don't feel like reading anymore

I was once a very avid reader. I would read probably a dozen books a year. And I had plans to read even more in college. But with the havoc of depression, not only have I been reading less, but my interest is waning, if it isn't at the bottom already.

I mean, I RELISHED in reading classics, esp. Victorian literature. Now I have been picking up four, five books, and dropping them a day or two later, just bc I can't sustain the interest. I'm now reading Tristram Shandy, and bc of its unconventional style, digressions, confusing sentences, I just started losing interest. Having thoughts like, "Oh, you don't want to read it bc it's too hard/you lost interest in books/you aren't trying hard enough/you are wasting your time and should be devoting it into something you actually LIKE/you should give this book a chance". and I just hate those thoughts.

i really just want some help so i can read and have fun wo counting every second to when I'll stop reading or keep looking at pg numbers

I used to be an avid reader also- but of late, I have trouble keeping my attention. I'm not sure why that is. I've been putting it down to being too tied to screens and always having a device in front of me. Although this gives me more to think about. Maybe it's not just the internet doing it.

Since having depression, I have been less interested in reading books, and it hasn't really recovered. However, I am now experiencing pleasure from reading internet articles instead of spending nearly all my internet time on social media.

In my experience, it takes time. It took me a while to return to my old interests, and once that happened, I start looking up articles related to my interests without having to put effort into motivating myself (I'll also note that I mostly read non-fiction, although sometimes I'll read sci-fi and dystopian fiction).

I used to spend hours in Wikipedia....

In my younger years (teens), I'd read for hours until I literally got a headache. I loved to read.

Now as an adult, my responsibilities are so many that I haven't cut out time to sit and read a good book. I have read a few books front to back, but I have to make myself do this. Since they are not important like, for example, paying a bill, the reading gets put in the back burner.