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Originally Posted by Lauxa  There was one study showing that watching a favorite TV show stimulated the same part of the brain as spending time with friends. This could be a good coping mechanism for someone with no friends, or a damaging one if friends are rejected in favor of TV. |
I can totally relate to that. While watching movies, I feel as if everything is perfectly OK. I wish I had as many friends to make me feel as in a movie. Especially when the movie shows people who have many friends, such as in Sex and the City. If I had 3 friends who knew one another and we all went out together consistently, I think it would be heaven. My best friends don't know one another, and the best I can hope for is a one-on-one conversation over a cup of coffee with one of them. They are also very busy (working in jobs they don't like, of course). We rarely meet. I really want to get more, many more friends.
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Originally Posted by Lauxa If you want video that isn't so jumpy and confusing, try the TED talks or Google Tech Talks, these are just watching a presentation and I think would not be at all damaging. |
I also believe "talks" are not damaging. Stand up comedy would be the same, I guess.