Reading & OCD - any tips??
I used to be such a ferocious reader as a kid, I'm talking absolutely plowing through books. As an adult, I just....can't read anymore and I feel so broken about it.
This is either OCD or rumination anxiety manifesting in a way that prevents me from reading.
I'll get trapped on a sentence/paragraph and can't move on until it feels "right", I'll jump back pages at a time because I didn't absorb it "correctly" the first time. All this leads to it taking AGES to read anything, and becoming so frustrated during the actual reading process that I want to cry.
I've tried so many different things to overcome this - speed reading, audiobook + physical book combo, counting in my head to stop subvocalizing, listening to music, walking or chewing gum or some other low stakes physical movement, even trying to just power through and reassure myself that continuing to read on is okay!!
any other tips/tricks others folks can suggest?
hit me with 'em - even your most bizarre, outlandish or strange seeming tips!
willing to give just about anything a try at this point!!
I want to get back to a place where reading is enjoyable!!