Genuinely upset! Help!

So I haven’t been able to sit down and read and actual book besides childish school novellas assigned in class. I used to read a novel a week but frankly don’t have the time anymore. I’ve noticed things like my ability to read aloud and my empathy skills taking a sharp decline. I’m not as good at helping people and while reading I will stutter, slur the word or pause against my will or it will take a few seconds to comprehend easy words. I’m getting so frustratedly the point I want to cry. Has anyone else had this or am I alone?