Wondering if you suffer from MOLD?

Here are some telltale signs that you may be MOLDy (suffering from Mental Obsessive Literary Disorder:

• Love of reading.
• Love of fictional characters.
• State of anxiety when you cannot read.
• Increased impatience due to impending releases of highly anticipated books.
• Addiction to Little Red Reading Hood.
• Worry when people A) tell you they don't like to read and/or B) ask you why you like to read.
• General state of randomness and/or craziness.
• Buying more books than you can read.
• Frequently referencing various books without a second thought.
• Having trouble not talking about your love of all things book-related.
• Anger and/or fear at books being made into movies.

If you are experiencing any or all of these symptoms, it is highly likely that you are MOLDy. However, don't fear. There is no cure, but MOLD is not life-threatening. (Unless you get run over because you forget to check both ways before rushing across the street in your haste to get to the library.) It can lead to a state of panic or feeling depressed or otherwise strange, but these side effects are MOLD are easily treated by a visit to your local bookstore or by talking to other MOLDy people or reading a favorite book.

Like mold, MOLD tends to spread. One eager, MOLDy person sharing their love of all things literary can pass the disorder to another reader and so on. However, do not worry about limiting contact. As has already be stated, MOLD is not life-threatening and its side effects are easily treated.

♥anilee (who suffers from all those symptoms and loves it!)