In sociology, some sociologists argue that people, who become so obsessed with paranormal series and movies, tend to be more supportive to the idea that "anything is possible," and that is a principle that science emphatically rejects. In fact, Television Paranormal effects people believes, attitudes, and behaviors in many ways.
First of all, shows that include paranormal activities cause Paranoia. Paranoid thinking heavily influences people’s psychological states. For example, they may start seeing nightmares and having other sleeping difficulties like Insomnia. They also start getting scared of darkness and seeing visions of ghosts or other supernatural creatures that don’t even exist. People start to act violently toward others and become careless about almost every aspect of their lives. In fact, these harsh attitudes may lead people to commit crimes! Some statistics state that parents have killed their children because they thought they were possessed. Paranormal-obsessed people are also more likely to torture themselves and suicide.
Second of all, paranormal has a great impact on religious beliefs. For example, people start going to Church, believing in the existence of evils and demons, and becoming more religious than before. On the other hand, some people started to doubt their religious beliefs that they don’t believe in faith anymore. People started to do some devilish activities to communicate with demons and other spirits in order to solve their own problems or as a way to destroy other’s lives.
In addition to religious beliefs, paranormal activities also affect the personal image and physical appearance of people. People start to believe that they are themselves supernatural characters. In sociology, these people are categorized under the term “Counterculture, ” which means that their values and beliefs are in opposition to the dominant culture. For example, some people, especially teenagers, declare themselves as vampires, witches, werewolves, and psychics. This is best illustrated in the following videos:
This phenomenon has also impacted the way people dress, talk, walk, sleep, eat, drink, and communicate. It is becoming so dangerous that obsessed people started to have plastic surgeries just to look like a supernatural character.
Therefore, paranormal activity can have a very negative impact on people. In short, the emotional and mental toll can be devastating, but not nearly as devastating as the physical cost can be.
