Celebrity Gossip: Good For Your Health

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And now new scientific research finds that celebri-crushes are not only common, but maybe even healthy: A study published last week suggests that the act of celebrity worship may be a boon to some people's self-esteem.


Recent research has even found that celebrity worship can decrease a person's self-esteem because the endless admiration and yearning for a life and lifestyle that are out of reach may end up cementing one's feelings of isolation and inadequacy. Studies conducted in Britain found a range of celebrity worship styles, from harmless adulation to debilitating addiction. Other research has even documented a so-called celebrity worship syndrome, in which the idolatry becomes all-consuming, much in the way that alcohol and drugs can define an addict's life.



There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that the human brain is not well-equipped to distinguish between real, and, as psychologists call them, "parasocial," or imagined relationships.


Does this extend to real or fake parts? Because plastic surgery is becoming harder to spot...but we do our best!