We've all been there. You hear about a new show on TV or Netflix and decide to give it a try without thinking too much into it. It isn't until a few episodes in that you realize this "show" is SO much more than that! It almost seems to consume your life and now you're wondering if other people do this too and if your obsession is normal. Well, I sure have, and these are the usual signs that tell me I may be getting too into the world portrayed in my favorite shows.
1. I think, "what would [insert character's name] do" if they were in my situation?
As if somehow the lives of these characters that are made up are at all similar to my life (which is actually real)!
2. I feel like I have experienced all the turmoil right along side the characters.
I cannot begin to count a number of times I have cried over a fictitious couple's breakup or even yelled at the TV when a character got kicked off the show. When the plane crash happened on Grey's Anatomy, I swear I was stuck there in those woods with all of them.
3. I can't go longer than a day without watching an episode.
It can be all that I think of when I'm in class or supposed to be doing things out in the real world. Feeling so connected to that show can make everything else you do feel totally boring or pointless.
4. Those actors/actresses will always be that character in my mind.
I'm sorry Steve Carell, you will always be Michael Scott to me!
5. Once it's over, I honestly don't know what to do.
The only way to heal the pain is by starting a new show that you will most likely get obsessed with. Gilmore girls replaced The Office, The Office replaced Desperate Housewives, and now thankfully Grey's Anatomy is still on!
