We now live in a world where there are too many good TV shows and too little time to watch them all. So many, in fact, that you may consider Netflix to be your best friend (or at least in your top two). Ohio State University released a study that found that you can in fact “lose yourself” in one of your favorite TV show characters to the point where it affects your behavior. This study forces us to wonder if watching so much TV actually changes us into our favorite characters? If you are concerned about the safety of your identity, read on for some telltale signs that you may be turning into your favorite character (which is maybe not all bad).
Olivia Pope (Scandal): It starts out slowly. Your wardrobe becomes more and more sophisticated until you start wearing full on pantsuits to class. Then, the speed of your voice starts to increase rapidly. Your professors ask you to repeat what you say every time you participate in class, but you have no time for that. Wine and popcorn become your two main food groups. You seem to be so incredibly confident and all-knowing that your friends start coming to you to help fix their mistakes. Complete strangers hear of your amazing scandal-fixing abilities and start coming to you for help, as well. Pretty soon you have connections all over the school to assist you in fixing your “clients’” problems. When you start calling yourself a gladiator and become caught up in the scandals yourself, you may have gone too far.
Schmidt (New Girl): No matter how awkward or insecure you were in the past you suddenly decide to leave that all behind you. You start to develop sophisticated and eclectic tastes. Maybe you even take a cooking class and have a designated pair of moccasins for driving, and driving only. Your newfound confidence and emotional awareness have raised your wit to a whole new level, and you start throwing out clever and borderline douche-y comments left and right. Your friends start to notice and call you out on your shenanigans. Maybe they even charge you for every ridiculous comment you make. Ultimately, however, they keep you because who else will make them a frittata on a Sunday morning?
The Kardashians (Keeping Up with the Kardashians): You start to recognize your killer good looks and incredible fashion sense and decide to flaunt it. No more baseball hats and yoga pants to class; for you, it’s all high fashion. You soon become a wizard with makeup to the point that people mistake you for a celebrity. Pretty soon your trend-setting outfits, incredible looks, and overwhelming presence on social media turn you into an actual celebrity on campus. You start calling each of your friends “doll,” which they find obnoxious yet oddly endearing. Your dreams begin to consist of having a family with names that all start with the same letter, except for the boys because they don’t count. When your designer purses and Instagram account become number one and two on your priority list, the bronzer might be getting to your head.
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