DU Psychiatrists or Psychologists: Obsession with books

[Mike 03]

What does it mean, if anything, if you were obsessed with books from a very, very early age? You used to carry them every where, put them under your pillow, put them in a suitcases and carry them around, even to school.

Some of the recent posts here have reawakened some memories regarding attachment to books at an early age, and I'm very curious if that means anything. Also, that obsession with books carried on into my later life.

Is that significant, or does it mean nothing at all?

[Parche]

1. x-rated books

:woohoo: :hi:

[TrogL]

2. I'm no help - I own thousands

There's at least a dozen on my bedside table, several on the computer table, more in the bathroom. There's towering shelves in the main and back bedrooms and more in the basement.

[1Hippiechick]

3. Here's a link to a guy's blogspot about his own obsession w/books.....

http://swarheit.blogspot.com/2007/05/my-obsession-with-books.html

[yellowdogintexas]

4. hey, for what it's worth, I slept with my books from a very young age, or so

my mother says.

To this day I am an obsessive hoarder of books.

I do read them.

[Sisaruus]

5. I'm 57 and I still sleep with my books.

I, too, hoard - but with the computer, I now get to catalog that which I hoard. Talk about obsession:
http://www.librarything.com/profile/sisaruus

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Freud would say it means you want to have sex with your mom or dad or sister or other relative

but that says more about Freud than it does you.

Any legitimate psychologist would say that it means you love books, and that, as long as you aren't denying yourself food to buy books, or skipping work to read books, or throwing away relationships in favor of books, you're fine.

Perfectly fucking fine.

Of course, the majority of Americans will think you're an elitist, idiotic, scum of the earth pile of fucking human garbage because you'd rather read than rot your mind with football or American Idol or other troglodyte behavior.

But pay them no mind - they're the ones who are piles of human garbage, and, quite seriously, they really have no right to exist.

[Sisaruus]

7. oh-oh

<<as long as you aren't denying yourself food to buy books, or skipping work to read books, or throwing away relationships in favor of books>>

[RetroLounge]

8. I can be of no help here...

:hi:

RL

[siligut]

9. Books are good friends

When my husband and I were first together, many of our outings included bookstores. Any vacation to another city involved visiting their bookstores. Every room in our home had bookshelves.

When we moved to this new home, my husband said no more. I have to hide books in my drawers. He didn’t throw them out; he put them in the attic. He just became tired of looking at them.

Next house I am designating a room for just books. While I can look most things up on the computer, I like having a book to hold. Books have been my friends for years, keeping me company, giving me comfort. I could read before I reached kindergarten.