Have A Celebrity Crush

Shan 11 06,2021
Not sure if it qualified as a ‘crush’ but the very young me was instantly mesmerized by Angelina Jolie when I first saw her in a movie. Bluntly speaking, no other actors or actresses were able to make me wanna bother searching for their names to remember. The child me felt sad when I asked someone and they said they didn’t think Angelina was ......   reply
11 06,2021
I feel like I’ve seen all the ends of the spectrum. I have a close friend who’s obsessed with Dream smp, to the point where they message some of them, and I just find it really weird. I had a close friend who was very positively impacted by watching Jacksepticeye and Markiplier videos and feels like watching their videos saved him. And just re......   reply
27 05,2021
I saw a thread that calling out someone, for example pyschotic people, about their parasocial relationship with someone do more harm than good. Reality checking can both be helpful and/or harmful, it depends on the person and their boundaries. Here's a link about Psychosis: https://twitter.com/clancyshusband/status/1374127461097562112?s=20   reply
27 05,2021
fuck em. ive seen so many of them go so wrong online like kpop idols, dmsp, etc. its so weird and they get out of hand. i feel a parasocial relationship is only healthy when done in moderation. like they dont go into the persons dms and send weird shit. or create fan fiction/fan art. by weird shit mean it as sexual. people who have their dms needs ......   reply
27 05,2021
Parasocial relationships can be healthy since it can make a person feel less lonely and or provide some sort of happiness to both or one party. I bet most of yall have a parasocial relationship with a famous person to some degree That being said it can turn obsessive and stalker-ish in many ways. But i feel like that's due to other mental health i......   reply
27 05,2021
Oof what? First of all, a parasocial relationship has never been healthy, no one benefits from it and it's not good for the person who engaged in it.   2 reply
27 05,2021
For people confused:
“ Parasocial relationships are one-sided relationships, where one person extends emotional energy, interest and time, and the other party, the persona, is completely unaware of the other’s existence. Parasocial relationships are most common with celebrities, organizations (such as sports teams) or television stars.”
(I would also add youtubers and idols to the lists of personas)

At what point do you think a parasocial relationship become unhealthy?
How do you feel about personas who have their dms open to their fans?
Have you ever had an unhealthy parasocial relationship? What was your wake up call that your obsession was unhealthy?
27 05,2021

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