Books as babysitters
Happy Birthdays, Rajrr and Mike
And
Happy Star Wars Day
My therapist thinks that my immersion in fantasy worlds - reading, writing, roleplaying and the like (and I admit, I used the word 'escapism') is a utilisation of the 'inner babysitter' to find solstice as a direct result of my parents letting me read and listen to talking books as a kid. Which... I'm OK with, really. She also thinks I'm naturally a very anxious person and that the escapism is merely a way of staving off anxiety attacks. Which um... yes, possibly.
The trouble is, though, I like reading and writing. A lot. I don't want to stop doing it. Which is a bit dilemma-y, isn't it? I mean, I'm trying to figure out why I get distracted so easily, but then I don't want to lose the worlds I immerse myself in when I am distracted.
More often than I'd like, I worry I should have done English.