Pals, need your assistance on this.
A friend of mine in Polytechnic once complained to me that when ever he opens his book to read his body becomes weak, he feels tired and hungry and as if something hurts him, tears roll down his checks from his eyes.
I told him he is afraid of learning and that he should get used to reading. He told me he can read stuffs not relating to education for pretty 30mins. He is an engineer and according to him can do calculations for about 2hrs.

Just today, in church service I over heard a girl telling her friend same thing. Her own, when ever she opens her book to read other thoughts come to her mind according to her its that time she will remember to sweep the house, return a book she borrowed or even pay visit to a friend and it won't stop except she closed the book and sleep or do any of those things her thoughts told her. She said if she stands up to perform any of the duties she will never comeback to the book that whole and it repeats. According to her she has drawn away from reading.

Has anyone experienced this, or should I ask my friend (male) to visit a doctor.
And to your opinion what could be the problem.

Wow! Counseling and prayer might work but he should know that no escape route if he really wants to learn. It's normal when you open your book to read you get distracted by one thing or the other, but you just focus and remember what's at stake.

Carry over no be good thing or advise to withdraw.

do you want to do something about it