Another way of assessing whether or not you have an addiction to Independent Filmmaking is to ask yourself the following twenty questions, provided by the self-help organization Independent Filmmakers Anonymous:

Do you have scripts lying

around your residence?

1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to Independent Filmmaking?
   

2. Has Independent Filmmaking ever made your home life unhappy?
   

3. Did Independent Filmmaking affect your reputation?
   

4. Have you ever felt remorse after making an independent film?
   

5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties caused by Independent Filmmaking?
   

6. Did Independent Filmmaking cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
   

7. After losing money on a film did you feel you must make another film as soon as possible to get back your losses?
   

8. After a winning a Film Festival did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
   

9. Did you often make films until your last dollar was gone?
   

10. Did you ever borrow to finance your Independent Filmmaking?
    

11. Have you ever sold anything you loved to finance Independent Filmmaking?
    

12. Were you reluctant to use "Independent Filmmaking money" for normal expenditures?
    

13. Did Independent Filmmaking make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
    

14. Did you ever shoot longer than you had planned?
    

15. Have you ever made a film to escape worry or trouble?
    

16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance Independent Filmmaking?
    

17. Did Independent Filmmaking cause you to have difficulty sleeping?
    

18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to make a film?
    

19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of Independent Filmmaking?
    

20. Have you ever considered self-destruction or suicide as a result of your Independent Filmmaking?

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