Olympic fever results in “Olympic Syndrome”

The Olympic fever is not yet over! Believe it or not! The fact of, feelings of failure, stress, worry about work and general lethargy has become quite common among the athletes and the sportspersons and even among the sports enthusiasts. Well the new word that has been coined for it is the “Olympic Syndrome”.

In china itself it has been observed that most of the sports fans are suffering from it. The main reason is, spending much of the time in front of the idiot box, the entire month of august, watching the globe famous Beijing Olympics. This was reported on Wednesday, by the official Xinhua news agency. The experts were seen referring, that the grand event ended on Sunday, most of the viewers were “feeling lost and prone to whining.”

Even the most famous Psychological experts, were quoted saying that, even the sports fanatics and fans were subjected to depression after the end of such a magnanimous event, of the sports. The Xinhua went a step further and said that, “TV viewers and their families shared fun and excitement so that their home atmosphere became better and they temporarily forgot about worries in their work.”
“When the Olympics ended on Sunday, they had to return to normal life and face the worries in their work, but often they were unable to adjust their mood so quickly.” Hence the phenomenon was coined as “Olympic Syndrome”. The students and the office workers were more susceptible to it. Though the Xinhua has not provided any statistical data, explaining the extent of the problem and the numbers of people effected.

Most of the experts opined that getting more rest, equal participation in any other outdoor activities and socializing and making more friends were the best remedies.