I’m at university and really struggling. I do essay subjects that require lots of reading, but in recent years I have started to find reading really difficult - I can’t concentrate/focus, no matter how hard I try. I can’t get to the end of a page. I procrastinate endlessly. I can’t ever finish one thing before moving on to another.
It takes me hours to get to sleep, and when I finally do, I sleep until midday. I try setting alarms but can’t motivate myself to get up. I feel isolated - I often don’t speak to anyone an entire day apart from calling my mum.
I constantly find myself checking my phone or my iPad. I get into loops on YouTube watching hours of videos, other times I just sit and daydream for hours.
Is there something wrong with me or am I just chronically lazy? I’m really confused and would appreciate some opinions.
Does anyone think I should ask the university to let me interrupt my studies for a year?