I grimace as I write this post and wonder what you will think of me broadcasting one of my many weaknesses.
If someone were to ask me if I were a fight or flight type of person, I would invariably have to reply FLIGHT. This may surprise some who think because I may speak my mind about some things I would be more of a fighter. I'm not. There are things that I stand my ground on for sure, but in most cases when there is an unpleasantness I would rather take the Scarlett O'Hara approach and think on it tomorrow, or frankly, not at all.
When things are stressful or uncertain and I don't really care to deal with them, I read books. Lots of books. I think I use them as an escape from a reality I don't particularly care to deal with at the moment. It is purely selfish and completely time wasting, not to mention not very good in the fulfilling of any mothering/housekeeping tasks I may have.
I am not saying that it isn't okay to take some time out for yourself every once in a while. By all means! I am merely confessing that there are times that I immerse myself in the literary world too much just to put off thinking about the real world.
Zane keeps telling me to write a book and at least get paid for my whimsy.
Alas, I confess my dreams are not filled with page provoking sparkly vampires. And my grammar isn't so great either. :)
So there you have it. My name is Mary and I am a terrible book addict at the most inopportune times...mainly when there are decisions to be made, or upcoming changes I fear I can do nothing about, or when life just simply overwhelms. I confess the latter has been inflicting me the most as of late.
How about you? Are you a fighter or a flighter?
3 comments:
That's a good question, that for me depends wholly on the task at hand, however I too am one who get sucked in and lost in the fantasy world. Sometimes there is nothing better than curling up with a good book and forgetting about everything else for a little while.
I'm a fighter but a proscrastinator. Why do today that which can be put off til tomorrow? I don't think there's anything wrong with "escaping" every now and then. Especially if it gives your brain a much needed respite.
You're not alone, I find myself trying to escape reality all too often!
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