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coming back from reading after a eight month lapse and before that not having read sincehigh school (context: i was 21 the first time around) does anyone else feel like they lost their “reader voice”? i don’t know how to explain it (cont.)
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Anonymous 22h

Personally I don’t actually think of the words outloud in my head when I read, or at least I haven’t since I was a kid. I instead selectively read words and just kinda look at the rest and from that can form a picture of what’s happening much faster than reading every word.

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Anonymous 23h

i feel like reading used to flow a lot better in my head and now it feels, like, disjointed?? i’m sure it’ll get better the more i read again but it’s just a weird and jarring feeling as someone who used to adore reading when she was younger

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 21h

i’m kind of both. i hear the words aloud in my head and also simultaneously imagine a picture. it’s just now the little voice in my head is like 🤖🤖🤖 instead of 🎶🎵🎶 lol

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