So. It seems I have a wee bit of a problem. What is that problem you may ask? Oh! Well, I get way too emotionally invested in my books. Which you wouldn't think would be a problem right? Wrong. How is this a problem? Apparently, when you get as emotionally invested in words on a page as I do...you start to take things a bit too personally. Someone dies? Endless tears. Someone gets engaged? I am practically checking my mail for an invitation to a fictitious wedding between two characters from a book that's aren't real but feel totally real to me. Also, not only do they feel like real people, but they also feel like my friends. So why wouldn't they invite me to their wedding??? One character cheated on the other character? All hell breaks loose. Hell hath no fury. It's funny because you'd think I was the woman scorned. I am really starting to wonder if this is healthy. If I went to a therapist I'm sure they would ask me how this makes me feel. EMOTIONAL!!! IT MAKE ME FEEL EMOTIONAL!!!
Another question a therapist might ask is: Does this affect your daily life? Hmmm. Well...let me just think. YES.
How does it affect your daily life you may wonder? Well, I get angry at people for things that characters in my book do. Like when a guy cheats on a girl in a book, I get mad at my boyfriend because it feels like I was cheated on. I ignore people, my phone, and even meals all because I'm in the middle of a book I can't put down. Oh and when something happens in a story I laugh, cry, and slam things around in public as a reaction. Which makes the people around think I'm schizophrenic.
This what emotional turmoil feels like.
