Luke Perry and The Prodigy's Keith Flint's deaths might feel close to home. Here's why
5 years, 10 months ago

Luke Perry and The Prodigy's Keith Flint's deaths might feel close to home. Here's why

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I'm kind of bummed today. "The first time you felt something growing up — it's the media connected to it that is often more important," Dr Rosewarne from the University of Melbourne says. Why we feel sad about celebrity deaths Some people feel "intensely" connected to celebrities, counselling psychologist Stefan Durlach says. "Everyone I knew was in love with Dylan … all those hormones raging at the time of your first celebrity crush," Dr Rosewarne says. "It's one of those things that connects us to people, even if we haven't spoken to so-and-so since Year 8 geography for X amount of years — reminiscing with them can be positive."

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