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Book Dependancy

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I read alot. It's a way to escape my depression. I get to become someone else for a short while. I find myself craving books and getting extremely aggitated when I can't buy them. Thank goodness I donot have a credit card or checks because I would probably be one of those overspenders. It isn't just clothes and jewelry and stuff like that that people can over spend on. I really do think I have a book dependancy. Has anyone heard of this?

Christina
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you know books are one of my greatest vices too usually but having some form of book aversion therapy right now. It's called an english degree. Used to scrimp pennies togeather to buy books, spend hours upon hours in the library, still do when i get the chance but never skint myself over them
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no i haven't heard i love to read i buy used books on amazon and then donate the ones to keep and the ones i wnat to keep i re-read all the time
chilvr
chilvr
i too have a book dependancy...i am an addict, even when i can't concentrate to read i must buy them. i buy used, i buy new, i buy all i can buy. i trade in my lovingly read books for new books, but i still have several bookcases full of books that i reread over and over and over...i love books...
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that's good you like to read. for some reason i don't
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I always loved to read. Now I can't seem to find the time or sit still long enough. I would read a book a day when I was younger. Nothing wrong with that as long as you don't forget to have a life! There are so many worse things. Besides, think of how smart you are becoming! :)
chilvr
chilvr
ah, but it's getting so difficult to remember what i've read...i've even bought the same book several times and not realized i've read it until i saw it on one of my bookshelves!
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I seriously thought I was the only one. My therapist is puzzled by it. I read obsessively, and yeah...it is like a dependency.

I'm so glad I'm not alone!
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I am dyslexic yet I am an obsessive reader.

I read cereal boxes if there is nothing else to read.

I'd much rather spend money on books than clothes or hair etc
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You are not alone this is a healthy addiction ;-)
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You can become dependent on anything. It's only a problem if it inteferes with daily living, relationships, etc. or if you consider it a problem.
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the library is great for free books.....i use it often.....hope this helps
xoxoxo
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I love books!! I can go in Barnes and Noble and walk around forever. I have so many right now I will probably die before I ever get them all read. xxx
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um, that would be me. I read all the time and never put the book down.
I like to lose myself into another world.
I order books all the time from B&N!
kiwicsi
kiwicsi
Our whole household is composed of bookworms. We have too many books for our shelves. Including my 6 yr old daughter. she can't bear to give up a book she's grown out of to give to charity! Maybe an addiction? But a good one nevertheless. If money is an issue, there is always the public library.
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One of the reasons I like to read is because it is the one thing I can do and not think of any one or any thing else. I can sit there and escape my problems and relax.
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Ooh, you're describing me! I have to escape into a different world every day, or my anxiety gets even worse. I find when I am able to read, I am calm. I especially like fantasy and sci-fi, because they speak nothing of this bleak world. I don't think it's a bad addiction at all, hey, at least it improves the vocabulary!
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