Are you "suffering" from Damienitis too?

[Lozzy]

Sounds like there's an epidemic on our hands!!!!!

[Womby]

Yep all those plus constantly staring at Damien wallpaper and screensavers on work computer instead of working!

[Mi chiamano Kami]

wombat said:

Yep all those plus constantly staring at Damien wallpaper and screensavers on work computer instead of working!

Not to mention people's siggys... ahhhhhhhh....

[cloudwalker]

Btw Wombat i just luuurve your sig.Simply devine

[Crazy]

Doctor Doctor I have Damienitis.

my other symptoms - i blush whenever i talk 'matter of factly' about the man
my heart skips several beats during his performances
my heart goes crazy when i think of those leather pants
my heart stops each time i miss out on seeing Damien in person
i keep calling hubby by his full name "****** Damien come here now etc.." never been so proud of his middle name

i keep trying denial. but it just gets worse

[asphirty]

^^ denial, i think that would be one of the worst things you can do... or wait? is it good for damienitis to get 'worse' well except for the drooling part lol

lozzab said:

I was driving home from work today (with D singing soulfully in the background) and came to think about all the differences in my behaviour that he has recently evoked since Idol 4 started. As a professional in the field, I have come up with a number of diagnostic criteria that lead to the label of chronic Damienitis (AKA Idolitis Mark 4).

Research has shown that that while both sexes are afflicted, the proportion of female to male sufferers is about 1000:1(to date). I have found that you need at least 5 of the following symptoms, over a period of 3 months to be correctly diagnosed with a mild case. Severe cases usually present with all symptoms.

1. Emotional lability: suffers have a marked propensity to increased episodes of crying when hearing D sing
2. Loss of speech (or limited speech): when encountering D at signings and live shows. Some sufferers simply garble unintelligibly.
3. Decreased motor ability: evidenced by inability to turn off CD player while D is playing or computer when reading D's forums
4. Increased compulsion to buy and read every newspaper that has an article of D in it.
5. Lurking conspicuously in newsagencies and compulsive spending of trashy mags which have at least 1 line and/or picture relating to D.
6. Chronic fatigue: usually related to spending most of life on fan forums, either reading or posting
7. Marked lack of interest in work practices: see above
8. Relationship changes: usually evidenced by partial/total lack of interest in anyone other than D
9. Increased compulsion for detail in anything D related i.e. what colour are his eyes, does he like eggs, etc?
10. Increased outbursts of temper: when anything negative about D is found
11. Fainting episodes are quite prevalent when hearing D's voice.
12. Drooling.

Cures: who wants a cure?? Usual simple methods of behaviour control such as oversaturation or gradual withdrawal can be dangerous for your health, and have been found to be completely useless as they exacerbate the symptoms.

Anyone else have any further symptoms to add??

haha thats too funny

*raises hand* yes i am happy suffering from damienitis lol. another behavious control is a trip to the gallery, helps me calm down but also brings on alot of excessive drooling but hey what can ya do. maybe bring a towel with ya to mop it up lol

BAHAHAHAHA!!

[KrisLovesDamien]

asphirty said:

^^ denial, i think that would be one of the worst things you can do... or wait? is it good for damienitis to get 'worse' well except for the drooling part lol

lozzab said:

I was driving home from work today (with D singing soulfully in the background) and came to think about all the differences in my behaviour that he has recently evoked since Idol 4 started. As a professional in the field, I have come up with a number of diagnostic criteria that lead to the label of chronic Damienitis (AKA Idolitis Mark 4).

Research has shown that that while both sexes are afflicted, the proportion of female to male sufferers is about 1000:1(to date). I have found that you need at least 5 of the following symptoms, over a period of 3 months to be correctly diagnosed with a mild case. Severe cases usually present with all symptoms.

1. Emotional lability: suffers have a marked propensity to increased episodes of crying when hearing D sing
2. Loss of speech (or limited speech): when encountering D at signings and live shows. Some sufferers simply garble unintelligibly.
3. Decreased motor ability: evidenced by inability to turn off CD player while D is playing or computer when reading D's forums
4. Increased compulsion to buy and read every newspaper that has an article of D in it.
5. Lurking conspicuously in newsagencies and compulsive spending of trashy mags which have at least 1 line and/or picture relating to D.
6. Chronic fatigue: usually related to spending most of life on fan forums, either reading or posting
7. Marked lack of interest in work practices: see above
8. Relationship changes: usually evidenced by partial/total lack of interest in anyone other than D
9. Increased compulsion for detail in anything D related i.e. what colour are his eyes, does he like eggs, etc?
10. Increased outbursts of temper: when anything negative about D is found
11. Fainting episodes are quite prevalent when hearing D's voice.
12. Drooling.

Cures: who wants a cure?? Usual simple methods of behaviour control such as oversaturation or gradual withdrawal can be dangerous for your health, and have been found to be completely useless as they exacerbate the symptoms.

Anyone else have any further symptoms to add??

haha thats too funny

*raises hand* yes i am happy suffering from damienitis lol. another behavious control is a trip to the gallery, helps me calm down but also brings on alot of excessive drooling but hey what can ya do. maybe bring a towel with ya to mop it up lol

BAHAHAHAHA!!

PMSL!!!!!!!, bring a towel to mop it up, HAHAHAHAHAHA! nice one ;D

oh no, the doctor said ill have if 4 life, what a shame ( )
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

[asphirty]

krislovesdamien said:

asphirty said:

^^ denial, i think that would be one of the worst things you can do... or wait? is it good for damienitis to get 'worse' well except for the drooling part lol



haha thats too funny

*raises hand* yes i am happy suffering from damienitis lol. another behavious control is a trip to the gallery, helps me calm down but also brings on alot of excessive drooling but hey what can ya do. maybe bring a towel with ya to mop it up lol

BAHAHAHAHA!!

PMSL!!!!!!!, bring a towel to mop it up, HAHAHAHAHAHA! nice one ;D

oh no, the doctor said ill have if 4 life, what a shame ( )
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

omg thats what the doctor said to me too!! lol i guess we'll just have to accept and live with it. hmm whats the worst thing that could happen... we acciedently faint infront of damien and hes catches us from the fall in his strong arms and we open our eyes to such beautiful eyes and smile... hmmm id like that actually... "ooohh damien!" hehe

[Bahamagirl]

OMG lozzab, I'm a chronic case. Except for 4 and 5. Thankfully, dede and winter posting articles here have saved me from that. How accurate is 2?

[KrisLovesDamien]

asphirty said:

krislovesdamien said:

PMSL!!!!!!!, bring a towel to mop it up, HAHAHAHAHAHA! nice one ;D

oh no, the doctor said ill have if 4 life, what a shame ( )
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

omg thats what the doctor said to me too!! lol i guess we'll just have to accept and live with it. hmm whats the worst thing that could happen... we acciedently faint infront of damien and hes catches us from the fall in his strong arms and we open our eyes to such beautiful eyes and smile... hmmm id like that actually... "ooohh damien!" hehe

hahahahaha!!!!. Can you imagine this?
*i am now on the floor from just fainting*
D: SOME BODY CALL 000!, WAIT! WE NEED TO DO MOUTH TO MOUTH!!.

*SLAPS SELF*
Sorry i got a bit carried away

[cloudwalker]

Ok i have just discovered another sympton- having dreams about Damien I had one last night .I don't often remember my dreams but i woke up saying OMG this morning .
;D I think i deserved to sit in the naughty corner 4 the whole day

[Crazy]

asphirty said:

krislovesdamien said:

omg thats what the doctor said to me too!! lol i guess we'll just have to accept and live with it. hmm whats the worst thing that could happen... we acciedently faint infront of damien and hes catches us from the fall in his strong arms and we open our eyes to such beautiful eyes and smile... hmmm id like that actually... "ooohh damien!" hehe

OMG that image of fainting in Damiens arms....... my hearts beating out of control - i need an ECG ... or mouth to mouth....is Dr Damien in the building?

[KrisLovesDamien]

crazyinlove said:

asphirty said:

krislovesdamien said:

omg thats what the doctor said to me too!! lol i guess we'll just have to accept and live with it. hmm whats the worst thing that could happen... we acciedently faint infront of damien and hes catches us from the fall in his strong arms and we open our eyes to such beautiful eyes and smile... hmmm id like that actually... "ooohh damien!" hehe

OMG that image of fainting in Damiens arms....... my hearts beating out of control - i need an ECG ... or mouth to mouth....is Dr Damien in the building?

ROFL !!

[nichska]

Ah yes I have to admit to being a sufferer also
Other symptoms I have noticed are:
1.Listening to the radio alot just on the off chance of hearing his song.(gee there are alot of crappy songs played)
2.Talking about him constantly and getting upset my workmates/friends/family don't find him as exciting a topic as I do.
3.Raspy voice from screaming and singing along to his songs in a very loud voice.
4.Vague outs at work from daydreaming.
5.The propensity to spend money at the drop of a hat on anything that even remotely suggests he could be mentioned in it.
But hey who needs a cure, not me

[Clara]

ooooh oooh i think i have a very serious case of damienitis. I have some more symptoms too;

1. You feel your heart beating a lot faster when you are near, see or think of Damien.
2. You have frequent or even constant dreams about Damien, asleep AND awake.
3. When your friends notice something about Damien Leith, they think of you.
4. You can't sleep at night because you've been thinking about Damien a bit too much.
5. When a commercial on tv features Damien or his voice, you run to the tv like mad and turn the volume up to 100
6. You listen to the whole idol journey soundtrack including the single everyday as a ritual.
7. you want to set up a damien shrine in your house, but your parents have disallowed it, or you have a private one in the cupboard or under the bed, which you visit on a daily basis.
8. Your folder on the computer has suddenly filled up with pictures and graphics of Damien.
9. You have a constant wish of being with Damien.
10. You have started practising an Irish accent.
11. You practise what you would say to Damien in front of a mirror, only to be caught by a family member looking very strangely at you.

Well that;s all i have for now!! please add more

very fortunately, there is no cure for Damienitis, but there is a temporary treatment, which is a hug or handshake from Damien, but it is extremely rare to find this treatment, and any cases of this should be treasured for life.

Please contact your nearest doctor for more information.