serious illness from rooting for a loosing team?

[echo44]

Came across this article tonight. I guess its normal to feel depressed when your team is always loosing.

Rooting for losers is bad for your mental health, experts say

Psychology experts say sports fan depression is a real thing, and there are many ways to cope with the blues.

www.nj.com

 

[Knight78]

So what is a "loosing" team? Are they loosing players from tight situations? (Sorry, had to ask! But misspelling a word like "losing" is one of my pet peeves.)

 

[Stanzi]

This explains a lot.

 

[HaydenHawk56]

How about from coaching one? Although Iowa is technically a winning team in a slump.