I'm too goofy.................?

Question

I act really silly around my family. Deep down though, I'm a serious person. The trouble is that my goofiness, which my family thinks is funny, is something that I don't really want. When I try to act serious, I end up acting overly intense. What do I do so that I can act normal?

Answer 1

aaaah.... how come you wouldn't want to be funny? Well, I like goofy friends. They make me laugh on my lowest days.

Anyway, re your question... You know what you don't have to change anything because that's your normal state. However you should learn how to improve your serious formal side without ending up overly acting, you know just to break away from being goofy because you can't be like that all the time.. Would it interest you to join acting workshops? I mean at least you don't end up over reacting when you wanna be serious or maybe you will be able to know how to control your goofiness.. You can join in your school organizations or much better in real theater/tv acting workshops. There you can make use of your natural talent and at the same time you'll know how to make people take you seriously. :]

Answer 2

I have soomeone really close to me that does that too.  Silence is okay.  Do you tend to act up when things are quiet?  Maybe you sould try being on the quiet side for awhile and practice being neither goofey nor serious but just inbetween.  Add to the conversation just a sentence or so or laugh at someone elses jokes without going to far.  Its just a matter of re-training yourself.  

Answer 3

practice by yourself in front of a mirror and then try it in frond of people.

it might help you to show what you want and what you are.

also did you ever thought that acting goofy might be a way to express your feelings freely? if that's the case you should be more comfortable and try to trust your family so you can act normally in frond of them .:)

Answer 4

Play a sport that makes you more coordinated and serious