Difficulty with reading and listening

Posted by harshguptajain @harshguptajain, Nov 4, 2025

3 years back i started feeling like i am not able to comprehend what i am reading and till now the problem continuous, it's not i don't know the meaning of every word i do and even when i listen to songs which i know meaning of and i have lyrics of it in my mind but i don't feel connected to the song and i am facing this problem with language only i guess, and i can think clearly, so anyone there experiencing the same please let me know

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@harshguptajain
I have a similar experience since Covid shots and infection. It is harder to pay attention, listen, process, etc. and my personality seems flat. I am not my former self at all. It does feel like I am not able to think or feel as deeply as I once was able to. I am now in my mid 50s. Not sure if a combination of Covid, hormone changes, depression, chronic pain (spine/nerve issues), etc. My brain is definitely not the same and feel like my former self was hijacked.

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@dlydailyhope ." and my personality seems flat. I am not my former self"...i tried telling my supervisor about this issue...naturally she can't truly understand it.I put myself down way too much.That's a part of it,even though most symptoms are virtually gone...this one deal is hanging on...but not too terrible.I can function okay at work.Thank God.
Keep being positive.It's a chore for sure.But it does help.God Bless and take care.

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PEM stands for Post exertion malaise or Post exercise malaise.
It means if you walk down a hallway at the end your body feels like it ran a marthon and you have to sit down. Exercise makes fatigue and brain fog etc. worse. PEM from what I understand is a symptom of Chronic Fatigue, and Fibromyalgia and other autoimmune diseases where exercise creates flare ups and days to recover.

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@rashida posted a definition of PEM on group chat

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@rashida posted a definition of PEM on group chat

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@shario I have fibromyalgia so that explains why I am always tired, and exercise makes my body ache for weeks

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