So as it has been happening. I am on my forth book in the last three days. I barely sleep. I don’t do any work. I sleep with dreams of another world. Sometimes it feels weird to realize my world is different from the one I am reading. I relate to the characters of the Fantasy fiction more than I do to any people in the real one. I have no motivation going on for living the real life but books gives me so much joy, hope and fantasy life full of magic and everything this world lacks. But at the same time, I have a life here. I have work, which I am not that excited to return to. I have a family I live with which seems unnecessary and profoundly confounding. I don’t have any worthy friends so to speak. I have goals, dreams and ambitions but reading is jus oh so much easier. Better than people, poor introductions, shallow conversations devoid of praise and purpose or connection. So many people spend time faking stuff, expecting other people to do stuff, to be a mould of their expectations. I hate reality I do. But I want to change it, change myself and so I want to get out my reading addiction. Any tips?
by FunMemory5642
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Therapy
step 1 : buy a beer step 2 : buy another beer step 3 :??? step 4 : go home
I feel the same way sometimes, it takes me a few days to get out of the world of books b ut what helps me is constantly trying to remind myself of the real world. I try to make it clear what’s fictional and what’s not.
This doesn’t sound sustainable or good for your long-term happiness. It sounds like you might be struggling with depression or something like it. If that sounds at all plausible, maybe look into some therapy.
Huh. Wasn’t there another post recently about someone saying they had a reading addiction?
The first step is unpacking WHY you feel drawn to such heavy escapism. Only you can decide the best way to tackle things from there I’m afraid