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anyone read to escape?

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bignig5971

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Anyone on the darkside find themselves reading often? I read atleast 5 or 6 novels a month because it seems thats the only time i can escape reality. Either i have to be high or immersed in a story to escape the stress of life. It temporarily takes me to a place where nothing else matters.
 
yes of course reading is and has been an escape since i was a teenager .
a mix of fiction and non fiction makes my world go around.

the internet has stolen some of it's thunder . that and the access to movies on cable/satellite provide some quality entertainment but books still have a huge place in my life.

even when i was a heroin addict i continued to read.
 
Yeah, for me it's either internet, books or drugs to escape. Sadly a combination is always the most satisfying.
 
Yeah..most of my day is spent doing something online, watching shit or reading shit. Just something to kill the time.
 
I read books to escape until I got a computer, then I played games to escape, then I got the internet and read/wrote that to escape.
 
I read on the internet (less and less about science), but I don't read books anymore. When I was a kid, I stole the fifth Harry Potter book from a place I was forced to stay at. I made sure to keep it safe and away from staff hands, and I read it for a few hours every day. It was good for many months, I even took it from group home to group home. I don't think I finished it.
Being a slow reader has advantages. :p
 
yes i love reading haha. i was one of those kids that started w/ the HP books. of course for ahile it was hard to read when i couldnt keep my eyes open. but now being clean i have a rekindled my love for novels.

ps. i also use music as an escape.
 
Now I escape with the internet and mindless TV because of general anxiety and depression.

However (since this is TDS, why not?) a little over 3 years ago my mom was diagnosed with cancer and then died 3 months later. I spent most of that time in the hospital sleeping at the foot of the bed. If it wasn't for reading I don't think I would have made it...I read something like 40 books in those 3 months, ALL non-fiction though, particularly biography and autobiography (I do enjoy fiction, esp sci-fi as well, but didn't read any during this time period). I thank reading for helping me get through such a difficult time, and didn't realize others do it too.
 
I read alot because it occupies my mind and well i just always liked reading. No matter how much drugs im doing i usually read a good bit. The only time i don't is when im majorly depressed or suffering from mania so bad i cant really focus.
 
Yep. When I reach the point of not being able to get into books I know that my mental health issues need addressing because normally I can read a couple of novels in a weekend and choose reading over just about any other leisure activity.
 
Yep, mostly through books which have a way of fucking up with your mind and appreciating the beauty of the world at the same time, like this one:
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When I got really depressed I couldn't read anymore. For 2-3 years I didn't pick up a book. Now I am reading occasionally but still not like I used to.

^My kid is re-reading the dark tower series now, after years of also not being able to read much herself. I'm really proud of her.
 
I used to read alot of books but now i mostly read on the internet. The first time i quit opiates i read to get through the withdrawals.
 
I like to read a lot. Most of it is probably online but I like to have an actual book going too. I'll go through phases where I'll read one book after another, and then stop for a while. Then one day I'll just get the urge and start again. Pretty much only non-fiction.
 
Absolutely. :)
Whether it's an actual physical book or something on the net reading always has a way of making me feel whatever I'm feeling "different"
And I say different because sometimes I'm perfectly happy and then I may read something tragic or sad and then I'm in tears. Or sometimes I'm already in tears and I read something beautiful and inspirational and I feel great again.

It's amazing what a few simple words can do, even if they aren't actually 'spoken' :D
 
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