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ICYMI - A Psychologist on Why Sports Fans Need the Losses Too
A psychologist makes the case that the highs and lows of being a sports fan are not just entertainment, they are doing real work for your mental health. The conversation traces what happens physiologically when a game gets tense, why grief and joy need each other to feel like anything at all, and why losing as a fan might matter just as much as winning.
From there the discussion turns to the line between healthy fandom and something more dangerous, including a direct warning about what sports gambling is doing to people's relationship with the games they love. It closes on a question worth…
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