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Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco
When I stopped thinking of football as an essential event, a way of life and a tool to measure character and instead began to see it as nothing more than a passive entertainment that didn't require or even particularly care for my individual participation, my life improved. It was not a smooth transition. I still care a little, but I'm getting better.
Good luck with whichever path you decide to take from here, Mr. Rain Man.
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Yep... I remember being the former in college, even though losses never really impacted my well being beyond a good night's sleep... people here would talk about not taking losses too harshly and I would tell them to
, heh... this stuff is important!
It took me a while to get out of the habit of watching every single game and having the desire to spend hundreds to see big games live, and now it's much closer to simply having something on the TV Sunday afternoons. I've missed or turned off a few shitty games this season and barely watched 2011 or 2012... if it's not even entertaining, there's really no point. The NFL is still a decent product, but mostly not until mid-January.