Crazy Or Mad About Stars

chongwah · **Crazy Or Mad About Stars -** 08-20-2003, 10:28 PM

DO YOU WORSHIP YOUR CELEBRITIES, MEMBERS PLEASE READ ON."CELEBRITY WORSHIP SYNDROME" IS A SYMPTOM WHERE FACINATION IN THE LIVES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS CAN TURN INTO A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ADDICTION, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH. RESEARCHERS FROM DEVRY UNIVERSITY IN FLORIDA AND THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN THEIR STUDIES FOUND THAT INSTEAD OF HARMLESS FUN, SOME CELEBRITY DEVOTEES BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE FASCINATED WITH THEIR IDOL.iN ADDITION, CELEBRITY FANS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND SOCIAL DYSFUNCTION THAN NON-WORSHIPPERS. THEY INTERVIEWED MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR PERSONALITY AND INTEREST IN CELEBRITIES. AND THEIR RESPONSES HAVE CAST DOUBT ON THE CONVETIONAL VIEW THAT CELEBRITY WORSHIP IS CATEGORISED INTO PATHOLOGICAL AND NON-PATHOLOGICAL CASES--------------IN OTHER WORDS, HARMLESS FUN AND OBSESSION.ABOUT 20% OF RESPONDENTS CLOSELY FOLLOWED CELEBS IN THE MEDIA FOR "ENTERTAINMENT-SOCIAL" REASONS, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT. THEY TEND TO BE EXTROVERTS: SOCIAL, LIVELY, ACTIVE AND ADVENTUROUS.AND THE NEXT STAGE, AFFECTING ABOUT 10%, IS WHEN THE DEVOTEE DEVELOPES AN "INTENSE-PERSONAL" ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE IDOL, SUCH AS THE BELIEF THAT HE OR SHE HAS A SPECIAL BOND WITH THE STAR.AT THIS POINT, CELEBRITY WORSHIP BECOMES AN ADDICTION. THOSE IN THIS CATEGORY ARE OFTEN NEUROTIC, TENSE EMOTIONAL AND MOODY. AT IT'S MOST INTENSE, CELEBRITY WORSHIP IS "BODERLINE-PATHOLOGICAL", A CONDITION FOUND IN 1% OF THE INTERVIEWEES. THESE INCLUDE CELEBRITY STALKERS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO HURT THEMSELVES OR OTHERS IN THE NAME OF THEIR IDOL.THEY CORRELATE WITH SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOSIS, SUCH AS IMPULSIVE, ANTISOCIAL AND EGOCENTRIC BEHAVIOUR.THE RESEARCHERS SAID THAT JUST WORSHIPPING A CELEBRITY DOES NOT MAKE A PERSON DYSFUNCTIONAL, BUT IT DOES PUT THE PERSON AT RISK OF BECOMING ONE.SO MEMBERS, WHCIH CATEGORY DO YOU BELONG TO. PLEASE GIVE YOUR VIEWS. A LITTLE FEED-BACK PLEASE.

**Jamis** · 08-20-2003, 11:49 PM

I dont really care about any celebreties lives they are only hear for my entertainment., but you should keep an eye out for that guy with the J-Lo avatar, I picture is worth a thousand words or in his case it warrents a restraining order.

**Ben Turpin** · 08-21-2003, 01:57 AM

hey

She was only too happy to pose for this pic... nothing whatsoever to do with the loaded gun just outta the picture

Toelover · 08-21-2003, 02:22 AM

Lol ....

mpfff ... I thought Angelina Jolie would be pleased with the frozen semen I sent her .... I was rather surprised to be accused of stalking ...

And the worst thing ... she threw it away ... the heartless bitch .... but i still love her ... working on a new package ...

damn .... i really have to stop drinking ....

dgsmith277 · 09-19-2003, 05:03 AM

I think that most people who like there entertainment, be it movies ,TV ,sporting events or concerts, etc. Have a healthy affection for celebrities. I think when your young you have a stronger affection for celebrities I know I did.

dirk_deagler · 09-19-2003, 10:15 AM

	Quote:
	Originally posted by Ben Turpin hey She was only too happy to pose for this pic... nothing whatsoever to do with the loaded gun just outta the picture

Does this mean that Ben is the gentleman standing directly to J-Lo's right? I always assumed that was some fashion model from Milan.

Toelover: TMI= Too Much Information

DeadByDawn · 09-22-2003, 06:04 PM

My mom was addicted to Entertainment Tonight so I grew up with all that celebrity crap. I hate celebrities now and I get sick when I hear how people have treated the whole kutcher/moore or affleck/lopez things. As the old saying goes "Just ignore them and they will go away".

dirk_deagler · 09-23-2003, 12:37 AM

BTW, this year up at my school I had the pleasure of "meeting" Kevin Spacey, Zach Galifianakis, and Cody Pickett (If you don't know the latter two, just look google them).

Anyone else know any famous people???