It's like an irrational fear. Like I still scream when I see a spider even though I know it's not a poisonous one. Or like getting up infront of classmates, imagining that they're all going to hate you in five minutes because of your presentation about a book you all had to read.
But you do...
This has probably been discussed before, but I'd enjoy a bit of advice with it. ^-^
I have a bit of a dilemma. I can write a story or a book just fine with male characters. It feels normal, like they're just interacting.. as one would interact. I understand that essentially humans are the same...
It's fun trying put characters with different cultural backgrounds and ethnicities. On the one hand, y'know, I can learn more about another culture. It's not like I have to be a hundred percent accurate since rping is just for fun. As for the ethnicities part, I just think it's cool to have...
Something I suggest would be wording it different, such as instead of telling them to stop being overdramatic, you can ask if they could tone it down. Ask them to try to make their character's actions a bit more realistic. I'm not sure if any of this could help, but I suggest just bringing it up...