Something I posted at another site.
I use books for escapism. Harry Potter was a prime example of that. Instead of dealing with the 'oh boy, my life sucks in comparison' feeling, I started reading fanfiction, a lot of it. So the immersion never stopped for long before I was able to 'be' in there again.
After I read everything worth reading of HP... I switched to another fandom.
Right now I have a weird division in my life, real life and book life. At times I have no idea which is the most worthwhile one.
So yeah, bad example here. Try to avoid becoming me. If you are able to consider books as entertaining media, read them. If you consider as escape media (as you currently seem to do) avoid them until you feel you're ready to deal with them.
After I read everything worth reading of HP... I switched to another fandom.
Right now I have a weird division in my life, real life and book life. At times I have no idea which is the most worthwhile one.
So yeah, bad example here. Try to avoid becoming me. If you are able to consider books as entertaining media, read them. If you consider as escape media (as you currently seem to do) avoid them until you feel you're ready to deal with them.