If you have a TV marathon, do you suffer any ill-effects?

I’ve been watching a TV series on DVD. There are 4 seasons in my box set ie 40×1 hour episodes. I’ve also been watching the 5th series on TV. I’ve been watching 2 or 3 episodes a night. It’s the same amount of TV that I would normally watch but I would normally watch a variety of programmes, often with breaks or adverts. I am loving the series but I feel a bit weird. I can’t sleep properly and keep having dreams about the characters and events. I am also thinking about them a lot during the day. I feel a bit dazed and unreal. The series is French and I am also finding myself thinking about French words and sentences and responses much of the time. (I am also going to lessons to improve my French).

I will have a break from it then just watch one episode at a time a couple of times a week. That should stop the weird feeling (and make the series last longer since I’m on the last box).

I was just curious to know if anyone else has been affected by an overdose of TV?