Hit 200 episodes of The Office in 3 weeks and that scared me

I just looked at my streaming history and realized I watched 200 episodes of The Office in 21 days. That's like 9-10 episodes a day just zoning out while I ate or did dishes. My girlfriend pointed out I was quoting the show more than I was talking to her. Anyone else hit a crazy episode count and have to step back or am I overthinking this?

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the_drew17d ago

Oh man, 9-10 episodes a day is honestly impressive (in a terrifying way, haha). I hit 150 episodes of How I Met Your Mother once during a rough semester and started ending my sentences with "lawyered" unironically. My roommate had to stage an intervention when I started narrating our grocery trips like I was Ted Mosby. The scary part is how passive it becomes, like suddenly you're three seasons deep and can't remember what you talked about at dinner. I don't think you're overthinking it, your brain just found a comfort zone and ran with it. That said, I'd maybe set a "no Office while eating with the girlfriend" rule if she's quoting your quotes back to you.

the_sam16d ago

Read somewhere that binge watching messes with your dopamine receptors the same way gambling does. Makes sense when you think about how hard it is to stop once you start. That "no Office while eating with the girlfriend" rule is a good call, might have to steal that idea for my own situation.