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http://www.psychologyofsports.com/guest/eagles.htm

Being hugely identified with a team does have its dark side," Wann said, "which is where you get your violence and where you get your postgame depression. But research shows that a high level of identification with a local sports team is generally related to lower levels of depression, higher levels of self-esteem and lower levels of loneliness and stress. It's clearly associated with physical health."

What will in the end help fans is a natural resilience, the ability to blame the refs or the weather if the Eagles lose. And then there's the wait-until-next-year argument. Research has shown that fans follow a loss with immediately inflated expectations for the next season.

The second qoute I can identify with. Definetely.