Twilight is to us, what edward is to bella...

crazyobsessed · **Posted:** Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:03 pm

Has anyone thought of this? Okay, Bella maybe would have been better off without Edward (according to Edward anyway). She would have gone on living her normal human life, doing normal human things with other normal humans... But Edward happened and her life is turned upside down but so spinningly dizzy happy! (oh how I wish i were her

)
We were all normal humans at one time too. Then Twilight happened. Maybe we would have been better off never having known about Twilight. We would have gone on having normal human lives too. But instead, our lives are turned upside down, but so happy with having these characters a part of them.
I am new here and so relieved to have found others like me. I have felt like I am living in a separate world the past month or two. And this is why! If I hadn't read Twilight I would be doing all my normal stuff with my normal friends. But I wouldn't have it any other way!!!!!!
What do ya'll think??

Periferal · **Posted:** Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:07 pm

Hah -- I wrote something like that on my web site. When I started reading Twilight, I was in horrible back pain due to a herniated disc. I wondered if I should praise Stephenie for making my back pain tolerable or curse her for not allowing me to think about anything else.

Oh, but I praise her. Was there life before Edward?

It's a funny obsession, isn't it? It's been a month and I don't want to do anything but talk about these books. Does it get easier?

This is healthy, right? RIGHT?!

lrenfro · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:06 pm

crazyobsessed wrote:

Has anyone thought of this? Okay, Bella maybe would have been better off without Edward (according to Edward anyway). She would have gone on living her normal human life, doing normal human things with other normal humans... But Edward happened and her life is turned upside down but so spinningly dizzy happy! (oh how I wish i were her

)
We were all normal humans at one time too. Then Twilight happened. Maybe we would have been better off never having known about Twilight. We would have gone on having normal human lives too. But instead, our lives are turned upside down, but so happy with having these characters a part of them.
I am new here and so relieved to have found others like me. I have felt like I am living in a separate world the past month or two. And this is why! If I hadn't read Twilight I would be doing all my normal stuff with my normal friends. But I wouldn't have it any other way!!!!!!
What do ya'll think??

You are SO right! Now I spend way too much time on the computer (this great site!) looking up all the new info out about the movie and discussing this completely unrealistic, yet breathtakingly beautiful story! I should be doing laundry right now, but here I sit. LOL

I think Stephanie has created our brand of heroine...!

Meesa · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:08 pm

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If I hadn't read Twilight I would be doing all my normal stuff with my normal friends. But I wouldn't have it any other way!!!!!!

Who needs "normal friends" when we have fellow obsessed Twilight Mom's to chat with available 24/7?
The title of this thread caught my attention because it's so true. Sure, Bella would have been ok if she never met Edward. But once she knew what it was like to be around him, she wouldn't ever choose to live without him.
For me, my laundry hasn't been done in a while, and my kids are a tiny bit neglected, but I love this series and the website!
And let me just say that once you go Vamp, you never go back!

Christy · **Joined:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:34 pm **Posts:** 139

I totally agree with all of you! I am on this forum way too much, but I really don't care. It is so much fun being so absorbed in all of this! :lol:

urmylifenow17 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:26 am

crazyobsessed wrote:

Has anyone thought of this? Okay, Bella maybe would have been better off without Edward (according to Edward anyway). She would have gone on living her normal human life, doing normal human things with other normal humans... But Edward happened and her life is turned upside down but so spinningly dizzy happy! (oh how I wish i were her

)
We were all normal humans at one time too. Then Twilight happened. Maybe we would have been better off never having known about Twilight. We would have gone on having normal human lives too. But instead, our lives are turned upside down, but so happy with having these characters a part of them.
I am new here and so relieved to have found others like me. I have felt like I am living in a separate world the past month or two. And this is why! If I hadn't read Twilight I would be doing all my normal stuff with my normal friends. But I wouldn't have it any other way!!!!!!
What do ya'll think??

GREAT analogy! I totally agree!

Golden_Topaz_Eyes_42 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:29 am

crazyobsessed wrote:

Has anyone thought of this? Okay, Bella maybe would have been better off without Edward (according to Edward anyway). She would have gone on living her normal human life, doing normal human things with other normal humans... But Edward happened and her life is turned upside down but so spinningly dizzy happy! (oh how I wish i were her

)
We were all normal humans at one time too. Then Twilight happened. Maybe we would have been better off never having known about Twilight. We would have gone on having normal human lives too. But instead, our lives are turned upside down, but so happy with having these characters a part of them.
I am new here and so relieved to have found others like me. I have felt like I am living in a separate world the past month or two. And this is why! If I hadn't read Twilight I would be doing all my normal stuff with my normal friends. But I wouldn't have it any other way!!!!!!
What do ya'll think??

I could not have said it any better myself! I totally agree! However, I think it's always a positive thing to have something to lose yourself in - especially when you are stressed!

crazyobsessed · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:22 pm

Yes, it is good to have something to lose yourself in when you are stressed. I just texted my sis (who is 11 yrs older and been through the wringer w/her kids) the other day asking her how she does it. How does she get through the days where you are so emotionally exhausted that you feel like you could explode. One of the things she said is you learn to have a secret life in your head to escape to. Like Edward.
She gets it b/c she is the one who infected me with this obsession in the first place.
So I guess our obsession isn't all bad. Better than drinking I guess! :wink:

EdwardC4me · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:23 pm

crazyobsessed wrote:

I have felt like I am living in a separate world the past month or two. ... But I wouldn't have it any other way!!!!!!

So know what you are saying! When I first read the books I felt like I was in a daze...I would constantly think about them...and then I would look at "normal" people and think "If only they knew that I am constantly thinking about a teenage vampire" :lol:

I, for one, enjoy the sheer fun of having something to be giddy about!!

twilightgeek · **Joined:** Tue May 27, 2008 4:34 am **Posts:** 74

OK, I read the first three books in three days...and then I read them again...I managed to persuade a handful of my HP Book Club members to purchase Twilight and begin reading. My husband is slowly working his way through it too. That all sounds great so WHY AM I SO DAMN TEARY?! I'm exhausted and I know I need to sleep, 'cause I haven't done it much in the last week or so. But the thought of doing it, lying there in the dark just makes me break down sobbing. I feel lost, sad, insignificant, lonely, alone, disconnected...I feel like I am desperately GRIEVING. I actually made an appointment to see my doctor tomorrow. All I want to be doing is reading the books (and the sites!) I have managed to get through the days--cleaning, errands, work, all the normal...but even then, sometimes, I've just broken out crying. Help! Help! I can't make myself read the posts on this thread yet, because I am trying hard to calm down, to be able to breathe through my nose. I even woke up my husband, he confusedly rubbed my back, not knowing what to do or say. I've even had to explain to my nine-year-old, precious, darling son why mommy sometimes just can't help crying and why I can't lie in bed with him while he's falling asleep. I just miss these characters so much. I feel like they're part of me. When does this end??? Embarassed Crying or Very sad :oops:

lauralee · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:59 pm

I love reading so much and rarely find people to talk to about it. My classroom is a captured audience that moans that I am making all this stuff up. Finding Twilight helped me find a forum of new friends who share a common interest, reading and talking about it. I no longer have to wait 2 months for bookclub. I am home, and Edward is the man of my house : )

Sirena Latina · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:47 am

twilightgeek wrote:

OK, I read the first three books in three days...and then I read them again...I managed to persuade a handful of my HP Book Club members to purchase Twilight and begin reading. My husband is slowly working his way through it too. That all sounds great so WHY AM I SO DAMN TEARY?! I'm exhausted and I know I need to sleep, 'cause I haven't done it much in the last week or so. But the thought of doing it, lying there in the dark just makes me break down sobbing. I feel lost, sad, insignificant, lonely, alone, disconnected...I feel like I am desperately GRIEVING. I actually made an appointment to see my doctor tomorrow. All I want to be doing is reading the books (and the sites!) I have managed to get through the days--cleaning, errands, work, all the normal...but even then, sometimes, I've just broken out crying. Help! Help! I can't make myself read the posts on this thread yet, because I am trying hard to calm down, to be able to breathe through my nose. I even woke up my husband, he confusedly rubbed my back, not knowing what to do or say. I've even had to explain to my nine-year-old, precious, darling son why mommy sometimes just can't help crying and why I can't lie in bed with him while he's falling asleep. I just miss these characters so much. I feel like they're part of me. When does this end??? Embarassed Crying or Very sad :oops:

Wow...well honestly I think we all love the characters very much or we wouldn't be taking the time out of our days to be on a site like this, and well for me even though my obsession has gotten better over time, it's been over 2 years since I've gone down on the twilight spiral. How long since you first read all the books...I'm just curious...if you don't mind me asking.

twilightgeek · **Joined:** Tue May 27, 2008 4:34 am **Posts:** 74

I read all three books twice in May--within a ten day period. I am feeling alot better now. I only get somewhat weepy when I lie down to sleep. I've found some ways of dealing with it. First, talking with my husband helps, he's been quite supportive, even if more than a little baffled. And my sis has been very helpful. She seems to remember that when I was a small child, even, I didn't like going to sleep for fear I'd "miss something". That's how I feel with TWI. The other thing that's helped is that I've started working on setting up a TWI convention. I've talked with many of my HP contacts who have done the large cons--since I've only set up a small, one-day con--and am looking into setting up the non-profit and such. I've already got a large group of helpers and I've even been speaking with some people in the Forks Chamber of Commerce. So HOPEFULLY this will all go well and I'll be able to announce an upcoming TWI convention soon! I'm thinking now that I might like to include The Host as well, since I just finished it this evening. Wow, was it great too! I must admit that Ian O'Shea gives Edward a run for his money on being the most fabulous guy (not necessarily human) around!

stephvampie · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:52 pm

I'm glad there are others out there just like me. I don't think I would want to go back to my life before Twilight. (Part of me feels like I'm having a mid-life crisis, obsessing over a 17 year old vampire.)
I feel renewed!

Sirena Latina · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:12 pm

twilightgeek wrote:

I read all three books twice in May--within a ten day period. I am feeling alot better now. I only get somewhat weepy when I lie down to sleep. I've found some ways of dealing with it. First, talking with my husband helps, he's been quite supportive, even if more than a little baffled. And my sis has been very helpful. She seems to remember that when I was a small child, even, I didn't like going to sleep for fear I'd "miss something". That's how I feel with TWI. The other thing that's helped is that I've started working on setting up a TWI convention. I've talked with many of my HP contacts who have done the large cons--since I've only set up a small, one-day con--and am looking into setting up the non-profit and such. I've already got a large group of helpers and I've even been speaking with some people in the Forks Chamber of Commerce. So HOPEFULLY this will all go well and I'll be able to announce an upcoming TWI convention soon! I'm thinking now that I might like to include The Host as well, since I just finished it this evening. Wow, was it great too! I must admit that Ian O'Shea gives Edward a run for his money on being the most fabulous guy (not necessarily human) around!

Well glad to hear your better and that all your twilight interest has turned into something so tangible....how awesome. I really do hope you do pull off your convention...that would be really great. Keep us posted with that for sure. And including the host is a great idea. And about Ian...I totally agree...Ian and Edward each get a first place ribbon

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