how many times have you found yourself lazily lying around the bed binge watching your favourite show cancelling plans and not getting up before you finish watching all the episodes we now have access to an overdose of marathon watching ahead of us do you do this as well you might be suffering from a mental disorderrecently a 26 year old guy who lost his job tried to use binge watching as his excuse to shut away from the reality pressurized by his family to find a job the man found comfort in constant binge watching before actually approaching the doctor he is currently undergoing treatment at nimhans to help him overcome his addiction doctors at the clinic are addressing his psychological issues through therapy prescribing relaxation exercises and guiding him in his careerdoctors warn that if not controlled technology and digital platforms like these can become a coping mechanism to escape from reality researchers say that the effect of binge watching is as lethal as drug or sex addiction which impairs our mental health in the process toohow does the brain react to thisbinge watching gives us a real high the brain actually experiences this when you watch something like this which makes you engaged and happy dopamine is released in high levels and motivates you to do more not knowing when to stop it becomes difficult to stop as the body becomes used to extreme levels of dopaminewhen we dont know when to stop we are unable to perform our regular tasks correctly or concentrate experiencing a different range of emotions the symptoms are very similar to those experienced by patients suffering from depression and anxietyyes binge watching is as real as anxiety or depression researchers have found cases where peoples addiction has led to a decline in efficiency at work and troubled relationships after gaming addiction binge watching is becoming the new fatal disease to deal withthe problem of marathonviewingthe problem of finishing a series may check off one thing from your list but it is also causing your body clock to go for a toss most binge watchers are active at night and in hopes of completing the marathon people forego sleep without getting adequate sleep you wake up dizzy tired irritated and with a headache this affects their body clock and inadequate sleep leads to headaches not sleeping on time can also lead to heart and respiratory problemstake a break seriously studies have proved that unhealthy obsession like this can lead to obesity and diabetes here are some things you should keep in mind before you sit down to begin your next show marathonget up and flex a few moves before you begin the next episode relax the show is not going anywherekeep a good check at your posture slouching and watching might be the best way to relax and binge watch but not sitting straight can lead to serious spinal troubleeat your food right and mind the calories eating unhealthy especially after dinner can