I only wish reading could be my balm but it's the complete opposite for me. I started reading very actively around 2019 (I was 19) and it wasn't a smooth process but I assumed it would cease to be an issue the more I read.

Then 2020 I had same issues but still assumed it wasn't major. similar issues here with my mind and the words just not flowing smoothly

2021 was when my tics started when I read and I started to become more active with mending this issue and stopped assuming it would no longer be an issue

I have adhd, ocd and anxiety and I presume these contribute to the problem

What illness? Sorry if it’s prying

I’ve realised what I have to do is drop it for a while. I’ve been trying for 3 years to make it feel natural and it just doesn’t happen

Thank you. I just want to pick up a book and enjoy it; it’s such a small ask really.

What do you think the source of this fluctuation in ability is for so many of us?

I don’t think I have any symptoms of the lexias. I can see the words clearly, I understand them perfectly fine but it just seems that my brain dislikes words and will do any mental aversion tactic it can

Yeah it’s beyond tough. I will

I’ve heard that. I basically have all of the Comprbidies for tics: ADHD, autism, ocd, stress, anxiety

Thank you. This seems to be a sort of rare issue but few people are talking about it or relating

I have read up on ocd but I didn’t think it was such a major issue until recently

Reading might not directly be the source but it’s certainly triggered my issues

Thank you though and I will work with my therapist

It's only my second session with her and I'm not completely sure on her specializations

Thanks anyway

I used to read kindle a lot. I have moments, especially on kindle, where my reading is perfectly ok; but it inevitably spirals into not great

I feel like I never don't have those moments. Thinks it's mental issues

It's most likely OCD. I have many disorders any OCD is one of them.

Thanks for the support. I've been struggling with reading related issues for around 3 years now

Have you ever had moments where you just couldn't read?

I know but I want to like it

I will do that but I want to read eventually. It's the one human feat that I can't seem to do and it's so essential to living a fulfilling life

thank you. With these posts what you tend to get a lot of is the assumption that you're just not reading the right stuff, I can't read anything enjoyably