Before the PD, I'd read several hours a night. Now the books sit and collect dust.
It's odd that you mention drifting towards the tech side of things. I never could grasp biology or the bio-med reports related to PD. But for about a year now I've found myself studying quantum mechanics (I've even dabbled a little on quantum psychology)!!!! I have trouble staying focused on anything, including the subject of a conversation. So my interest in the quatum realm has both my family and myself baffled.
At my last neuro visit I asked about "losing my greed", a incorrect decription on my part. Better described as; if I no longer have a use or need for something, I will freely give it to anybody that does. Several years ago I would have sold it to them. The neuro could offer no explanation
I do fight the depression monster, as stated in the above post. And many of the personal interest/passions are gone, sex included.
But with these lost passions, I find myself at times with more COMPASSION to others.