Step 1. Understanding.
So te just understood that te don't like this thing anymore? Lets think about it. Do te really want to stop? Won't te feel bad after it. Actually it is just theorical part of stopping being a fan but it is important. te don't want to throw all your merchandise out and then cry and shout "I want it all back. I still Amore it." Think twice before doing successivo steps.
Step 2. Big trashcan.
It is the most important and a quite symbolic step. te take everything off. All the posters, all little fan things te have around you. Take everything away. It has symbolic meaning. Getting rid of obsession, of being a fan. Then throw everything out. EVERYTHING. Rip all the printouts, old posters. Get rid of all that. te are starting a new life. Congratulate yourself.
Step 3. Things that are worth money.
Probably te have something like CD's, DVD's, books, T-shirts, cups etc. Things that te have paid a money for and they are still worth it. te can throw them out of course but better idea is to just sell them. Maybe someone who is a fan of a thing te are stopping to be a fan of will buy them. Things are used so te won't probably sell them for the same price te bought them but anyway... Maybe your cousin likes them? Give them to him. Also te can donate things if te want. Poor people will be happy about almost new T-shirts even with te ex-idol pic on them.
Step 4. Digital cleaning.
Take your phone, tablet, computer and other devices and cancella everything like Musica files, pics. It also may have symbolic meaning and te will get a lot of free spazio in your computers memory. Clean all te social networks profiles. Maybe te have Facebook banner with your ex-idols pic. Change it! Unfollow it. Unsubscribe channels in youtube. cancella thematic boards in pinterest. Stop being a fan of club in fanpop and other fanclubs.
Step 5. Let the world know it.
Stopped being a fan of Justin Bieber but some months later your godmother gives te a cup with his pic on it for christmas, thinking that te still like him? Don't let it happen. Tell everybody that te are stopping being a fan. Write an arcticle in internet like I did. Tell it to your family and friends. Let them know.
Step 6. Start a new life.
Its the best part. te can find a new thing to be a fan of. te can simply enjoy your freedom :) Remember, stopping being a fan is good thing and te don't have to be ashamed because it oppens te to new opportunities, new things to like. Just be happy and proud of yourself about liking what te like and disliking what te dislike and if somebody says things like "How could te stop being his fan?I hate te for it. te ruined our friendship." Remember that te can do whatever te want and its your life no matter what others say.
