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(also known as Books)
Reading is an active skill-based process of constructing meaning and/or gaining knowledge from oral, visual, and written text. It is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of sharing information and ideas. more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Breakups & Divorce
2495
92%
Bereavement
1581
92%
Codependency
972
97%
Post-Traumatic Stress D...
857
96%
Insomnia
830
66%
Overall, 90% (7049 Members) find Reading helpful
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Reading Reviews

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Working / Worked
A good start, but more work to do.
Working / Worked
Takes my mind off of everything and escape.
Working / Worked
I used this as a distraction device.
I love psych books - have a library full of them. Some of the best ones I loaned to a friend and never got them back. Reading "When Anger Hurts" right now. I grow with each book I read. of course, the better the book, the more I learn.
takes my mind off the horror of the different things that have happened. Otherwise they can consume my thoughts
Working / Worked
I am reading lots on the internet, and it is giving me hope!
I have found some good books and have learned from them.
Working / Worked
Learning and researching help me to understand and help with new strategies to develope healthy coping skills.
Working / Worked
yes verrrrrrry much so. I have not started therapy until about 2 weeks ago and these books have been my light of hope for these past 5 years. Melody Beattie Co Dependent no more... etc.
Working / Worked
Currently in progress
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: Reading Books
    I have just recently started meds for ADHD after expressing my concerns to my doc. Until the meds, I would take a month or longer to read 1 book beca... [More]
  2. Discussion: Reading Books
    I can read non-fiction only. I did my english literature A level as an adult and had to read books. (can't remember how many) To manage that I got... [More]
  3. Discussion: Reading Books
    I have NEVER been able to read books, but I learned that it's because I'm not interested in the content! Also, they are just too long. I prefer read... [More]
  4. Discussion: Reading Books
    Before meds I couldn't even read a magazine or sit through a tv show without doing six other things! I remember shortly after I started treatment, I r... [More]
  5. Discussion: Reading Books
    Question to everyone, do you have problems sitting down to read a book? I have so many books, but i feel like I am unable to read them. I will pick up... [More]

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