How does series cravings work

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Bateman also serves as executive producer and directs the first two episodes. Randy Lennox is President, Bell Media. Press Room. Madison McCloskey. Publicist, Streaming T: Contact. Adam Slinn. A more recent study found that most Netflix members choose to binge-watch their way through a series versus taking their time — finishing an entire season in one week, on average shows that fall in the Sci-Fi, horror and thriller categories are the most likely to be binged. In fact, according to Nielsen , , people watched all nine episodes of season 2 of 'Stranger Things,' on the first day it was released.

Of course, we wouldn't do it if it didn't feel good. In fact, the Netflix survey also found that 73 percent of participants reported positive feelings associated with binge-watching.

But if you spent last weekend watching season two of "Stranger Things" in its entirety, you may have found yourself feeling exhausted by the end of it — and downright depressed that you're out of episodes to watch.

A Netflix survey found that 61 percent of users regularly watch between episodes of a show in one sitting. There are a handful of reasons that binge-watching gives us such a high — and then leaves us emotionally spent on the couch. Here's a look at what happens to our brain when we settle in for a marathon, and how to watch responsibly.

When binge watching your favorite show, your brain is continually producing dopamine, and your body experiences a drug-like high. Watching episode after episode of a show feels good — but why is that?

Renee Carr, Psy. D, a clinical psychologist, says it's due to the chemicals being released in our brain. It is the brain's signal that communicates to the body, 'This feels good. You should keep doing this! You experience a pseudo-addiction to the show because you develop cravings for dopamine. According to Dr. Carr, the process we experience while binge watching is the same one that occurs when a drug or other type of addiction begins.

It can become addicted to any activity or substance that consistently produces dopamine. Your body does not discriminate against pleasure.

Spending so much time immersed in the lives of the characters portrayed on a show is also fueling our binge watching experience. We get drawn into story lines, become attached to characters and truly care about outcomes of conflicts. DeSilva, there are a handful of different forms of character involvement that contribute to the bond we form with the characters, which ultimately make us more likely to binge watch a show in its entirety.

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