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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another poster with a bad childhood who used books to survive. New books and old books over and over again. Also always had a big stack of books by my desk at school, and my teachers knew I loved to read and saw it as an endearing trait.

As an adult books feel nice, and I like seeing them on my shelves. Generally, now I read for intellect. Either learning directly from the books or by staying engaged in excellent writing, grammar, etc.[/quote]

I'm curious. did you see books as a "safe space". What did you do when books went into an area that got close to your trauma? I have a problem reading books that are too descriptive in certain villainous acts and I have had to put the book down (permanently) for this, but I can't imagine if this had been a trigger for me.

Is that the case, and if so, how do you avoid such books? [/quote]

Generally, books were life. My parents didn't talk to me and I wasn't welcome in family areas of the house. I was hungry and lonely all the time, books were warmth or just a better life and probably why i turned out half normal.

I get more triggered by movies or TV shows than books. Books are different somehow, although ones that involve child neglect and other abuse stir emotion and sometimes trauma and I sometimes don't stop reading when I should, though TV and movies I stop right away.[/quote]

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