I Can't Read Anymore

Edgar A. Poe?

Good choice, if you like macabre/horror! I've read some of his stuff and they made horror movies or episodes of Night Gallery/Twilight Zone out of them!

what about an RPG (role playing game) video game where a story unfolds in the same way as a book but you're more involved in the action? - by selecting to talk with characters and find out information and work out where the story is going next?

That sounds like fun, @InkyTinks! I don't have a computer, so I don't do video games. But I plan on getting a laptop when covid is done. And now I look forward to a video game like you describe. I feel happy about this. So nice to have something to look forward to.

Can also get a console pre-owned doesn't have to be a computer.Try ebay often they will come with some games.


I watch youtube videos on the games so I can see what I might like before buying.


if you go on YT and type in '' best RPG for 2021' you can see reviews on what games are out there already. ..or 2022 if you want to know what's coming out later this year.


My strategy is first watch a clip with several games so get an idea of the graphics etc..if something catches my eye I type in 'name of game' walkthrough to get more detailed information on it

There's adventure styles, murder mystery style games like the old Broken Sword point and click adventures, ones where you can summon and fight mythical monsters, then more chill out games like farming sims with romance and characters you can marry in game...who you choose and decisions you make will change where the story goes.

Thank you very much, @InkyTinks! So very interesting & helpful!

I accidentally deleted this thread from my subscriptions since not proficient with a smartphone. It’s easy to click the wrong thing cause the screen is so tiny. Glad I found it again.

What I do is go easy on myself. If I can only read a few pages or even paragraphs, I stop. Ideally I finish a chapter but sometimes they are too long even if I feel okay. Then I’ll try to find a good stopping point.

Even reading isn’t the joy it used to be as Covid is in the back of my mind.

I glanced through the comments, so not sure if this had been asked. Have you had any major changes happen in your life? A new situation that can add more stress & depression can make it difficult to focus. I had treatment for stage 4 uterine cancer. I'm now in maintenance. I've noticed more & more I have trouble keeping my attention on much of anything. If I'm fortunate, I might get 15 mins before my mind wanders. Posting is a struggle these days. It takes longer to gather my thoughts. Is it reading or other things you've noticed trouble with as well? I'm used to having a strong, sharp mind, so it's concerning. I have an appt on Wed. I'll mention it then. I hope you find out what is causing this & are able to find ways to manage.

OMG!! ME, TOO!!! I always read and I would see the story in my head like a movie. Now my mind wanders and I have to keep going back to the same paragraph over and over....I don't know WHAT is wrong with me. I quit y job last year when we paid off some big things, and it seems that I am LESS able to relax. Also, my eating is Out.... Of...... Control......

Anxiety can definitely affect concentration. I have had times in my life when my anxiety was overwhelming and I could not focus enough to read.

I feel the same way! And it hurts quite a lot sometimes. But we are the world!

Reading IS like a movie in my head too, I can imagine the characters the way I want. Screen adaptations can be good if they stick close to the book and have the right cast.

But there’s no pleasing everyone when it comes to casting. So there’s nothing like your imagination.

I’m reading The Magicians by Lev Grossman. A series was made years ago which I didn’t see. I looked up the cast and don’t like some of the choices! They don’t have the right “look”.

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Absolutely! Imagination & movies of the mind!

Case in point: I’ve read some of the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child. Tom Cruise was cast as Reacher! I think he’s a GREAT actor but NOT “Reacher” material!

Child approved the casting choice….

I picture Reacher like this guy at the gym, just much taller! He’s got the right build and look.

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I have not been able to read since 1984. The book not the year. I read it in October and I have not picked up a book since. That book scared the **** out of me. Although I was recovering from major surgery. So I may have been a bit loopy and out of it anyways.

But I read 1984, and Skleteton Crew and Desperation both by Stephen King one after the other and yeah, I've been too freaked out to read anything after those 3.

I've been trying to get up the nerve for awhile to go back to Stephen King. Maybe I'll go to the library in the morning.

Reading was a hobby I picked up as an escape from my reality as a kid.I started on the books my dad brought home.Mystery,thrillers made me high.I liked the feeling of being in an alter reality.Reality sucked anyways.I used to have a read along with my girl friends where we read the same book at the same time and discussed the storyline when we hung out.It was really fun.Sometimes I used to take an interesting book to school and while teacher taught ,me and my friend read the book hidden in a text book.Fun times.Now a days my genre changed. I am more into books about psychology and behaviours. My focus has less span now.I just go with the flow and put down or discontinue a book if that is what my brain wants. I take on some other activities to engage my time.Sudoku,puzzles,solitaire, YouTube, Simon are some of the other things I like to do.

I get that. Reading was my escape from reality as a child too.

I can also relate to reading being an escape from my reality as a kid...