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Need help learning how to read books again (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I used to be an avid reader, but years of high school and depression completely ruined that. I haven't been able to complete a novel since senior year six years ago. It's frustrating to me and I want to know how I can overcome my lack of focus and anxiety. I've heard I'm not alone when it comes to this sort of thing at least.

E: I wasn't expecting so many replies. Thank you, all of you, for the ideas.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok I'm going with my experience here. I've been an avid reader of hundreds of books a year since I was a teen. When I had my baby, I wen through a traumatic birth that left me with post partum PTSD. When that happened I couldn't read anymore. What helped me get back into reading is audiobooks and comics/mangas. 5 years has passed, I'm now mostly recovered from the PTSD but I am not the reader I used to be, I can now read a book now and then, I sometimes read big fanfics because knowing the characters and tags help a lot but audiobooks are really my go to and I can listen a bit everyday. Well, nevertheless, don't feel bad for not reading, do whatever feels good to you.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Audiobooks really got me going again. Life got more busy, but I can always listen to audiobooks while on the car or during chores. Quality of audiobooks can vary a bit, and you might demand something more higher quality until you get into audiobooks more. Plus, I listen to them in english which is not my first language, so it's a really good listening exercise when the narrator has some bit of accent, I learn to recognize that accent later