Do you use books to escape reality, has it become somewhat of an addiction?

Question

it has for me. My life has become so dry and boring that books have become a stimulant.

Answer 1

Guilty as charged. Some of my favorite books are like something I can't replace in any other form or medium. To become thoughly engrossed in something and have it stick with you throughout the day and anticipating the time when you can pick it up again is better then anything a drug could give.

I escape all the time.

Answer 2

Hmm, yes. But it's not such a bad addiction. A couple of years ago, I had a bad pot-smoking habit - I would come in from work, inevitably find my stoner housemates puffing away and then veg out in front of the TV until I passed out. I decided to combat the problem by reading sci-fi novels which I'd always found kind of addictive in a way that other fiction isn't. Anyway, I'd be sat on the bus on the way home reading 'Dune' or whatever and when I got home, I'd find I'd want to go up to my room and carry on reading to see what happended, rather than get stoned.

I guess the problem with this is that the change I made was at the expense of human interaction. Clearly, I just needed to find some new friends or move out of that house (which I did, eventually).

I dunno, I still find life pretty dry and boring and I still read a lot of books. Maybe you should take it as a sign to spice things up a bit.

This makes me think of a passage from James Boswell's diary. His father finds out that he's keeping a diary and tells him that keeping one is no good for a gentleman, as will it compel him to seek out all manner of unsavoury adventure with which to fill it. Of course, this is actually a very GOOD reason to keep a diary - you want what you write to be funny and interesting, so you try and make your life live up to this. I certainly found this for the five years I kept a diary - maybe I should start again...

Answer 3

I have used reading and books as a form of escape off and on over the years. I had problems with depression from about the age of 10, but it went undiagnosed until I was almost 30 and often I read books, most any genre, as a way to get away from the way I was feeling. Once my depression was treated, I still read a lot, but I can put the book down and do what needs to be done.
I do sometimes find still that I get so involved in a book that I practically cut myself off from what's going on around me, but certainly not to the degree I did years ago. There are a lot worse addictions out there; and with reading, you are doing something constructive that involves imagination and often there is a lot that can be learned from books as well.

Read on!

Answer 4

Hmmm good question. I don't think I use books to escape reality. The first book I wanted to read when I was younger was Lion, Witch ...and you know the rest. Ever since then I have been intrigued by the other worlds that books offer to us. I am actually the opposite right now though. It is difficult for me to find a good book to lose myself in. Also, I have become more interested in non fiction...plus, with so much required reading in college it is hard to preserve the love of reading, but im trying. PS IM glad you love to read...ppl that read are more intrguing.

Answer 5

It's not an addiction for me but I do read alot. When I'm going through a bad time there's nothing better than a good book to help keep my mind off my troubles. Reading shoudn't be used as a crutch or an escape to avoid responsibilities though. It should be embraced for it's ability to transport you into other worlds and other's lives. You can learm much from reading but don't avoid real life. Use what you've learned to experience new and wonderful living.

Answer 6

Reading is definitely an addiction for me. It always has been, always will be. But I don't know that it was ever something I chose "as an escape" from reality. I remain firmly grounded in my own reality while exploring countless fictional worlds. It's not that my life is lacking, it's just that reading is fun!

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

Every once in a while I drift into the world and don't come back until I'm aware of it. Yeah I love it when this happens, it normally happens when I read Series of Unforunate Events.

Answer 10

Yes my life is so hard i need to go of in anther book.