Have you ever been so upset or excited you couldnt read??
By bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
Holiday, Florida
April 7, 2010 2:22pm CST
Im a voracious reader. been that way all my life. started reading like a third grader at 3yrs old. now i know that sounds like im really smart but im not. lots of things i dont know and cant do. like math, geography, sometimes i cant even spell as you've had occassion to see
anyway, since a child i've been reading everything, cereal boxes,brand names on things,everything and anything. when im upset or excited, i will sit and read any words in front of me, even when they dont register
.the night before Easter, i tried reading before sleep so i could be rested for the grand babies visit. couldnt do it. i read 3 pages before realising, i didnt know what id read...lol. i was so excited, it was going through my head what id fix to eat, what id do with the baby girl, etc..then theres been times when my heart was broken in the past or ive been so mad my blood pressure went crazy. same thing. try and read to calm down, get my mind settled. when i was a kid it worked. but no longer. i can still read several pages before i realise i dont know what ive read
Do others experience this?
anyway, since a child i've been reading everything, cereal boxes,brand names on things,everything and anything. when im upset or excited, i will sit and read any words in front of me, even when they dont register.the night before Easter, i tried reading before sleep so i could be rested for the grand babies visit. couldnt do it. i read 3 pages before realising, i didnt know what id read...lol. i was so excited, it was going through my head what id fix to eat, what id do with the baby girl, etc..then theres been times when my heart was broken in the past or ive been so mad my blood pressure went crazy. same thing. try and read to calm down, get my mind settled. when i was a kid it worked. but no longer. i can still read several pages before i realise i dont know what ive read Do others experience this?5 people like this
24 responses
@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
7 Apr 10
The ability to read words is a skill. The ability to put them together to have meaning is an abstract. Probably the same part of your brain need to get meaning out of stringing the words together was the same part that was excited over seeing your grandchildren. I hope you are having (or had) a great visit with them!
When I'm either too excited or too tired I can read and not comprehand the meaning. I guess that's why television was invented...lol.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
7 Apr 10
and so you have the wise response again. yes it was wonderful, but im so mad at my camera it stopped working again, its a piece of chit...lol. baby was so pretty in her little blue easter dress. also my daughter in law. (this one,her mom) is the prettiest girl you ever want to see. hope yours was great also, Easter that is...hey, girl, are you done with those challenges already??
i couldnt face pogo yet. do that at night.1 person likes this
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
7 Apr 10
yes i did. i just wonder if it will get us anything? 
sometimes tho, pogo is so stingy.1 person likes this
I've been alternating playing one of those, with a game in Bing. Did you ever do that poll survey?
@Christmas2006 (1661)
• United States
7 Apr 10
I have to have peace and quiet to read. No tv, no radio, no people! I can't concentrate with noise of any kind. M y daughter can have the tv, the radio, the kids running around and be working or reading NOT ME!!!
If I am involved in something, then no I can't read, I will be like you realize I don't know a thing i have read.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
7 Apr 10
its a good thing i wasnt like that. i would have never got a thing read when the kids were little. its emotions that distract me, not other normal things going on. im like your daughter in that respect, can still know everything going on around me while enjoying my story
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
7 Apr 10
I will not name names, but right now I am very upset at two members here at My Lot that think it's wonderful to make people feel like morons in front of others. I won't say who they are, but once I began reading the second reply one of the gentlemen wrote, I was about ready to throw my computer across the room in anger.
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
7 Apr 10
Oh, sorry, read your discussion again, and I am so sorry. This is not your fault. I just came out of another discussion read your prompt, and thought this about about the discussion boards. I am terribly sorry.
No, when I am reading books I am usually excited because many of the books I read are pretty fascinating. I am sorry, bunnybon7, your cool, and I didn't mean to offend you like that.
Contact me via messaging and I will tell you what happened.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
7 Apr 10
I KNEW IT!! i just knew you wasnt meaning my friend up there. you've always been a good friend and guess what you gave me another discussion. thanks friend. it happens. we all do it and i know pobody's nerfect thanks i did pm you. i also figured why you were upset when i saw where you'd been responding. lol!! still friends. here.1 person likes this
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
7 Apr 10
what are you talking about? this is a discussion about reading. 
whats offensive about that? are you sure you are reading the right discussion? 
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
8 Apr 10
I never used to have the problem, but yeah sometimes I can't concentrate and have to start over and over and...
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Apr 10
yes find yourself just reading the same page five times before giving it up. 1 person likes this
@celticeagle (167070)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Apr 10
Oh, yes! Even the most exciting and interesting page turners are nothing to me if I am stressed or up tight about something. Maybe if you tried meditating for afew minutes first and then read. Read about meditating evening. Or something spiritual. When you were a kid you probably weren't as stressed as you are now.
@celticeagle (167070)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Apr 10
Meditation is not easy. It takes time to learn how to switch gears. There are different types also. Some are easier than others.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Apr 10
i think when we are kids its easier to switch gears in our minds. when i try meditating, it seems all i do is get even more excited or stressed because im still thinking of the same thing1 person likes this
@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
10 Apr 10
it certainly happens. when reading, sometimes, the mind drifts while the eyes stay focused and keep on moving along the words in a book, even in a magazine, only to realize, after a while, that nothing is retained from what was supposed to have been already read. when that happens, better drop what you're reading and attend to what you are thinking about first before going back to the book or whatever you are reading... getting your mind settled is the first necessary step to getting it focused... especially in reading...
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Apr 10
you are so right. it just agravates me when i have to face things in order to focus on other things, like reading@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
13 Apr 10
that's probably why we have the word focus in the dictionary... diversions take the mind away and cause some infractions in our comprehension and concentration... thanks for the response...
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
7 Apr 10
Hi Bunny
I love reading to always have
When I am upset I can actually loose myself in a book and shut everything out I live in the book but when I am excited I am like you I read but I am not taking in what I am reading lol
I hope you had a lovely time with the Grandkids
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
7 Apr 10
oh i certainly did. it had been 3 months!! how i wish i could loose myself so totally in a book as i did when i was a child.
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@earthsong (589)
• United States
8 Apr 10
I'm like you. I was reading and discussing Poe at 6 and 7. I've always read, and occasionally my husband gets mad because I always have my face in a book. But there are times I just have too much on my mind, or am upset or excited and what I read just doesn't stick. Its frustrating, but when that happens I know its time to put the book down and focus my mind elsewhere.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Apr 10
yes unfortunately we have to give it up sometimes and either work out the problem in our head or relish the fun thing thats going to happen or just try something else
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
8 Apr 10
oh yea.i hate that.trying to read something,and my mind is elsewhere.
i usually give up and try later.
i usually give up and try later.@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Apr 10
me to. problem is when you are really having stress for days and theres no relief or escape. cause you cant even read
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
7 Apr 10
hI bON, i TO LOVE TO READ & find it hard to concentrate when i'm upset about something. Hope things are well w/u.Have a good night. jo
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
7 Apr 10
and i sure hope things are going well with you my friend. i hope you either got a visit from that handsome grandson of yours or you soon will1 person likes this
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
9 Apr 10
You aren't alone in this boat because I've been in the same situation as you've described here. I will read the same page over and over again because my mind is in such an uproar. Also like you, I've been reading for as long as I can remember, I typically use it before I will go to sleep to help me to relax, but regardless of that, I read about one book a week and sometimes more than that. I read everything that I can, down to the ingredients in a bottle of shampoo occasionally.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Apr 10
yes we are certainly birds of a feather with reading,i usually have at least 3 books going and /or magazines. one for each area i may be hanging out inside the house and one outside for when im smoking.
@bettydeng5 (1822)
• China
8 Apr 10
When I were pupil times, I like to read many kinds of book, novel, love poem, short story and interesting magazine etc. I was moved by the sentiment from booking, even tears on my face. Now it's difficult to calm my heart to read, sometimes when I read about 1 hour, I don't know what to say, because I didn't read the book with my heart. Maybe the heart will effect the reading. I think so.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Apr 10
yep. some people honestly seem to grow out of wanting to read once they are out of school. being a big time reader and coming from such a family its very strange that out of 5 kids, only 2 really like reading. 
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Apr 10
so true. thats why it bothers me not to be able to focus on it.
@nangisha (3496)
• Indonesia
8 Apr 10
yeah I ever experience that when I am really tired, I can not keep my mind in one piece, I read a book but my mind seem fly somewhere so I can barely remember what I read. I usually just go to sleep but when I am in school this kind of situation make me really frustrated especially when exam. Thanks got now I am finish my school now I can read just for fun and not for grade.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Apr 10
oh i definately can not stay awake if im bored with a book. here lately also ive been loosing so much sleep over stress, hardly anything can keep my interest. glad you can read for fun now.
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
8 Apr 10
I adore reading..wouldn't be here if I didn't..lol..but seriously I do love reading books. I have been reading since second grade...Yep I was a slow learner..but when I reached 12 years old I picked up reading romance books(which my mom read all the time) and I haven't stopped reading since...but I do find myself rereading pages because I couldn't remember what I read because I would be off thinking of this or that..and would reread trying to get back into it just to find my thoughts wandering again..lo so I give up...lol I find that it is way easier for me to relax if I turn off all the lights..pitch black..and then close my eyes and try to think of a plot to write my own book..and before I even get to far..poof I am sometimes relaxed enough to sleep..
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Apr 10
thats cool. a great idea. ive found that if i try to concentrate on how far iam in a book like if im on so and so page, how many pages to the end, therefore how far iam, i sometimes fall asleep just trying to figure it out because im terrible at math so that would also likely work what you do.
@clocks123 (1225)
• United States
8 Apr 10
yes, i am like that myself. i may look at a program or read something and go over it again and again. i don't remember what i've read because i have lots on my mind. this is true as well for tv shows i am watching. i have to write down things alot to. i just don't remember like i use to
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Apr 10
i would think it could be loss of memory happening since i do that a lot but ive always had trouble concentrating when im excited or upset even as a kid
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
8 Apr 10
Hey bunny! I have done that many times! I will try to get into
bed, turn off the tv and sit down to read a book! I think that
this will help me turn off my mind and help me relax! Nope! I
will start reading my book only to realize that my mind is
racing to things that I have to do the next day and I am getting
absolutely nowhere! And then I try to sleep and it gets worse!
So I end up getting out of bed, going into my kitchen/office
and turning the computer back on which is always the worse
thing to do because then I am up for hours reading stuff,
mylotting and the next thing I know is the sun is coming up! And
then I first have to get some sleep! That's exactly what I did
last night, as I have many nights and it makes me so angry at
myself! And last night my boyfriend was up with me until 3:00AM
watching tv and I kept telling him to go to sleep because he
had to get up for work! He is usually asleep by at least 12:00AM!
And now today I am back to the same routine, not enough sleep
and who knows what will happen again tonight!
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Apr 10
i know. thats also how i loose a lot of sleep. just get caught up either on the net or watching something and i look up and fuss at myself in my mind for putting myself through it all. sometimes i find tho that listening to audio book in the dark will put me to sleep. if you are really determined maybe you could try that? @nijolechu (1842)
• Canada
8 Apr 10
Yes, that does happen to me sometimes too when I am reading a good book or a magazine. I think maybe the thing I was reading wasn't all that interesting. lol. But I guess the mind does that when you have other stuff to worry about doing. It's annoying because then I would have to re read the item again.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Apr 10
yes and end up telling yourself to pay attention. still dont work.
@monkeylong (3139)
• Guangzhou, China
8 Apr 10
Yeah, as far as I am concerned, I think I have ever been so upset to could not helping reading.I still remember that time. It was sunday morening, I got up just read a book in my bed. When I am reading , I got so upsetabout the charater in the book. I was angree him so much just threw my book away.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Apr 10
well i didnt mean upset at the book. i meant upset at something in real life. i could never throw a book away. its always been my problem.
@toddwithers (11)
• United States
8 Apr 10
I have never been so upset that i couldnt read. But i always get too...i guess you could say excited, to read. I probably have ADD and dont realize it, but i cant stand reading if i know something good is going to happen soon. I will read like a paragraph and forget what i said so i have to reread it. haha
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Apr 10
i have one daughter like that. she cant be still long enough to concentrate to read, if shes waiting for something she will do crosswords a few minutes then pace.