The Effects of Fantasy - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

dragongirlG · 04-24-2002, 06:24 PM

Wow, this is a great thread everyone!

In sixth grade and last year, when I was a stupid, shallow little girl, I was very, very depressed and going through one of those "I hate the world" stages...in my diary, I wrote about suicide, how nobody appreciated me, and those shallow little middle school love life problems. I was going through serious emotional turmoil with loneliness, friends' betrayals, and no one understanding me. Reading fantasy gave me a shelter that I had not discovered, especially Harry Potter because the characters were going through the same teenage things that I was. It let my mind go off into another world while going through a horrid class of P.E. and other things, and definitely helped me grow a lot and be more tolerant of things. Fantasy has helped me grow emotionally, made me more mature, and discover my passion: writing.

[ April 24, 2002: Message edited by: dragongirlG ]

04-24-2002, 06:24 PM	#11
dragongirlG Wight Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Stock, the Shire Posts: 151	Wow, this is a great thread everyone! In sixth grade and last year, when I was a stupid, shallow little girl, I was very, very depressed and going through one of those "I hate the world" stages...in my diary, I wrote about suicide, how nobody appreciated me, and those shallow little middle school love life problems. I was going through serious emotional turmoil with loneliness, friends' betrayals, and no one understanding me. Reading fantasy gave me a shelter that I had not discovered, especially Harry Potter because the characters were going through the same teenage things that I was. It let my mind go off into another world while going through a horrid class of P.E. and other things, and definitely helped me grow a lot and be more tolerant of things. Fantasy has helped me grow emotionally, made me more mature, and discover my passion: writing. [ April 24, 2002: Message edited by: dragongirlG ]