It’s important that you keep in mind health and hygiene when watching your favorite TV shows. Becoming one with your bed and never emerging from your room isn’t necessarily the healthiest option. These steps will help make sure that your sanity stays intact, and that you don’t start believing that you’re a character from Game of Thrones.
1) Shower regularly. You’d think this one was obvious, but there have been kids so obsessed that they forget that personal hygiene is important. How can you blame them though? After 30 consecutive episodes of Parks and Rec, realities can start to blend together.
2) Get up and stretch. Believe it or not, if you stay immobile for a long period of time, you may actually develop Deep Vein Thrombosis. True, it is unlikely that you will get a stroke from video streaming, but it’s important to take steps in order to assure that you won’t die from extreme laziness either.
3) Inform your friends and family that you are going to be binge watching your favorite show. That way, when they receive 15 texts saying “THEY KILLED HIM!! NOOOO!!!” they will simply know that you are far too into a television show, and not actually watching someone get murdered.
4) Invite a friend to come over and watch with you. It’s a proven fact that watching with your best friends is more fun than watching alone. You never know, your friend’s side comments may actually become your favorite part of Grey’s Anatomy.
5) Turn off Post-Play. (Optional but a good idea) We all know it is because Netflix automatically plays the next episode that you barely passed math, but did you know you actually have the option to turn it off?
Go into Account Settings>My Profile> Playback Options and uncheck the box labeled “Play next episode automatically.”
You may actually save your summer and even be able to spend some time outdoors. Remember, as fun as binge watching can be, it’s important to interact with actual humans. In the process, you may find that your life is just as interesting as any television show.
By Liliana Kilkenny
