Chinese sports fans suffering 'Olympic syndrome'

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

BEIJING (AFP) — Feelings of loss, worrying about work and generally feeling sluggish? Call it the Olympic Syndrome.

Many Chinese sports fans are suffering after spending much of August in front of their television sets watching the Beijing Olympics, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

It cited experts as saying that, since the Games ended on Sunday, many viewers were "feeling lost and prone to whining."

Lin Ye, a Shanghai-based psychological consultant, was quoted as saying sports fans were prone to depression after major international sports events, such as the Olympics, come to an end.

"TV viewers and their families shared fun and excitement so that their home atmosphere became better (and) they temporarily forgot about worries...