GeorgeGlass Posted August 16, 2015 Report Posted August 16, 2015 A couple of months ago, my boss left, and I moved into her position as manager of my department. The adjustment has been pretty stressful, particularly given that I'm an introvert doing a job formerly held by an extrovert. Even though I have less spare time than ever, I find myself writing more, because escaping into my imaginary worlds helps me with the stress. At least, it FEELS like it helps. But I do wonder whether escapism is really a valid way of dealing with stress in the long term. Will this come back to bite me at some point (like that line from Seinfeld: "Serenity now, insanity later")? I'm not sure. But I suppose it's healthier than at least some of the alternatives, like self-medicating, or picking fights with burly strangers. JayDee 1 Quote
BronxWench Posted August 16, 2015 Report Posted August 16, 2015 In all honesty, I think writing, and the inherent escapism of living for a time in another world of one's own creation, is probably one of the healthiest and sanest responses to stress that there is. It's often easier to face hard issues in the settings we create and control, and I'm frequently surprised when I see a solution to a real life problem after I've been writing about something quite different. The skills I use as a writer to resolve conflict in my stories and among my characters seem to trigger a sort of thinking outside the box effect in my real life, if that makes any sense. pittwitch, JayDee, GeorgeGlass and 1 other 4 Quote
JayDee Posted August 16, 2015 Report Posted August 16, 2015 I aways thought it was great for stress relief and a creative outlet. And then I met frittle. BronxWench 1 Quote
BronxWench Posted August 16, 2015 Report Posted August 16, 2015 I aways thought it was great for stress relief and a creative outlet. And then I met frittle. ::dies laughing:: Quote
DirtyAngel Posted August 16, 2015 Report Posted August 16, 2015 its terrible, you'll sink deeper and deeper into your make believe woeld, leaving reality farther and farther behind until you never surface from the world and characters you created and the police find your emaciated body slumped over the keyboard, where you starved to death half way through witing a sex scene between a human/cat man and a dog girl...or not. GeorgeGlass 1 Quote
GeorgeGlass Posted August 16, 2015 Author Report Posted August 16, 2015 In all honesty, I think writing, and the inherent escapism of living for a time in another world of one's own creation, is probably one of the healthiest and sanest responses to stress that there is. It's often easier to face hard issues in the settings we create and control, and I'm frequently surprised when I see a solution to a real life problem after I've been writing about something quite different. The skills I use as a writer to resolve conflict in my stories and among my characters seem to trigger a sort of thinking outside the box effect in my real life, if that makes any sense. That makes total sense. I hadn't thought about the "writing as self-guided therapy" angle. I aways thought it was great for stress relief and a creative outlet. And then I met frittle. Which is...candy? Or some sort of degenerative bone disease? its terrible, you'll sink deeper and deeper into your make believe woeld, leaving reality farther and farther behind until you never surface from the world and characters you created and the police find your emaciated body slumped over the keyboard, where you starved to death half way through witing a sex scene between a human/cat man and a dog girl...or not. How did you know what my next story is about? Who blabbed? TELL ME! Quote
DirtyAngel Posted August 16, 2015 Report Posted August 16, 2015 I'm spying on you through your webcam.... Quote
BronxWench Posted August 16, 2015 Report Posted August 16, 2015 Per the Urban Dictionary: frittle n. a temporary mark on the skin caused by the impression of a textured surface. hey, where did u get that frittle on your left cheek? Quote
DirtyAngel Posted August 16, 2015 Report Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) such a persional question BW, and stop looking at my bum...well ok, you can look one more time Edited August 16, 2015 by DirtyAngel BronxWench 1 Quote
BronxWench Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 And that is exactly what happened to my characters... Quote
magusfang Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 That's right BW encourage her... Quote
BronxWench Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 Magus, darling, it's my job to encourage the writers. I'm very good at it, too. JayDee 1 Quote
DirtyAngel Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 that's right, you tell him BW; besides I'm very incorrigible...or is that encourageable...? Eh... Quote
magusfang Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 that's right, you tell him BW; besides I'm very incorrigible...or is that encourageable...? Eh... I vote for the first one Quote
DirtyAngel Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 Don't let him fool you, he loves that I'm incorrigible Quote
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