Unable to concentrate on reading when surrounded by peoples.

[philoso]

I am a OCD patient. I can concentrate on reading when I am alone but when I am surrounded by peoples or friends it's impossible for me to concentrate. That's why I can't enjoy watching television with family, friends. I can't study with classmates. It's little bit hard for me to concentrate on lectures. Does anyone knows why this happens? One thing I want to mention is that the anxious feeling is more often related to vision of eyes of others and mine. This decreases my productivity. Every kind of suggestion /opinion is welcomed.

[Hidden]

I can relate to some of what you are going through with concentration.

I have OCD and it is hard for me to read a book, anything online, when people are talking around me, or the television is showing something.

OCD creates the doubt if I am able to concentrate or not while reading with the background noise.

I usually end up rereading what I read, in fear of making a mistake.

I can understand how concentration gets difficult.

[Paula-38 in reply to Hidden]

I am exactly the same. I think if any of you Google 'Executive Functioning and OCD'

which is a part odf the brain that is responsible for multi-tasking, and what happens if this part of our brain is not functioning as it should do. Hopefully this might help some of you.

[Mabelocd]

I am the same way. If people are talking I cannot read. I feel anxious about missing something. I could never study with music playing or the TV on.