r/OCDSupport

Hey!

Ever since I can remember tv shows, books and movies affect me very much. Sometimes this is great and it makes for an immersive experience. But I have this thing where I tend to “absorb” the vibe or feel of something I watch, like it bleeds into my life. My husband says it’s normal considering how sensitive I am. And most times I deal with it. But I just started watching Severance (very uncanny, liminal, claustrophobic, to me scary) and I loved it but I noticed I was so deeply connecting to it that I was still “there” when I went to sleep… the moment I closed my eyes I only saw the world from the show, the characters, etc. And with the show being the way it is it scared me, the feeling of the show took over my mind and my bedroom and I barely slept because of the panic I felt. Asking myself: am I normal, am I going crazy, etc etc. I have not yet seen other HSP’s talk about this and would love to know I’m not alone ❤️ I will stop watching the show. And I think I am becoming more sensitive to this “bleeding over” as I’m getting older and maybe I need to accept that. Thanks in advance.