Re: For those of you who switched addictions

[Guest guest]

I know this was sent more as a funny than as something serious, but I

think that this is something that doesn't really get addressed among

WLS folks -- addiction. It's one of the reasons that I joined a

local post-WLS support group...I wanted to know why I ate in the

first place so that I can recognize when I'm having issues with

something and learn how to deal with it appropriately, not turn to

something else. As I can no longer turn to food as I once did, I was

very afraid that it would show up in some other self-destructive way.

Thoughts?

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> Self-test for literature abuse

> How many of these apply to you?

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> 1. I have read fiction when I was depressed, or to cheer myself up.

> 2. I have gone on reading binges of an entire book or more in a

day.

> 3. I read rapidly, often 'gulping' chapters.

> 4. I have sometimes read early in the morning, or before work.

> 5. I have hidden books in different places to sneak a chapter

without

> being seen.

> 6. Sometimes I avoid friends or family obligations in order to read

> novels.

> 7. Sometimes I re-write film or television dialog as the

characters speak.

> 8. I am unable to enjoy myself with others unless there is a book

nearby.

> 9. At a party, I will often slip off unnoticed to read.

> 10. Reading has made me seek haunts and companions which I would

otherwise

> avoid.

> 11. I have neglected personal hygiene or household chores until I

had

> finished a novel.

> 12. I have spent money meant for necessities on books instead.

> 13. I have attempted to check out more library books than permitted.

> 14. Most of my friends are heavy fiction readers.

> 15. I have sometimes passed out from a night of heavy reading.

> 16. I have suffered 'blackouts' or memory loss from a bout of

reading.

> 17. I have wept, become angry or irrational because of something I

read.

> 18. I have sometimes wished I did not read so much.

> 19. Sometimes I think my fiction reading is out of control.

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