I don’t think this is cognitive symptoms or executive functioning or anything like that.
Am not quite sure what it is tbh
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I’m the same way.
Mostly because I like to talk during movies and I think that makes it pass a little easier.
When I’m on my own, with no one to talk to, I don’t enjoy the movie or finish it.
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Wow! I thought it was just me. My attention span is very short. I don’t think I can sit and watch anything for longer than 30 minutes.
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Usually I just play on my phone during a movie but occasionally one catches my attention.
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I don’t think anyone would go to the cinema alone. Its very weird. I would never do it. I used to go with a group of friends, guys and girls, when I was on Abilify but now I only talk to them online. I don’t go out of bed since I was on Latuda. Its called negative symptoms.
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On the bright side my positive symptoms are 99% gone compared to Abilify.
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It might just be the way modern movies are made nowadays.
I feel like a lot of them have paper thin storylines that are stretched out to two hours or over.
That’s why I love a lot of old films, especially older horror films. They’re typically only 70 to 80 minutes long. I call that a sweet spot for a film’s length.
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Yes. I have trouble concentrating for so long. I’ve started trying to watch at least a movie a week but will watch it in three or four sittings. It’s frustrating for sure but I find I have the same problem.
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Yeah, I can’t focus, unless I’m spending meaningful time with someone else. My attention span is very short. I usually watch tv with other people like my family.
I have to take breaks every 25 minutes when watching a movie regardless of whether I’m watching it on my own or with somebody. So I can never go to a cinema again 
But I’ve completely lost interest in movies now anyway. Not sure why.
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I watch movies and series rarely but I get addicted to them. I can be watching for 8hrs a day.
I used to go to the cinema alone all the time,
Sometimes you just don’t want to see the same movie as everyone else.
Nothing weird about it.
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Idk never had that feeling.
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