Hello,

I'm 21 years old and I've just joined college after years of complete isolation. I've only been diagnosed with G. Anxiety and AvPD.

I've been doing very badly in my classes, even in subjects I used to be very good at prior to falling ill. My issue is I'm having troubles reading and focusing. Text-heavy articles make me feel PHYSICALLY uncomfortable. It takes me very, very long and reading it over and over for me to understand what I'm reading.

I can't remember a lot of things, my short-term memory's even worse. In lectures, my mind goes fuzzy within minutes and I end up not hearing anything said in class. And I also find writing very tough, as finding words in my head is very tough. My mind feels numb most of the time. It's silly, I used to love writing and now I can't even form simple sentences.

Because of this, I've been having troubles speaking, as well. Since I can't seem to find words quick enough.

I've been Googling if anxiety can cause reading difficulties in people, but I've not found anything that relates to what I'm going through. So I was hoping to get some of your opinions on this. Have you heard of this? Could it be due to anxiety? Should I start seeing my therapist again? I haven't seen her in a while due to financial issues.