Poll: Do you have the concentration to read a book?

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  • Yes
  • No

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I have not read a book since I graduated in 2013.

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I have the concentration just have to have absolutely no alternative than reading a book to actually pick up one and read, when I am in a psych ward all I do is read books.

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Sometimes I get really, really into reading. I mostly read the classics and serious literature. I’ve read every word that Shakespeare ever wrote, at least once. The great tragedies I’ve read many times. It helps me when I see a presentation of Shakespeare because I’ve already read it, and I already know what each character is saying in every scene. That’s fortunate because my hearing is going. I have trouble discerning low sounds. When I get really intensely into reading I like to get completely away from the world. I spend all my time alone in my room, reading. That only works some of the time, though. There have been times when all that reading bored me. Right now I can read, but I’m not as absorbed by it as I have been in the past. The last book I read was “Anna Karenina”, but that was some time ago.

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I have a hard time reading and being focused

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Only since starting Zyprexa and having it clear my brain fog. On Haldol, I couldn’t even read a short magazine article. Now I enjoy reading again and read many books.

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I have a difficult time with focus and concentration.
I haven’t read a book in years.

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I have the concentration, but I need to read slowly.

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I can read many books. But not a whole book.

I like to read a chapter a few pages of multiple books here and there

See no purpose in reading a whole book

I don’t even like fiction so it’s all good.

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I love books, but only good ones lol.

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Yes, but only if I take breaks.

I could read about 5 pages of a novel before taking a short break.

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It depends. I can read the really entertaining books. Some are a little to deep for me.

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This is exactly what I did when reading a book. The concentration has been bad, but I managed to read by taking a short break every 5-10 minutes.

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There isn’t a “sometimes” option. I waffle between yes and no.

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I have a hard time with it but I do read sometimess. It just means like 5 pages and then a break

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I didn’t go to all the effort of relearning to read just to not use that skill!

Reading is my absolute favorite. I read during most of my free time.

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I have the concentration to do so, but think I lack the mental stamina to do so . Reading 30 pages is no problem , but then repeating that each day until the book has been read from beginning to end is another matter.

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No my concentration is terrible right now.

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I’ve been trying to get through a book, but I have trouble focusing on one thing for long. Stories don’t absorb me like they used to or maybe I’m lower energy these days.

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I am thinking of buying some Star Trek novels. Some have some good reviews on Amazon, but I don’t know if they are being overrated by fans.

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