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What are your guy’s opinions on parasocial relationship?
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?
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
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
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
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
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
Things become unhealthy when it goes out of hand or if it has a negative impact to one's life. I had this obsession or something like that with kpop groups before particularly bts and just watching their vids online and listening to all of their musics gave me some sort of pleasant feeling where I temporarily forgot all the stress and anxiety befor...... reply
