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Unable to concentrate

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I can't concentrate on anything ,and can't think clearly, memory loss. How many of u have same problem?

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From my own experience, mental health situations can really affect the ability to stay concentrated. It took me seven years to complete my BA degree... Its best to be fully diagnosed, it helps with knowing whats the best treatment to search for

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I have struggled with this for years. I use to be so clear headed and could seemingly remember anything but the last 7 years or so have been such a hazy blur. I’m finally getting a little better in my efforts to turn my life around but I felt like I couldn’t focus at all for years

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What have you done to improve this fogginess

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Sadly I don’t know that I have the best advice for that... mine started getting better when I made a conscious decision to do what I had to do to be happy (get a divorce).

Around the same time I started exercising, trying to eat better and tried to make other positive life changes. I haven’t kept up with all of them but my focus has been better overall.

I guess my advice would be look at your life and decide to make a positive change. Take care of your mind and body first and foremost but if there’s something in your life that is causing you misery that you can reasonably remove... then do so. Find a way to cut back on your stress and try and make changes for the better. You probably won’t notice a huge change right away but even small changes in multiple categories should help some.

Hey x yes I also suffer from this . I used to be the biggest bookworm and that’s something I struggle with now . Reading a book is so hard so I’ve switched to Audiobooks 😔 x

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Yea ,too difficult .Is it depression in ur case ?

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Both depression and anxiety x

It could be depression and or anxiety, they by themselves can cause problams concentrating, and from my understanding they sometimes goes along with adhd. Im not sure doctors can say which couses what

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