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#1
Oct 10, 2016, 07:22 PM
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Does anyone here read for fun and to keep their minds off negative thoughts during depressive/mixed episodes? (Or possibly keep them grounded during mania?)
I truly enjoy reading. I find it very therapeutic for the reasons stated above. Admittedly, I don't read any BP stuff, but I wouldn't mind reading a fiction book with a BP character. I also wouldn't mind reading a biography/memoir from someone with BP. Maybe somewhat irrelevant, but... I'm currently reading Fahrenheit 451, and next I want to read To Kill A Mockingbird so that I can read Go Set A Watchman. |
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#2
Oct 10, 2016, 07:29 PM
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One of the ways I made it through last winter's severe depression was by making sure I had one good book after another to read.
I really enjoyed To Kill A Mockingbird, but didn't get through Go Set A Watchman. |
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#3
Oct 10, 2016, 07:35 PM
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I find reading to be a good distraction when I can concentrate. I also enjoyed to kill a mockingbird but didn't read go set a watchman
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Oct 10, 2016, 07:55 PM
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Fahrenheit 451 is one of my favorite books by my favorite author. I used to read voraciously, but over the past few years I haven't much until recently. I'm trying to get back into it by reading a few Halloween stories by Bradbury.
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Oct 10, 2016, 08:06 PM
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If I can focus I love to read!
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Oct 10, 2016, 08:13 PM
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I have a friend who is an ufologist. He is nuts about the topic and has been reading and watching videos on the subject for years. So I have starting reading again and started with this topic. I want to see what all the hulaboo is about. Next I will go from science fiction to science itself.
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#7
Oct 10, 2016, 08:53 PM
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when I can I read Joseph Campbell .... I find it comforting ...
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Oct 11, 2016, 01:00 AM
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I used to be a voracious reader with a library full of books, from the classics all the way to Stephen King. Unfortunately, I have the attention span of a flashcube now, and can't focus on reading anything longer than a magazine article. It kills my soul because I have ALWAYS loved to read. But there doesn't seem to be a whole lot I can do about it.
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#9
Oct 11, 2016, 05:35 AM
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I struggle to read (I can barely get through half a chapter in 1 sitting)
it's a bit of ashame, because i'm actually a fan of daniele steel, but takes me so long to read like 10 pages, or even just the introduction (the books I have got through by her took me ages), not because I don't enjoy her writing- I love it, it just takes me forever their's also so much stuff out their too, and I would like to read more- but as stated above, it's just a problem. usually what I find myself doing is forgetting about the book, then looking at the last page so I know how it ends, then move on. the last book I managed to get through was the saddest girl in the world by cathy glass, even that 1 took me over a month. |
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#10
Oct 11, 2016, 06:30 AM
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I love to read when I can focus on it. Neil Gaiman is my favorite author. His book American Gods is my all time favorite book. I re-read it every year around my birthday. I'm a big fan of graphic novels too. I've even got Gaimans Death and Dream from The Sandman tattooed on my legs.
I also love reading mythology, folklore, anthropology, history and fairy tales as well as high fantasy. Right now I'm reading The Women Who Run with the Wolves. It's a study of the female archetype in fairy tales and folklore.
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Oct 11, 2016, 07:05 AM
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I'll read anything except for romance. Funny you mentioned graphic novels though... I just got started into reading them. Currently reading Watchmen and plan to read The Walking Dead. |
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Oct 11, 2016, 07:12 AM
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Bipolar I Borderline Personality Disorder ADHD Generalized Anxiety Disorder "You," he said, "are a terribly real thing in a terribly false world, and that, I believe, is why you are in so much pain.” ― Emilie Autumn, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls |
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Oct 11, 2016, 09:41 AM
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I read the Sandman series a long time ago. Great stuff.
I don't read much nowadays because stirring my emotions triggers my anxiety. I can't watch TV or movies unless they're science shows. And sometimes even then they throw in some drama. |
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Oct 11, 2016, 09:53 AM
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is that walking dead to do with the tv series, or just something with the same name. curious |
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Oct 11, 2016, 10:04 AM
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I guess I'll check out the Sandman as well. Seems interesting based on what I've read about it.
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Oct 11, 2016, 11:56 AM
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451 and to kill a mockingbird?! did you not go to high school lol
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Oct 11, 2016, 12:08 PM
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Oct 11, 2016, 03:48 PM
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Reading is great, especially when I can find a good novel series that really draws me in.
Just disappointing when I get on a binge and read everything in a series and either have to find something new or what for the next installment to come out.
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Oct 11, 2016, 04:09 PM
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I love reading but I can't focus when I'm depressed or hypo, so I usually can't
 I love To Kill a Mockingbird, and, although I think I'm in the minority, I also really enjoyed Go Set A Watchman!
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Oct 11, 2016, 04:26 PM
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Oct 11, 2016, 04:31 PM
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Like a few other I'm not able to focus either. I stick to simple one or two page stories. I can barely focus enough to read two pages of a newspaper. I use to love downloading books on my iPad and reading them. I love V.C. Andrews, Stephenie Meyers and Iyana Vanzant. Plus a few history books too
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Oct 11, 2016, 07:01 PM
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Like others have mentioned, I have trouble with concentration too. Instead of reading (which is too much strain on my eyes and causes headaches these days) I listen to audiobooks. Sometimes I have to listen 2-3 times before any of it actually sinks in. Other times I'm on a roll and listen to one book after another. I like all kinds of books but I'm usually drawn to sci-fi and fantasy. I saw Sandman was mentioned....I read that years ago as my dad owned a comic book business so I read many graphic novels and comic books. My favorite comic book is Sky Doll. Beautiful artwork and an interesting and unique story line.
I go through long periods where I cannot read because I cannot comprehend or enjoy anything....then suddenly I will listen to books non-stop again. |
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Oct 12, 2016, 12:45 PM
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Oh my I thought it was just me that had periods of not being able to comprehend .......
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#24
Oct 12, 2016, 01:19 PM
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I love reading. I read a lot of John Jakes and Janet Evanovich. It's kind of hard to read if I'm in severe depression, but the rest of the time I really enjoy it. Lately I have been using books to calm down and distract myself from anxiety.
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