u/NerveTop440

How do you handle the emotional withdrawal after you finish a show? Like I literally can't think about anything else because I am so emotionally attached to the show I finished two days ago. And even when I'm in the middle of a show, I can't really think about anything else. When I'm going about my day not watching it, I'm still consumed by it, like it hangs over me and is pervasive, and then when it's over, I literally cannot crawl out of the pit I'm in.

I just started watching Chinese dramas 2 months ago. So far, I've watched:

• Fake It Till You Make It/Pretentious Revelation (I got so into it and was somewhat obsessive)
• Brilliant Wind and Sea (so beautiful but the fewer episodes hence less time spent with the characters spared me, plus only one pair was great)
• Us and Them (a movie on Netflix so also spared because so short)
• Love is Sweet (liked it but got over it decently quickly)
• Love Between Lines (I am so stuck on this I literally can't get over it. I listen to the soundtrack on Spotify, like wth? I would never have listened to a soundtrack of a drama on spotify...)

I actually feel crazy. I'm still new to this compared to a lot of you on here, but how do you handle this? Do you just get desensitized to the emotional aftermath after watching a bajillion dramas?

我应该带什么礼物？

我希望不久后去中国探亲，东北那边有一些亲戚想见一见。我已经15年没回过中国，也15年没见过这些亲戚了，所以这次见面感觉挺重要，大家可能也会有一些期待。亲戚包括60到70岁的叔叔阿姨们、30到40岁的表兄弟姐妹，以及10岁左右或更小的侄子侄女们。

我人在纽约地区。最近开始更多了解中国，感觉现在大家物质上想要的东西基本都能买到。那么，中国人会想从美国收到什么礼物呢？

我真的很想听听中国本地人的想法，请不要回复我说‘直接问他们就好了'.

非常感谢!

What should I bring as gifts?

There's some family in Northeastern China that I'm hoping to see soon during a visit to China. Haven't been to China or seen these family members in 15 years, so stakes, and maybe expectations too, are sorta high. Family members include a variety of extended aunts and uncles between 60-70, cousins between 30-40, and nieces and nephews around 10 or younger.

I'm in the NY area. I started learning more about China recently and it seems like people have everything they can materialistically desire. What do people in China want from the US?