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Can I first say that I don't know that this is the right place to seek help about this and could anyone point me to somewhere it might be better placed.
I 've come here because I'm suffering from a very odd mental block, something I have great difficulty describing, that I've never seen in anyone else and that I could really do with help with. This seemed the best place to look. I've only ever spoken about this with my father and best friend (one and the same) because of the difficulty in explaining it. In fact, part of why I'm writing this is to have a record of my issue down on paper to refer others to. I have previously posted an appeal elsewhere, but given the lack of response I assume it was in the wrong place. Here it is: I have a strange quirk, and I need to know if anyone else has experienced it. It is extremely difficult to explain, but it has to do with the certain mental "shape" a story can take. My own name for it is "experiencing", and it involves divining the shape of a story in one's own eyes. With some stories, I've attempted to hone this ability of divining the shape to a very precise art, and the slightest error means failure. In other areas I've allowed myself more leniency. This should be voluntary, but lately I've found it almost impossible to watch/read/play certain shows/books/games without "experiencing" them, then subsequently failing to experience them and therefore to enjoy them at all. This is making me depressed and apprehensive that this will spread to other things (though, when I'm more rational, this seems highly unlikely). In my darkest hours it's felt like I'll never be able to enjoy anything ever again. Any advice on what to do would be welcome, but I'd be particularly interested to hear from anyone who's ever been through something similar (I can't, surely, be the only one) and hear how they got through it. If anyone can direct me to where I'd find such a person, I'd be very grateful. Thank you. I would be eternally grateful for any response, particularly from anyone who's been through anything similar. It all gets...difficult to bear. Posted on 10/27/09, 03:10 pm |
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I may be out to lunch here as I am not sure I quite understand. I apologize if this is not quite what you mean. I suffer from anxiety which has caused depression. If I am extremely anxious and I try reading I can't focus enough to absorb the story. By not absorbing the story I therefore can't experience the story. I love to read alot so it really bothers me when I can't feel like I am there in the story and visual the story in my head. Otherwise what is the point in reading. Same as watching TV. Is this is what you mean? Is so, I have to really go to light reading and then sometimes it is still hard. It is extremely frustrating. It may last a month or so with me. Then I can usually go back to reading. If I know what caused the stress/depression to start with it does help me to understand that it will just take time. Mine was the loss of my mother. Then not two years later the loss of my father. I hope you find some answers to your question. 
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