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A Sense of Mental Dead End

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Vesta

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I've been having serious difficulties lately with any work that requires mental effort. It feels like I have some issues with my cognitive functions, even though this has been a struggle for me my entire life. Reading has become a challenge for me as well. Despite having a lot of thoughts, I find it incredibly hard to bring anything to fruition in the intellectual sphere.

In recent years, I've occasionally tried to keep my brain active, but now almost everything feels difficult: reading, writing, counting, speaking. I’ve immersed myself in a world of unproductive fantasies and am desperately trying to escape from it. But even returning to reality and focusing on it seems like an overwhelming task. Essentially, I've lost all desire for personal growth.
 
In autistic people this is generally a symptom of prolonged stress. For many of us our level of intellect is dramatically affected by our personal sense of well being. As long as we're happy we perform well but when stressed even those of us with genius level intelligence suffer a dramatic loss of intellectual abilities.

[Edit] Just thought I should add that your age is probably a factor in this too. My memory of being that age is one of being on an emotional rollercoaster.
 
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Recently, I haven't felt much stress at all. Maybe it's due to a lack of food. Or it could be the aftermath of my previous life, which was filled with stressful situations.
 
Might this be an issue with your energy levels? (**)

Check that you're eating, sleeping, and exercising sufficiently.
Issues with any of those reduces your energy by a lot.

(**)
There are medical possibilities of course (and stress, as per Outdated's post) - but even so those three always need to be "good enough" for the context.
 
I haven't been eating well lately, but even when I'm eating well, I don't feel like doing mental activities. I don't have any motivation.
 
Eating well is about quality as well as quantity.
In the extreme case, high-sugar diets keep you buzzing, and you ll be able to stay up for hours e.g. (e.g. video gaming (low physical energy)). But a high sugar diet is quite harmful.

What about sleep and exercise?

A significant deficit in any of those three will affect you, even if you don't feel it.

Split sleep is ok, as long as you get enough.

"Enough" exercise doesn't require hours at the gym.
You need the equivalent to about an hour's walk every day (higher intensity => less time), and you need your heart and lungs running well over your inactive levels for about 4 hours a week (breathing fast enough so if your talking, you need a pause between sentences).
 
To be honest, I'm not even sure, but it's probably true. Since I hardly eat anything, my activity level is extremely low. The truth is, I've been feeling this way for about ten years now. Even if I start living a healthy lifestyle, I'm afraid it won't go away. Honestly, I've lost the desire to live
 
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