5 reasons why watching Bigg Boss is injurious to your mental health

If you watch Bigg Boss or have ever contemplated watching the show, we're here to give you 5 strong reasons why you shouldn't even think about it.

By: Fukres |
November 23, 2017 2:14 pm

Ah, Bigg Boss. People screaming at each other like wild monkeys, humiliating each other for no apparent reason and choosing whom to spill their love on. Quality television at its best, right?

If you watch Bigg Boss (God bless) or have ever contemplated watching the show, we’re here to give you 5 strong reasons why you shouldn’t even think about it. Trust us, we’re your friends. Read on to know why this show is injurious to your mental health:

Sheer stupidity resulting in loss of IQ points

Let us introduce you to the concept of ‘media priming’. This happens when a fictional character has the power to influence a person’s cognitive thinking. In short, when you watch these people do dumb stuff on national television, your brain might make you do dumb things as well. So watching Bigg Boss can make a person with average IQ dumber unless you’re smart enough to draw distinctions between yourself and the characters you see on TV.

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Noise-induced hearing loss

There are 12 people shouting at one other all at once. We wouldn’t be shocked if you come out of your room with less than perfect hearing abilities.

Encouraging unhealthy relationships

From committed/married people indulging in affairs on TV to passive-aggressive men dominating women (the entire Armaan Kohli debacle), this show has aired all the possible variations of absolutely unhealthy relationships. Can we get some wholesome content yo?

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The mental trauma you go through when you gotta explain it to your parents

‘Why are those two inside the same blanket?’ ‘Why is that bald guy behaving like a 2-year-old?’ ‘Why is that lady smacking that guy’s ass?’

Losing friends and tumbling into crippling depression due to isolation

Your friends will legit unfriend you in real life and refuse to be associated with you once you come out clean about watching Bigg Boss. You will have no friends. You will suffer in silence as you ponder about the meaning of life and tumble into an existential crisis with no way out. This will be the end of your sanity as you know it. Is all of this really worth it?

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