Social connections
Binge-watching is responsible for feelings of regret or failure
because people realise it took a lot of their time and it wasn't
productive. The end of a series or a season can also cause
feelings of depression, anxiety or emptiness.
Binge-watching creates a sense of community because people
come together around a show and share their opinion and
understanding of it. Everybody can give his personal viewpoint on
the episode, the series or the season. It enables people to share
their opinion, it can be associated with a social activity.
Health
There are many health benefits to binge-watching. It's a great way
to relax and to relieve stress. The dopamine released in the brain
when watching many episodes in a row creates a feeling of
pleasure and it can be a great way to escape your daily problems.
Binge-watching can cause serious health problems. People who
binge-watch tend to spend hours sitting on their couch, they eat
unhealthy food, they do not exercise enough and it can also affect
the quality of their sleep.
Pleasure
Watching a single episode can be frustrating and there's nothing
like the pleasure of full immersion into the universe of your
favourite show. Moreover, some series have complex storylines
and characters and binge-watching tends to make the plots easier
to follow.
Watching several episodes without interruption kills the pleasure
of anticipation you would get if you stopped after each episode.
The fact that some people are tempted to spoil you is another
cause of stress or fracture within a group of friends or a
community.
As the text suggests, it is written that binge-watching releases dopamine which leads to relaxed and destressed feelings causing a feeling of happiness in the person: "The dopamine released in the brain
when watching many episodes in a row creates a feeling of
pleasure". It is also said that it may relieve the person if they feel depressed or anxious and thus the person will be tempted to watch many episodes in a row to escape the reality and their problems: " It's a great way
to relax and to relieve stress."
even though binge-watching may help relieve stress and anxiety as said before, it can also cause quite a few problems. In fact, it can actually have a big impact on one's health since the person will be sat down on a couch eating probably junk food and thus will not exercise to keep themselves in shape: "spend hours sitting on their couch, they eat
unhealthy food, they do not exercise enough"
Finally, it also has an impact on one's sleeping schedule since binge-watching will keep one awake late at night even though they may need sleep. That happens especially to teenagers who may stay awake to finish the season of their favorite series and thus sleep late and not be rested enough for the incoming day: " it can also affect
the quality of their sleep. "
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