4 ms·
Personally I’ve experienced something like this while reading fiction. The characters are so life-like and endearing in some books that I miss them and feel a l
by cknoxrun 8y ago
Personally I’ve experienced something like this while reading fiction. The characters are so life-like and endearing in some books that I miss them and feel a loneliness temporarily after finishing. So I guess it isn’t just modern media, humans just have a tremendous capacity and need to connect.
- nicolas_t 8y agoSame here, I actually find the effect from reading fiction to be much stronger than any other form of entertainment. After finishing a series of book, I will tend to be subdued, lonely and slightly depressed.