do you ever pretend you're a sim?

I've never pretended to be a sim, but in moments where people are pushing my buttons I think to myself, 'How would Danielle respond?'. She has encountered more irritating sims than I could ever count, but she never lets them get to her. She shrugs them off and goes about her day. She is a very chill sim and that's part of what I love so much about her. I call it her 'Dani Chill'. So when people are driving me crazy and I feel myself getting mad, impatient, or some other negative emotion, I just remind myself to find my 'Dani Chill'. She has been such a positive influence and source of happiness and comfort ever since I created her. I had no idea that would be the case, it wasn't in my mind when I sat down with CAS and brought her to 'life'. That's the magic that makes some sims more than just another sim.