WEB CHUTNEY

It all starts with curiosity about a show your best friend has been recently obsessed with. You wonder what’s special and decide to check it out. Next thing you know, you have been inside your room with your laptop for 12 hours straight, biting nails over plot twists and coming up with your own theories.

Binge watching is when you get so hooked to a series that you sit there in your room watching all the episodes back-to-back and forget that the world exists.

Here are 25 things that are way too real for binge watchers.

1. It takes over you, slowly.

Bye world. See you in 10 hours. #orphanblack #bingewatching #dontjudgeme

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2. You think, “I’ll watch this one episode.” It’s never one episode. NEVER!

3. You know you have work/school in the morning so you try to hold yourself back and fail. Miserably.

4. It’s like a drug!

5. You want to do nothing else but binge-watch the series.

TRUE. Anime binge-watching is deadly for the eyes #anime #otaku #bingewatching #fangirl #fandoms #sunlight

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6. You want to binge-watch forever.

7. Sleep-deprivation is a common symptom.

8. You keep wanting for more.

9. Also, you hate the “previously on..” part.

10. You think you just need a little more time to finish the season, but it’s never enough.

11. You don’t realise what’s the time of the day…or week.

“What month is this again?”

12. You forget that you have a family.

13. You’re really not the one to wait because the suspense kills you.

14. Your definition of “marathons” differs from “normal” people.

thought of you when saw this, @bj_cobb. #bingewatching

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15. And you connect well with others who are watching/have watched the same series as you.

16. You know what you’d be doing during sick days!

Having a sick day. What choice do I have but to watch TV… ALL DAY LONG #sickday #bingewatching #tea #chibime #stormyweather #quicksketch

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17. Planning your weekends is a piece of cake!

THIS PHOTO BELONGS TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNERS. #weekend #netflix #bingewatching

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18. When you end a series, you don’t know what to do with your life.

19. You get really upset and can’t believe it’s over.

20. Until you find another series to watch.

21. And it starts all over again.

22. You can’t help it.

23. It’s not a habit anymore.

After a hard day of being a dog, Chilli likes to cuddle up in bed and watch Netflix #chillidawg #Netflix #bingewatching #puppylol

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24. It’s a lifestyle.

25. You embrace it.

Binge-watching rules. Just give me another series and I’ll be hooked.