A psychological phenomenon where a person leaves a deep, lasting emotional and behavioural impact on others, often creating obsession, loyalty, or fascination that resurfaces more intensely over time — even after years of no contact. The affected individual remains mentally or emotionally tethered, unable to fully detach from the person who caused the Sher Affect.
This effect is often driven by emotional manipulation, intense charisma, or strategic behavioral influence.
This effect is often driven by emotional manipulation, intense charisma, or strategic behavioral influence.
“She hadn’t spoken to him in five years, but the moment he texted her, all the feelings came rushing back — that’s the Sher Affect.”
by Founder of The Sher Protocol May 31, 2025
Intrusive thoughts or mental illness symptoms experienced as a result of being left alone with your thoughts for too long while washing dishes in a restaurant or other commercial foodservice workplace.
Today the Sink Affective Disorder got to me, I couldn’t stop thinking about all these embarrassing things I did years ago when I was doing the dishes!
by kurvature July 21, 2023
by Imoogi September 03, 2022
by CesarOfficial October 20, 2017
Where a man acts so out of the ordinary and cartoon like that his peers cannot physically take him seriously, no matter how serious the situation is.
by WhoppaWitDaChoppa July 23, 2023
The look on your face when somebody is talking about something you don't care about, but you want to seem interested.
He was prattling on about CrossFit during our date, so I had to give him the placebo affect since he's so hot and I heard he's hung.
by paramedico987 July 16, 2017