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Originally Posted by emwell
The first thing to pop in my head when reading your posts was depression.
Depression can affect you in so many different ways. The inability to concentrate on reading is just one. I also never knew the agitation I sometimes felt was related to the depression I had.
If you saw the text as rabbit, how did you know that it was incorrect? Did you know on some level that rabbit was wrong? and keep reading until it felt right?
I had an experience recently where I didn't know what I was saying or seeing or writing. Or if I actually did what I thought I did. Or said what I thought I said. I needed constant reassurance that I did indeed do what I thought I did. When writing, I physically could not see what I wrote, but on some level knew if it was wrong. I was in no shape to attempt reading at that time.
I commend you for reaching out, looking for answers, but you might have to go back to professional help. Can you access help via the school you are attending?
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Thank you for your comment!
About the rabbit thing, I genuinely thought I'd read it as "rabbit" and thought we (my friend and I) were speaking about rabbits until she pointed out that she had said "cat" not rabbit, so then I had to reread what she said and that's when I saw "cat" instead.
I've never considered depression before, because although online quizzes have shown I have symptoms, my psychiatrist and my psychologist never brought depression up even once. It was always about my anxiety. During our first meeting, they asked if I experienced suicidal thoughts, and I said no, and they never brought depression up again.
So from that point on I was thought I was deluding myself into thinking I was depressed because my doctors didn't say anything about it. I am very self-conscious about my emotions and have suppressed a lot of them, so most of the time, I don't even know if I'm being honest to my psychologist haha.
So brain fog could cause dyslexia symptoms? That's kind of reassuring, kind of.. I thought I'd lost my ability to read and write.
Thank you all for being so patient with me and so kind!