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How To Recover From A Netflix Binge

Although ice cream and tissues make the list, they are highly NOT recommended.

Caroline Saliha Sharza

Jun 07, 2016

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This is not just a college student problem. This is also an adult problem, a high school student problem and maybe even a toddler problem. And it's becoming more and more prevalent as we go through this decade - Netflix binges.

I will not share my longest Netflix binge (which may or may not have meant going through one season of "House" a week) nor will I share how many series I have finished on Netflix (somewhere between six and seven series), nor those I started but were unable to finish as I lost interest (between six and seven, again), but I will share several tips that have helped myself and several friends recover from a Netflix binge.

1. Shoot a message to your friends (or just one) to let them know you are alive.

2. Look at a calendar to see how long it's been since you looked away from your TV.

3. Pick up a good book to read to stimulate your mind after hours of mindless shows.

It doesn't have to be Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace" - "Amelia Bedelia" works just as well.

4. If this is during your school semester, pick up your syllabus to see if you have any looming exams or big projects you should look over.

5. Eat a pint of ice cream to mourn that gut-wrenching series finale.

6. Or try something healthier and go for a walk around campus or the surrounding town to clear your mind.

You can pick up a small thing of ice cream from a local business (Wegmans or Pittsford Dairy, I'm looking at you). That way you get your ice cream AND some physical activity.

7. Meet up with some friends for a "study date" (really just an excuse for everyone to get together and cry, using toilet paper to dry eyes because everyone forgot to bring tissues).

8. Do your laundry because those few minutes walking to a washer or dryer really add up (or you could take your Netflix streaming device with you while you binge).

9. Sit in bed for the next three days recovering from the emotional distress of your series ending and knowing you can never go back and watch any of the episodes without knowing what happens at the end (see number five).

Or finally...

10. Find a new show/movie on Netflix to hold you over before you find your next binge.

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How To Recover From A Netflix Binge

Although ice cream and tissues make the list, they are highly NOT recommended.

1. Shoot a message to your friends (or just one) to let them know you are alive.

2. Look at a calendar to see how long it's been since you looked away from your TV.

3. Pick up a good book to read to stimulate your mind after hours of mindless shows.

4. If this is during your school semester, pick up your syllabus to see if you have any looming exams or big projects you should look over.

5. Eat a pint of ice cream to mourn that gut-wrenching series finale.

6. Or try something healthier and go for a walk around campus or the surrounding town to clear your mind.

7. Meet up with some friends for a "study date" (really just an excuse for everyone to get together and cry, using toilet paper to dry eyes because everyone forgot to bring tissues).

8. Do your laundry because those few minutes walking to a washer or dryer really add up (or you could take your Netflix streaming device with you while you binge).

9. Sit in bed for the next three days recovering from the emotional distress of your series ending and knowing you can never go back and watch any of the episodes without knowing what happens at the end (see number five).

10. Find a new show/movie on Netflix to hold you over before you find your next binge.

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1. Me after every class

2. If you really care about your grades

3. When you get a new homework assignment

4. When people ask what you're going to do after college

5. When you see people who don't study and get good grades

6. We're all broke here

7. FREE FOOD IS FREE FOOD!

8. When it seems like everyone in class is smart - EXCEPT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP PROJECT!!

Other than knowledge and all those important things

How to take stairs.

Caffeine is your friend.

How to study.

Finding free food.

How to take a nap anywhere.

How to appreciate sleep.

How to procrastinate productively.

Surprise: This is not on the syllabus

1. As a freshman, one does get to be called “freshman” by upperclassmen when they walk to parties in a mob of people.

2. Some of the best stories happen after 2 a.m.

3. Upperclassmen live for meal swipes from freshman because they are poor and need free food.

4. People are struggling just as much as you are so you're not alone.

5. You will never take privacy or personal space for granted ever again.

6. You are not the only one who has slept on the community bathroom floor after a night out.

7. Skipping class for Netflix is a valid excuse.

8. It’s totally acceptable to bring a pot of coffee, a sleeping bag and a pillow to the library.

9. Having class with a friend is the best because you can trade off days on who goes to class.

10. When you are a senior, you take the easiest classes to boost your GPA.

11. How to pull an all-nighter.

12. How to handle drunk people.

13. The drunk you does not look out for sober you about 90 percent of the time.

14. How to deal with a hangover.

15. How to interact with people very different from you.

16. The perfect amount to procrastinate on every assignment.

17. How to pass a class without paying for the textbook that was "required."

18. How to calculate your grades to see what you need on every test in order to maintain a passing grade.

19. How to hook-up with someone without getting emotions involved (but we all know that doesn’t happen).

20. How to handle your roommate when you want to strangle them.

21. That you miss your parent’s every day.

22. How to get into a bar when you aren’t 21.

23. How to BS on assignments, out loud and on your resume.

24. That theme parties are the greatest.

25. How to find free events that have free food.

26. That when there are puppies on campus it will be the greatest day of your life.

27. Alarms are necessary and you must set like seven of them in order to wake up in time for class.

28. Greek parties are exactly how they are in movies.

29. Care packages are treated like Christmas presents.

30. The friends you meet in college will become your bridesmaids and groomsmen.

31. That printers only break when you need them the most.

32. Cereal, ramen noodles, Easy Mac and microwavable pancakes can be used for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

33. That classes before 8 a.m. should be illegal.

34. Changing your major is OK.

Don't let the thesaurus-inspired vocabularies in our résumés fool you. We're actually just big kids.

"You should know exactly what career is right for your future by the time you're 18."

"Save all your money."

"Get plenty of sleep and adjust to a regular sleep schedule."

"Make sure to eat healthy, balanced meals. Don't forget those fruits and vegetables."

"Surround yourself with good, moral people."

"Don't do anything stupid."

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