{"id":4059,"date":"2018-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/whats-your-netflix-binge-trying-to-tell-you\/"},"modified":"2020-05-11T20:49:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T20:49:20","slug":"whats-your-netflix-binge-trying-to-tell-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/whats-your-netflix-binge-trying-to-tell-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Your Netflix Binge Trying To Tell You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have you ever wondered what your Netflix binge might be trying to tell you? \u00a0Maybe you have caught yourself binging a TV show and noticed the crumb-covered blanket crater you\u2019ve created on your couch. Or maybe you have told yourself before turning on the TV, \u201cI\u2019ll just watch one or two episodes\u201d Before you know it, hours have gone by and you\u2019ve accomplished nothing. You can learn a lot by gaining a little insight into our behavior.<\/p>\n

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We all\u00a0<\/em>have a default setting. That thing we turn to when we\u2019re:<\/p>\n

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  1. Bored<\/li>\n
  2. Procrastinate, or<\/li>\n
  3. Feel overwhelmed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    TV is a major default for me, and making it to the couch at the end of long day can feel like a small victory.<\/p>\n

    I am a self-proclaimed recovering perfectionist, and it can be a real challenge for me to stop work and let myself relax. On the other hand, I also know that there are times where I have important things to do that I\u2019d rather NOT do. It\u2019s in those moments of resistance when I start to hear the sweet siren song of the couch calling to me, the remote slips into my hand (seemingly by magic), and before I know it I\u2019m three episodes into a show on Netflix.<\/p>\n

    So, the real question is, what\u2019s my Netflix binge trying to tell me?<\/p>\n

    What\u2019s the difference between wanting to relax and unwind, and\/or avoiding life\u2019s responsibilities watching 8 episodes of \u201cThe Great British Bake Show?\u201d \u00a0<\/strong>The answer? The way I FEEL when I do them<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    When I\u2019m watching TV by default, I feel a combination of guilt, tension, lethargy, and even though the TV\u2019s on, my mind is still focused on the 1,000 other things I should\u00a0<\/em>be doing. \u00a0When I\u2019m watching TV as a form of self-care, I\u2019m engaged, uplifted, and connected to the story. \u00a0At face value, there is NOTHING wrong with watching tv, putting the to-do list aside, or resting. The difference is that when I\u2019m mindlessly binging a show out of default (or sometimes in my case – watching the same show 100 times; Friends, The Office,<\/em>etc.), odds are, I\u2019m avoiding something else; an important project, a tough conversation, an unpleasant emotion.<\/p>\n

    A default behavior, like watching TV, offers temporary relief. \u00a0That’s the problem is\u2026 it\u2019s always temporary. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The next time you find yourself lost in a TV binge, take 30 seconds and ask yourself:<\/p>\n

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    1. Am I avoiding something?<\/li>\n
    2. If so, is there anything I can do about it right now?<\/li>\n
    3. If not…carry on! Enjoy your show. Maybe it\u2019s a rainy Sunday afternoon, and you deserve a break.<\/li>\n
    4. If so, is there something small you could do for 10-15 minutes towards addressing what you\u2019re avoiding? (talk to a friend, make a counseling appointment, fold a load of laundry, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Have you ever wondered what your Netflix binge might be trying to tell you? \u00a0Maybe you have caught yourself binging a TV show and noticed the crumb-covered blanket crater you\u2019ve created on your couch. Or maybe you have told yourself before turning on the TV, \u201cI\u2019ll just watch one or two episodes\u201d Before you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":4060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,16,36],"tags":[445,1939,1144,1145,1940,1423,1941,1559,420,584,1942],"class_list":["post-4059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-addiction","category-depression","category-self-help","tag-addiction","tag-addictive-behavior","tag-avoid","tag-avoidance","tag-binge","tag-counseling-indianapolis","tag-netflix","tag-procrastination","tag-recovery","tag-self-improvement","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4061,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4059\/revisions\/4061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healingheartsofindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}