If it makes you feel any better I'm kind of the same way. I'm actually not a big sports fan, but I have a team I watch and follow very passionately, which makes it even more intense because they are the only team I follow. It has been a lifelong tradition for me. I haven't missed a game in years. I have found myself going through those same emotions. When they win it puts me in a really good mood, but when they lose I get really depressed. In recent years, they've also underachieved a lot, so it has been mostly disappointing. However, I still really enjoy watching them play for some reason. It gives you something to look forward to.
I understand many of us can be fanatics of a team but it's when it clouds our greater judgment that it can be hard. It's often really hard supporting a team that just can't get it together.
What strikes me is the effect it has on one's mood or day and the fact it's more normal than I expected. That is what I'd really want to look at. What drives rational people to such emotional lengths and irrational beliefs? It's a really tough situation to be in.
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If it makes you feel any better I'm kind of the same way. I'm actually not a big sports fan, but I have a team I watch and follow very passionately, which makes it even more intense because they are the only team I follow. It has been a lifelong tradition for me. I haven't missed a game in years. I have found myself going through those same emotions. When they win it puts me in a really good mood, but when they lose I get really depressed. In recent years, they've also underachieved a lot, so it has been mostly disappointing. However, I still really enjoy watching them play for some reason. It gives you something to look forward to.
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Thanks for the reply!
I understand many of us can be fanatics of a team but it's when it clouds our greater judgment that it can be hard. It's often really hard supporting a team that just can't get it together.
What strikes me is the effect it has on one's mood or day and the fact it's more normal than I expected. That is what I'd really want to look at. What drives rational people to such emotional lengths and irrational beliefs? It's a really tough situation to be in.