It has been just over a month since the last bit of confetti dropped during the Eras Tour, which has left devoted Taylor Swift fans searching for ways to fill their time.

“I’m really missing the sense of community,” shares Tess Bohne, a Swiftie who organized live streams of most shows from her basement in Utah. She sported various Swift-inspired outfits and broadcasted to tens of thousands — often millions — of viewers. “If given the chance, I would attend 149 more shows. That said, I’m also thankful for a little breather now.”

Bohne treated her streaming as if it were a full-time job, despite not being paid. She frequently greeted fans in the native languages of the countries where Swift performed. She converted a section of her basement into a streaming studio and set up a crafting area nearby, complete with bins of handmade clothing representing each of Swift’s eras.

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“The thrill of hearing ‘Applause’ at the show’s start, checking the clock, and seeing Taylor appear has faded,” she reflects. “It was like a weekly rush of happiness.”

Fans would log onto social media to enjoy the three-hour concert each night. Bunched together with phones, computers, and tablets, they participated in “Mastermind,” where they guessed Swift’s outfit choices. Others tuned in for her acoustic surprise performances. Even with two-month gaps between the tour’s segments over its two-year span, fans constantly anticipated upcoming shows until the last performance on December 8 in Vancouver, Canada.

The feeling of an emotional hangover, humorously dubbed “Tay-ngover,” is indeed affecting many Swifties.

“When experiencing something emotionally charged — whether it’s happy or sad — like at a Taylor Swift concert, it creates a certain mental state,” explains Lila Davachi, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Columbia University. Since 2004, she has researched cognitive behaviors and how memories are formed and retrieved.

“The emotional hangover happens because our brains can adapt,” she says. “Fans have likely adapted their routines and experiences around the tour, creating a structure that is now absent, which might lead to feelings of emptiness.”

According to Davachi, humans thrive on daily routines. For example, if your morning commute to the subway doesn’t change much, it allows your mind to wander.

“So, if you’ve devoted hours each day discussing and sharing thoughts about Taylor Swift, and then suddenly you wake up and think, ‘Where’s my Taylor talk? I’m ready,’ only to find it missing, it creates a mental conflict,” she continues. “You might feel compelled to fill that void in your mind.”

Some fans have turned to following football to see the superstar at Arrowhead Stadium. They speculate about a potential documentary series or a new album release. Fans are also gearing up for the upcoming Grammys, where Swift has six nominations.

“I don’t think anyone believes she’ll vanish for long,” shares Olivia Levin, a social media influencer with over 630,000 followers on Instagram under the handle @swiftiesforeternity. “She seems to be at a new career high and wants to maintain that momentum. I’m grateful she’s dating a football player because we can still spot her at Chiefs games. I think the fandom will feel it more after the Super Bowl, if the Chiefs make it that far.”

Levin hopes Swift is taking some well-deserved time off after performing for more than 10.1 million fans. Meanwhile, Swift’s team is busy creating new content. Recently, her team, Taylor Nation, released two heart-shaped vinyl records of her “Lover, Live from Paris” concert, which sold out within an hour.

“We’ve been looking for ways to recreate the joy and sense of community that the tour instilled,” says Kyle Mumma, founder of Swift Alert, an app with over a million fans globally. “We’re exploring various avenues to accomplish that.”

Swift Alert’s “Mastermind” game became a favorite among fans during concert viewings. Mumma is now developing a new game concept and considering a possible live-streaming event to unite fans in 2025.

“We’ve received feedback from fans that our game helped them make new friends or strengthen relationships with their family members,” he states. “One user from Iran expressed feeling isolated in her love for Taylor until she found someone else to play ‘Mastermind’ with and they connected through that.”

As fans formulate predictions for the upcoming year, it’s likely that Swift has already mapped out her agenda for the next couple of years. She began teasing her 11th era album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” three years prior to its release.

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