Depression/anxiety and reading

Hello everyone,

I'm writing here because I've been struggling to read for a while now. Difficulty concentrating on the stories I read, on the sentences but most of all, it seems that I don't actually feel that much when I read the written words, which makes me sad. I've had depressive episodes since 16-17 years old (now 31) and nowadays I can have periods of time when I'm really anxious and/or depressed (the anxiety being generally more present than the depression). I'm wondering if the fact that I don't feel anything when reading is related to the depression/anxiety or is it just me losing interest in that activity ? Any kind of input is welcome

Looking forward to reading your answers.

Hello and welcome!

olivoil wrote:I'm wondering if the fact that I don't feel anything when reading is related to the depression/anxiety

Don't see why it couldn't be

olivoil wrote: is it just me losing interest in that activity

or that.

I used to devour books. I don't know, maybe it's depression, maybe it's just the world post-internet, I don't seem to be able to pick up a paper, real book the way I used to- I could go through an entire novel in a day once upon a time. I sometimes wonder if it's as simple as screen addiction.