Here I am, two months into my summer vacation, and I have completed one series on Netflix and am half way through another (I know that sounds terrible, but it's not as bad as it seems). For me, deciding what series to watch on Netflix is pretty easy. Why? Well, because I'm the type of person who re-watches the same series over and over again. I know that sounds kind of lame and well, weird, but I promise I have a reason behind it. That reason being one that might even sound a little weird itself, but for me it's totally normal—and that reason is attachment. You're probably really confused, so let me further explain.

I am the type of person who grows extremely attached to people and things very quickly. (Yes, even television shows and fictional characters.) I cannot for the life of me explain why I'm this way, but I am, so I am now a firm believer that this is the reason I don't stray away from the things that I know and love. When I meet someone, I like to believe that we will always be friends, and when I find something new that I love, I like to believe that it will always be there, and that it will never change.

All of these little "rules" that I have for people and things apply for TV shows and their characters as well. I like the idea that a show is never going to end, none of the characters will leave and everything will work out perfectly! I feel this way because in the time that it took for me to watch the series, I developed a strong attachment to everything about it. I learn everything about a character as the show progresses, and I find myself acknowledging them as if they were real people. (So in my world, Patrick Dempsey doesn't actually exist. His name will always be Derek Shepherd.)

Aside from my weird attachment issues, I guess one of the main reasons I find myself watching the same series multiple times is because I like the "shock" factor that comes with it. It never fails that every time I re-watch a series, I find myself just as shocked when something big happens, almost as though I have never seen it before. (I've watched "Grey's Anatomy" six times, and all of those dramatic moments are still just as heartbreaking.) For me, I tend to forget things quickly, so it's really easy for me to watch things multiple times because, odds are, I won't remember it!

I get asked constantly about why I choose to watch the same things over and over again, and when I think about it, these are the reasons I think of. I like being able to watch things multiple times and still be just as surprised when something crazy happens. And more importantly, I like thinking of these shows as if they were real. The doctors on Grey's are actually surgeons, Rachel and Finn are happily married, and Haley and Nathan, well, are still perfect.

So you go, you watch the same thing over and over again because if you're anything like me, you're hoping that one day these shows will magically become real.