LiteraturSchweiz

Excessive Reading 2

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Self-Test for Literature Abuse: How many of these apply to you?

• I have read fiction when I was depressed, or to cheer myself up.
• I have gone on reading «binges».
• I read rapidly, often «gulping» chapters.
• I sometimes read early in the morning, or before work.
• Sometimes I avoid friends or family obligations in order to read novels.
• I often read alone.
• I have pretended to watch television while secretly reading.
• I keep books or magazines in the bathroom for a «quick nip».
• I have denied or «laughed off» criticism of my reading habit.
• Heavy reading has caused conflicts with my family or spouse.
• I am unable to enjoy myself with others unless there is a book nearby.
• I seldom leave my house without a book or magazine.
• When travelling, I pack a large bag full of books.
• At a party, I will often slip off unnoticed to read.
• Reading has made me seek haunts and companions which I would otherwise avoid.
• I have neglected personal hygiene or household chores until I finished a novel.
• I become nervous, disoriented or fearful when I must spend more than 15 minutes without reading matter.
• I have spent money meant for necessities on books instead.
• I have sold books to support my reading «habit».
• I have daydreamed about becoming a rich & famous writer, or «word-pusher».
• I have attempted to check out more library books than is permitted.
• Most of my friends are heavy fiction readers.
• I have sometimes woken groggy or «hung-over» after a night of heavy reading.
• I have wept, become angry or irrational because of something I read.
• I have sometimes wished I did not read so much.
• Sometimes I think my fiction reading is out of control.
• If you answered ‹yes› to five or more of these questions, you may be a literature abuser. Affirmative responses to ten or more indicates a serious reading problem -- seek help now! Fifteen or more «yes» responses indicates a severe or chronic «readaholic» personality. Intervention is seldom effective at this stage.

Quelle: https://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/susan/joke/abuse.htm

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