Is fanaticism or bias a disease?

IS BEING A SUPPORTER A DISEASE?

What does the word fan mean?

The definition of the word fan is: fan, fanatic, admiration. Again, passion is also expressed with the meanings of being overly fond of, being attached to, being tied to death (die-hard).

Effects: Identification, dedication, self-change, change, overexperience of emotions, extreme demoralization at defeat, tension, overjoying when winning, persistence of these feelings throughout the day

All this excess, I think chemical, even psychological, the need for discharge is understandable, but still, for example, I can't lose myself and accept abusive cheers at all. Especially booing, I'm the most annoying. What I'm annoyed with is that in Russia they say they can handle everything.

When you criticize with good intentions, the reactions are like taking a toy from a child, people are different, but when it comes to advocacy, you get similar reactions from everyone, people leave their natural state aside and take on a different mood. When some of them become fans, it seems to me that they adore the issue or team they are a part of, fanaticism is a different emotional state.

This is such a feeling that a person who was once a team supporter, or rather a person who once declared his favorite team, can no longer change his mind in public, the reason is unknown, maybe he will be criticized, he knows it well. Maybe he can't help himself to switch sides. Whatever it is, it is a fact that the possible reaction of society affects one's self. Fandom is a bit confused with this feeling, which I think is meaningless, and the person hesitates. They say that the arm is broken, the yen stays in it, he knows, the team he supports is not successful enough, but now everyone knows which team he supports, so he still feels obliged to this team, even if he is angry with himself, if someone says something, even if he is angry with his team. He doesn't even hesitate to start a fight when they come over him by making fun of him.

After a while, in this psychology, he loses his ability to think and reason on his own, and adapts to the behavior of his own neighborhood in the society he is a supporter of.

Is It Possible to Be Neutral?

It's not just about keeping a football team, it's like that in everything. Sometimes I wonder if it's a disease or just being a fan.

I do not exclude myself, in some matters I find myself thrown aside, unwittingly. However, if we can get rid of this feeling, we will be able to weigh events more rationally. In these situations, I try to shake myself off immediately.

When I say let's be impartial, I'm not just talking about watching. Just being a spectator seems like another faulty feeling to me. I also wrote about this situation before as inaction.

But right now, our topic is advocacy, what I want to draw attention to is being able to analyze events impartially.

I'm talking about a virtue, actually, it's a virtue, so it's not an easy thing. First of all, you need courtesy. Respect is needed. Understanding is needed. There must be a sense of acceptance. This is how he thinks, it requires a sense of wonder why. And they say fair play requires being fair and having a sense of justice. Have we come to justice again?

In order to feel all these, however, love is needed first. On the contrary, hatred, resentment, envy, jealousy, oppression, greed, opportunism, prejudice, and guilt, being involved in crime are the main emotions that prevent being neutral. If you have these, no matter how hard you try, you cannot be impartial.

How Is Fandom Formed?

I think that being a supporter starts from the family, the attitude of our father, maybe an elder, and the attitude of the fans and their view of events affect us at a young age.

Maybe we are also influenced by our circle of friends in our childhood and youth. I remember the neighborhood fights, I was hit by a stone once, maybe there are still traces of it.

In fact, everyone has a tendency to follow an idol. Following someone on the journey of life until we find ourselves is ingrained in our genetic codes. It's not easy to change.

After all, one way or another, we become fans.

I was a Fenerbahçe fan in my childhood. I don't know how I became a Fenerbahçe fan, I don't remember exactly, I think Fenerbahce became the champion that year, I liked to celebrate with my friends in the neighborhood and celebrate the championship. In our family, some of them are from Beşiktaş, some from Galatasaray. I don't know if there are any Fenerbahce among the elders. Maybe there is, but I was a Fenerbahçe fan. I have even suggested to family members my age or younger, to become Fenerbahce fans.

In Kuleli years, I was tired of being a fan. It's good to be happy in the championship years, but I guess I didn't like when my friends made fun of me when I lost the championship. In the past, I was not that interested in football (except for our national matches!).

Kocaelispor was very successful in those years. It is not known whether it is because I was born in Kandıra or because of the short secondary school years in Izmit, even though I lived in many cities, I feel Izmitian.

I started to say that I am from Kocaelispor. I remember that a middle school friend of mine started to play in the team in those years, I guess that also had an effect on my lack of interest in the team.

At school, I immediately got rid of those vicious arguments. Nobody found Kocaelispor worth discussing, I was relieved. I still follow Kocaelispor from time to time, but I don't even know which group they fall into right now, unfortunately, if there is no money, there is no football. There is no point in being a fan when you realize this fact.

Conclusion:

As I tried to explain in football, I try to be impartial in every matter, I can analyze such events more easily.

It is very nice to be a party to some issues such as loving my country very much, dreaming of a beautiful future together, and to feel the enthusiasm of being a supporter together, but it does not seem right to me to be a blind supporter in all matters. I think it interferes with healthy thinking. Being a fan isn't a disease, maybe, but it's not that harmless.

I recommend it, if you think about it and stop being a supporter, I think it will be good for you too.

That's when you will enjoy analyzing all kinds of conditions and making healthier decisions.

Love and regards from Moscow.