Hello from a Troubled Reader!
- eatpraywrite
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Hello from a Troubled Reader!
I'm Aiden, and I'm very excited to be discovering this website! I mainly wanted to join because of all the fun support I saw for writing here, but also because I am a very troubled individual when it comes to reading!
I have not been officially diagnosed, but I believe I have a problem with anxiety and it has cut into my reading life. I used to tear through books when I was young, 'til I hit middle school and anxiety tracked my every thought as I read until reading just wasn't fun anymore. It's been a very, very long time since this happened and I've fallen severely out of touch with books, but I have never lost my connection with them entirely as I am on track to become an author!
But what is an author without reading others' books? So I am here to try to get support and advice so that I can get back into reading like before!
Thank you for reading!
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- eatpraywrite
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Thank you!!gali wrote:Welcome and good luck with your writing!
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It looks as though you've come to the right place to gain support from other readers and writers. I wish you the very best of luck.
- eatpraywrite
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LMFranks wrote:Hi Aiden,
It looks as though you've come to the right place to gain support from other readers and writers. I wish you the very best of luck.
kandscreeley wrote:Welcome! I hope that you are able to find your way back to being able to read happily again!
Wasif Ahmed wrote:Welcome to OnlineBookClub Aiden!! Enjoy!!
Thank you so much everyone!! ^^klbradley wrote:Welcome! I hope you're able to get back on track!
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