Having worked professionally in the area of addiction treatment for many years,it recently occurred to me that the attachment I have to watching Palace, and to a degree,the dependency I have on them for my 'Highs' is in many ways similar to the dependency some people have with some drugs/substances and addictive behaviors.
I look forward in hope and anticipation to Matches and going to Selhurst Pk.That gives me a high.
I get a significant alteration in my mood when we win and conversely when we lose.My mood drops significantly when we lose and lifts when we win.
The lows can last for days.
My addiction to following Palace has lasted since my childhood and I cannot break the habit.Supporting a more successful club,would also be easier for me for travel as I live in West London.Teams such as Chelsea Arsenal Spurs,are all are closer than SP.
Watching Palace is an addictive behavior I cannot break despite knowing it is not good for my Mental health.
Maybe someone should start a support system.PA Palace supporters anonymous for fellow addicts.
By the way,this addiction as lasted since the late 1960's and the days of the great Johhny Byrne.
Any other 'Addicts' out there who's Mental health suffers watching Palace?

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Rocking the Blues since 68.!!

Addiction is very much about 'Denial' of the problem.
So maybe Step One is acknowledging my powerlessness over the issue!!

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The thing is, if you supported a top six side and experienced win after win after win, where then would the highs come from? With drugs the body adjusts and gets used to the same dosage and you need more of the stuff to feel the highs again. The only option is to go cold turkey and start all over again. Watching Palace we (occasionally) get a high from a win and that’s immediately followed by a low, so we are never in the situation of needing a higher dosage. Several months down the line, there might be another win and we experience that almost forgotten high again.

"Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt."
Mark Twain.

Yes, I'm sure that the three you mention, and others in similar fields, do feel a high after they win. However they don't compete as frequently as PL sides play, so there's a longer gap in which they can 'come down' from their highs.

"Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt."
Mark Twain.

This is exactly what I meant when I originally posted this.
The high I got from this result today beats anything I used back in my Rock band days..
I just fear we will blow it against Cardiff wednesday and Ill be back down again,literally Cold Turkeying it.

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Rocking the Blues since 68.!!