Do You Watch TV Show Bigg Boss? Be Ready to Increase Unhappiness in Your Life

Damn! Another season of Bigg Boss is airing now. And you are a big fan of this show.

You are excited. New interesting contestants. Hashtags related to Bigg Boss are trending on X (formerly Twitter) and they will keep trending until the show finishes.

I understand that you love watching it. Sure, Bigg Boss is entertaining as per your taste. But have you ever considered that watching the show may be quietly draining your happiness?

Let’s explore how Big Boss may be increasing unhappiness in your life—and you may not be aware of it.

You Watch Constant Conflicts that Breeds Negativity

When you watch Bigg Boss episodes, what do you see?

Contestants engaging in petty arguments over chores. Confronting and abusing each other aggressively. You see the whole house becoming a constant battlefield.

Some people say they watch it for entertainment. But, Bigg Boss is the worst kind of entertainment show. It will affect your mind consciously or subconsciously.

You may think what is the harm in watching such a show? But in reality, you are watching negativity. And the constant exposure to negativity can alter how you handle real-life situations.

Watching so many conflicts normalizes these behaviors. You may become more irritable and prone to react aggressively in your own interactions. Whether you are at work or home.

You are consuming tension so it will affect tension in your life too.

You Watch Social Comparison That Fuels Dissatisfaction

Bigg Boss is using a subtle yet powerful way to impact you, which is called “Social Comparison”.

Have you ever noticed what the contestants of the show generally talk about and show off? They are flaunting their glamorous lifestyles, designer clothes, and fame.

So, as you keep watching the show, you start comparing your life to what is on screen.

You may be influenced in many ways. You may find them more confident than you. You may love their social standing. Or, you may appreciate the material success they have or they show.

When you compare yourself to your favorite contestants, it can spark thoughts like, “Why don’t I have that kind of luck?” or “How come my life isn’t as exciting?”

While comparing, you forget that the TV show Bigg Boss is scripted. There is nothing “REAL” about it. Contestants are paid actors. Every drama in the show is controlled and strategically written.

Makers of the Bigg Boss create an exaggerated environment where they focus on maximum drama and materialism. But still, they can make you feel that your life lacks something, that there is some kind of “emptiness”.

And when you keep comparing yourself with others, you are increasing your “unhappiness”.

You are Exposing Yourself to Emotional Manipulation

Each episode of Bigg Boss is crafted in a way to manipulate you emotionally. They are designed to take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions.

One minute you are laughing on a lighthearted task, the next, you are caught up in the intensity of a heated argument.

When your emotions switch, you may find it entertaining at the moment. But in reality, it can actually leave you feeling mentally and emotionally exhausted afterward.

Have you ever realized how you associate yourself with a contestant in Bigg Boss?

You root for them when they are being unfairly targeted by others. You feel their frustration and hurt, and you feel yourself a part of their journey.

You get angry when your favorite contestant is being manipulated. You feel relief when they win.

But the problem here is, that all that emotional energy you are pouring into Bigg Boss is not leading to any real fulfillment in your own life.

Everyone associated with Bigg Boss—from producers, and contestants to technicians—is earning because of you.

But are you getting anything in return?

Instead of focusing on your career, skills, or life goals, you are investing your time and energy in a show that is not good for your mental and emotional health.

If you keep wasting your emotional energy like this, over time, you will feel drained and less equipped to deal with the real challenges in your own life. It means you will feel more unhappiness.

You are Becoming Desensitize to Toxic Behavior

What you see and hear affects you.

Bigg Boss show is full of arguments, aggression, manipulation, backstabbing, and even bullying. All this is in the name of Entertainment, to create drama, and to boost viewership.

However, repeated exposure to such behaviors can desensitize us to their harmful effects.

Let’s say there is a contestant who constantly mocks others to gain power in the house. Over time, you may begin to accept this behavior as a normal way to deal with conflicts. You may start thinking that this is the way to get ahead in life.

This sends a dangerous message to the viewers. Younger and more impressionable audiences can take it seriously.

You may think that toxic behavior is limited to the screen only. No, they are seeping into your subconscious and may influence how you interact with others.

They are making you desensitize to toxic behavior so you can accept such actions normally.

You are Becoming Addicted to Drama

If you are consuming every episode of the Bigg Boss show, season after season, you are becoming addicted to drama.

But like any other addiction, it comes with a cost—your inner peace, your happiness. In general life around you, you may notice that there is less drama compared to what you see on Bigg Boss. There you see constant high-intensity drama. Content that is full of different emotions.

When you consume so much, your mind becomes conditioned to expect drama, conflict, and chaos.

Over time, you may lose your ability to appreciate calm, peaceful moments in your own life.

Have you ever realized how do you feel after watching an intense episode? You may find that you become more agitated, restless, or even irritable.

When you watch heated arguments or contestants betraying each other, your mind feels an adrenaline rush. But when the show ends, you are left feeling that someone has drained your energy.

But the feeling of that adrenaline rush was good, so you want to see more drama. You may watch other shows or go to social media. If nothing is working, you seek drama in real-life situations.

Because that heightened sense of emotion has become the new normal for you. If you don’t get that kind of feeling, you become unhappy.

Throw Away Bigg Boss from Your Life

Don’t take Bigg Boss as an entertainment show. It has the power to take away your happiness.

You won’t get any benefits from consuming content that is filled with constant arguments, abusive language, unrealistic comparisons, and exposure to toxic behavior.

However hard you try to persuade yourself that there is no harm and that you feel happy after watching this show, you should rethink. Harder.

Because directly or indirectly, it will impact how you think and interact with the world around you.

So, avoid such bogus shows and focus on improving your life.