't name the character or media of which they originate from..but when said media reaches a certain point, a character I find myself really attached to..maybe even love.. I can't bear to see this character suffer and experience pain. I know the character ends up rescued and fine by the end.. But why do I feel sadness and not being able to watch the part of the story where this character is in despair?
Am I just stupid for feeling this way about a character that isn't even a real person?
It's empathy, it's normal. You consider the character a human being so it works. Like me you may be a bit too invested in the media you consume. When it's an issue, I tried to lay back and just think really hard about how it's a production, with an actor, a script, etc, and it reduces the effect