Anhedonia
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415 Let me tell you something I am not here to fuck…
69 Chambers It’s not disgrace No not deceit That make a stricken heart…
Alun Gaffey Cracia creulon sydd yn dy wawdio, ti'n syllu ar y…
arachnida I never thought the time would come to undergo The death…
Charly García El tiempo vuelve a pasar pero no hay primavera en Anhedonia…
Charly Garcia El tiempo vuelve a pasar Pero no hay primavera En…
Chelsea Wolfe Emma Ruth Rundle Take an eye for an eye Take me down with you Take…
Damsel Is Depressed Say good night say good night to my dead reflexes Say…
Daphne Bleue I wasted all last fall With pills and alcohol hoping…

deadseraph Świat to za mało ja chcę jeszcze Niech moje ciało strawi…
Ducks Ltd. Anhedonia Waiting in the wings getting comfortable moving to…
Fire Ant Season Anhedonia, I sure have known ya and everything that you…
Ghostygand Verse 1 : Ku tak pernah paksa kau tuk peduli Hati yang…
Gisela This was not what I intended This was not what I…
Isaac Laurence It's been hours since the sunrise broke the shadow into…
Isadora Eden I'm alone again Like i wanted to be Didn't i say That i…
Kasia Kowalska Urojenia spychaja w przepasc nas Pelzam po dnie odbijam sie…
Los Bliss Sin piedad el cielo es claro Nada que esperar Mi emoción, se…
Mad Tree c través de mí no hay nada. c través de…
Maybe Nots If I had money, and you had time If I were…
Memorabilia Otra vez estoy perdiendo otra vez otra vez estoy perdiendo i…
Overslept I was always told "You should never bury bones where your…
Pears Deep within attentions equidistance, this hollow sphere of h…
Seas On The Moon Again I step on a knife and I don't feel…
Silent Planet What lies inside the memories? Somewhere beneath the medicin…
Skinny Jean Butterflies and their friends They all laugh and they prete…
Stolas I've failed to leave this alone Attention drifts, slips thro…
Such Small Hands All my hands have held All the weight in me All the…
Teramaze So many years searching my life Don’t let me down I keep…
The Crimson Trip i´d rather die, than give you my heart if i…
The Graduate In a dark room at the heart of the city The…
The Jimmy Swift Band I hope you're happy now, here's what you've been waiting…
The Roz Bruce Infusion Anhedonia Tried querying what could have controlled the 'of…
Within a Reverie "Start again." Is what they say to me All my hopes were…

Your Neighbors Boredom eats at Anna when she's all alone A vacant spac…

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theblondebullet1029

2y↑4

I have issues going fishing and camping. I don't truly enjoy hardly anything. Everything seems to be a chore. Going to work although it makes me extra money and some of the people I truly like I don't feel fully engaged. I often feel like my life is nothing more then work. I have to work at being happy, I have to work to shower, I have to work to feed myself, I have constantly work with very little reward for my efforts. I constantly feel like I have to prove I'm a good person. I constantly feel like I have to prove I have some kinda value. Because on the inside I feel worthless, I feel that no matter what I do people don't appreciate me.
I have relationship issues with my family. And there doesn't seem to be a way out. I don't feel like people understand me. And that's probably due to I don't experience the world the same way others do. My world is sometimes dark and foreboding. My world is filled with fear. My world that I see is not always friendly. I sometimes feel alot of hostility towards people. And that I know is a defense mechanism. I often don't trust my doctors or mental health professionals. I second guess myself alot asking myself "is this the right thing to do".
I'm really not looking for pity or trying to play the victim. My life just seems to deteriorate alot. I avoid or try to avoid things that make me the center of attention probably due to embarrassing things about my past. I often confess to people that I've done bad things in my life. And I feel that these bad things are un forgivable. I've struggled with Christianity alot. Although I know I need to be in church I avoid it. Because I don't feel comfortable around people in church because I feel this overwhelming fear of rejection. I've had to face rejection pretty much all my life. I've been rejected by women for not being good enough for them. I always feel the need to change something about myself to be excepted by people. And this plays out in alot of ways. I try to do a good job at work so I don't get fired. I try to be a good Christian so God doesn't reject me. I try to be a good citizen so I don't have to go to jail.

This might be just a rant but actually it's a cry for help.

And Love?
Is it just a chemical that are brains produce?
Or is it something deeper?
I'm often pondering what does all this mean?
I'm actually considering going back to a flip phone because it's simple. Social media has gotten out of hand. People spend more time on social media then actually engaging with people. People call someone instead of a face to face meeting. People text instead of call.
People play video games instead of playing outside.
People order things online instead of going to the store.
People slander others with out knowing the person.
And this is not a good thing.

Cathy

@theblondebullet1029 I read your post, and I can relate, I'm a believer
also, and don't attend church like I
used to, God does understand what
you're going through, and Jesus does
deeply care, and He won't ever leave
you, and always forgives, even if others
don't As Christians we have hope of
eternal life, and for me that prevents
me from despair because we know
this present life isn't all there is, I will
keep you in prayer and may your
outlook improve, God bless

Shala Carter

Hi Lauren! Great video. Never knew there was a name for this.

The more physically disabled I become; the worse this gets for me. For example; I had surgery several years ago that kept me bed-ridden and I developed post-op alopecia. But, it's never gone away.
This past June I had knee replacement surgery and ended up in the rehab center from hell.

I've already been loosing almost all emotions besides anger forever. I am an extrovert; so when I am around ppl, I get bursts of good emotions around them. Unless there is fighting! lol!

I can't do housework. I can't get needful paperwork done. I can't even keep my houseplants alive. I am always begging ppl to help me; but they don't and that just makes this problem work.

Blessing to you!

Mary Silveira

2y↑2

I have had anhedonia problems my entire adult life.

I have schizophrenia OCD ADD ADAH mild audiotary autism mild to moderate depression and moderate to severe anxiety and panic attacks.

I have trouble in just about all the areas you mentioned. Happiness is fleeting for me, but it lasts no longer than a few minutes.

I avoid social situations as I am always timid and shy and am afraid if being treated differently once people find out I am schizophrenic among other things.

I actually prefer my books my smartphone and dvds in the safety and comfort of my bedroom as opposed to dealing with or socializing with other people.

I have trouble feeling happiness sexual arousal and grief ect.

But I can freely feel emotions like depression sadness anger and irritation, it seems that's all I'm capable of feeling lately.

In order to feel happiness or grief I feel as though I either need to force or fake these emotions to seem genuine to friends and family when in reality that couldn't be further from the truth.

All I want is to feel happiness again that lasts longer than a few short minutes but I don't know how to do or feel that way.

Please forgive as I am crying as I type this.

I just want to feel something other than anger irritation sadness anxiety and severe depression all the time.

I feel as though I've literally forgotten how to be or feel happy sometimes.

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Moriah Dreams

3y↑357

This is a big part of what depression feels like for me. Like there's a wall between me and the things I care about. Like they're being taken away from me and I can't access them until I feel better.

Artistic WhistleBlower

3y↑23

very articulate explanation

Dirty Joe

3y↑8

Me too

Flowj

3y↑6

Yes!

Yelena Rotar

3y↑5

Same

D

3y↑3

Wow. Yes same.

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Arielle Sarina Firestone

3y↑143

I’ve experienced anhedonia as a part of my anxiety and mild depression. It’s awful. Especially when others can’t understand the concept of not being able to enjoy things.

Your Subconscious

@Anto BioETY - besides chillin with "Mary", no. I personally don't want to depend on meds. But I also understand we all have a clutch. So, if it isn't harming anyone, do you. My two cents to your question.

Brianna Adams

2y↑5

If have that same thing happening to me rightnow! It's awful. I feel like I can sometimes get a glimpse of happiness but it's just barely out of reach. I HATE this. How long did you have it for? I'm miserable.

faisal adnan

2y↑1

@Brianna Adams i have it for 30 years still to this day

Brianna Adams

@faisal adnan wow that's a long time. How old are you if you dont mind me asking?

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maskedavenger777

3y↑102

I think a big issue for people with neurological illnesses is that of being gaslit by hostile people in the world. It is too easy to get robbed in someway by bad actors could can say, "Don't listen to him or her due to that person's XYZ disorder." Thank you for the video on anhedonia.

MartyMar

2y↑1

God this is so true

theblondebullet1029

2y↑4

Ferret Kitty

2y↑3

@theblondebullet1029 I gave up Christianity and I got a pet for when I feel these ways. Sometimes it helps having a pet. Christianity was too much for me and I felt a weight lifted when I gave it up.
Remember to put you first, everyday. No one else will put you first but you. Be your best friend. No one will ever know you like you. And head to the animal shelter ;) love on a dog out there. As it is, chicks love dogs 🐶 🌸💋

Cathy

@Ferret Kitty OH no! When you give
up on Christ, you forfeit eternal life

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Amanda Galloway

3y↑37

Anhedonia was one of the most debilitating issues my late son who had schizoaffective disorder dealt with. I believe it is one of the largest causes of his death and it was ignored despite many pleas to his Drs. I don’t think they knew how to help him. It was unbearable for him to not only be depressed, but to have no pleasure. This increases the risk of suicide. We couldn’t tell if it was from the disorder or the medication or both. Thank you for addressing this life threatening problem. I’m surprised it’s not discussed more as it’s one of the worst parts of the illness/medication for many. I desperately wished there was more research and treatment to help with this issue. Bringing it to light might help garner more attention.

F M

3y↑7

My heart goes to you for losing your son to such a tragic illness.

Amanda Galloway

@F M thank you 💛

Violet

3y↑3

I’m sorry for your loss, my best friend committed suicide a few months ago. It’s one of the biggest pains I’ve felt and I think ever will feel. I hope you are doing well ❤️

knut hamsun

I’m pretty devastated. My ex wife developed schizophrenia in the few years we were apart And I was absolutely baffled and alarmed by her behavior when we briefly started seeing each other again a year and a half ago. I have never experienced nor heard of anything like such a strange, unpleasant and extreme change in personality. I was convinced it would get her killed. things came to a head a year ago when after 30 years without so much as a speeding ticket she couldn’t go 48 hours without being picked up by police and taken to a mental hospital. eventually she got on antipsychotics and her old personality came back, minus her radiant love of life, sex, people, etc. her mom recently called to say her depression has gotten really bad. I talked to her about nine hours ago I actually used the term anhedonia before I happened upon this video in my feed and found out that the word applies far more than I realized. To watch the video and read through the comments has been pretty depressing. I was so hopeful that something could be done for her. I don’t know what to tell her. I know it’s the meds causing the anhedonia but there would be no question that she would lose everything she’s worked for and probably end up dead if she got off the antipsychotics

knut hamsun

3y↑1

yes. so sorry amanda

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Arjan Kooper

2y↑27

I recognize the symptoms you describe from my burnout period. Luckily those symptoms faded when i got out of the burnout. My therapist explained my body (brain) shut down neurons (or neuron pathways) to save energy. Making me experience the world dulled down to almost basic levels. No happiness nor complete sadness, just a very narrow range just up and below indifference tagged with chronic exhaustion. I also remember hearing voices. They would come when everything was silent late in the evening when i was in bed trying to sleep. Calling my name and mumbling in the background. Some voices female and some male. They also faded when i got out of the burnout. Although these symptoms have a different cause i feel like i had a very small sniff at Anhedonia and vocal hallucinations.

Emu

1y↑1

I hear voices all day which are threatening and abusive . I also suffer from lack of pleasure in sex and physical anhedonia . It means I can’t feel pleasure from eating , sex , bathing and other things that used to give me pleasure

evagelia p

1y↑1

How were you able to get out of that burnout?

Arjan Kooper

1y↑3

@evagelia p I was lucky to have been appointed to a good psychologist. Getting good help is important. Burnout meant i had to understand and change parts of my life. In my case changing jobs and cutting ties with friends and family. It's a long term thing that's extremely hard to do just on your own. It took me about 2 years after getting help before i could say i felt allright and confident moving forward.

trai witz

47w

@Emu This is real anhedonia, not what these other foos talk about.

trai witz

47w

You've never experienced anhedonia, burnout aint shit. I worked a full time job as a full time STEM student and a competitive fighter. I experienced burnout. It was inconvenient and made quality of life a bit worse. But it WAS NOT anhedonia. I promise you of that much. What I'm experiencing now is real anhedonia. What Emu is talking about is real anhedonia.

Ann Suo

3y↑54

I feel like at least 20% of my life I've been dealing with anhedonia. It's horrible experiencing it because it easily leads to, at least for me, flirting with death. Currently having issues with severe anxiety and depression. I don't feel totally hopeless though and I feel like I can't unless my worldview/view of the whole existence of everything would fundamentally change.

Ann Suo

2y↑2

@Anto BioETY I have been on and off medication more than a decade now. To be honest, I have no idea if any medication I've had had been useful. I also feel somewhat worried how common it is for doctors to recommend the usage of medication to mental health issues. Though I am totally not against medication just wary of the culture of doctors recommending them before truly trying out something less invasive. Could be partly a problem of conformong to status quo and/or there not being enough resources to be able to help in other ways or thinking aka believing there isn't.

Ge' Mu

2y↑2

I agree about existence making me more detached....

Ann Suo

Zed Love In Finland and well yes and no... In summer the sun barely sets and in winter it barely makes its' presence known 😂

Smith Hoowe

Its very similar for me too, I never wanted to die when I was younger, then after puberty I never felt happy except a few times a year. After hormone treatments it has improved for me substantially but I can be triggered by stress sometimes. This year has been especially challenging.

Having a hernia in my neck around August, I lost all my desire for anything pleasureful, I wanted to die, and the pain was constant. I did not enjoy anything, and even after the injury healed a bit
(I sleep nearly 11 hours a day still, I need to ice and take a mid day break or I will be in too much pain to think), my lifestyle has been permanently altered. I have not had sex or had interest since then, and I was already not really dating due to a bad relationship that spring...I still have no desire to even meet or make friends with anyone. I literally wish that a meteor would take me out most of the time. My life is a cardboard box, and the only thing driving me is my desire for knowledge, so in order to keep myself from wanting to take the express train...I just work and study all the time.

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Lylith

44w

The fact that you understand exactly what I'm going through is mindblowing. You don't know what this means to me. I appreciate you so much for creating this channel along with all of the resources to help others while going through these terrible experiences that mental illness causes.

MALAKI

3y↑6

Thank you for all the videos and putting yourself out there. I have schizophrenia and have struggled with Anosagnosia and Anhedonia. Thank you again for all you do for the Mental Health community 🙂

Never There

3y↑66

As someone living with schizophrenia, I often find myself struggling to explain avolition to others. Do you think you could make a video in the future explaining this symptom?

Jacquie W

3y↑2

I second this request. I struggle with this also.

Galatea

3y↑4

This is one of my worst symptoms personally, I can cope with the hallucinations and paranoia the majority of the time but the avolition really gets in the way of life.

Bhez7

3y↑3

@Gayleen Froese that is honestly such a good description, I had heard of that thought experiment but never connected it with the difficulty depression brings

James lewis

3y↑1

I heard that it's the frontal cortex sending messages to the basal ganglia to move but the basal ganglia ignoring the message to move because of lack of dopamine signalling it might be dopamine that's more important in depression then serotonin.

C

Is this why I can’t brush my teeth or do my house work?

Jessica Rodriguez

3y↑10

I didn’t think there was a word for what I’ve been experiencing since I been diagnosed with schizophrenia and also since I had a bad breakup many years ago. Thankyou so much for always keeping me informed. I’ve been dealing with this for a while and always wonder why I feel so careless or heartless towards people when I’ve always been so loving and happy to socialize. Things have changed drastically in my life and I barely like to interact with people because I find my anxiety getting in the way or that I’m antisocial and I didnt really understand why I am that way or accept the fact I am that way. I guess it’s also that I deal with trust issues and abandonment issues so opening up to people and connecting with them on a deeper level is wanted but also disappointing when they let me down. It’s the fear of wasting my time with people that has cause me to be this way and again I guess that’s after going thru a bad breakup or developing schizophrenia.

Emu

I have been diagnosed with psychosis but not schizophrenia. I also broke up with my boyfriend a year ago.
At the moment I am suffering from intense lack of pleasure in eating, bathing , sex and physical touch . I also feel it when i socialise - an absence of pleasure

Emu

I wish there was a cure for this

Sarah M

44w

I relate to your story so much. It was a break up that did it for me also. When I think about the person I used to be it’s almost like I’m thinking about a completely separate person to my physical body, and that person died years ago

Jrpyify

47w↑3

I have Aspergers (or whatever we're calling it now) and I have always had anhedonia. Diagnosed as a teenager and confirmed a few times, specifically social and musical anhedonia. I think it's probably easier for me, since I didn't go from enjoying things to not enjoying them. This is just who I've always been. Like someone allergic to chocolate doesn't know what they are missing so it's not a big deal.

That's how I think of it, anyway.😊

Reviewer12

45w

Me too. I have Aspergers and anhedonia. Also social and musical and physical.

Aleena Mary

3y↑36

I thank you personally for everything you and your husband are doing♥️
My friend is struggling from psychosis and I think she is facing this issue. and I'm trying to help her out..

Aleena Mary

3y↑3

jerri m she tells me how she doesn't feel anything and nothing excites her and life is dull... When she says it I tell her it will change and it won't stay the same ... well I too am out of words to convince her that life won't b dull for her..

Amanda Galloway

3y↑5

@Aleena Mary I would suggest validating her feelings. My son would often feel more sad and alone when people couldn’t understand how debilitating his anhedonia felt. What he expressed to me was that he wanted people to understand the reason he was so sad was because it wouldn’t get better and felt so bad. He was working on learning how to accept and live with that. But invalidation makes it hard for people to cope. I hope that helps and hugs.

Aleena Mary

@Amanda Galloway I'm from India ...I don't know if doctors are aware of this condition...did your son get help regarding this..is it possible..

Amanda Galloway

3y↑6

@Aleena Mary my son tried to get help and expressed this to his doctors often. But they didn’t know what to do so they just brushed us off and ignored it. My son Jesse practiced meditation which I believe is what helped him last as long as he did. Studies show that Meditation helps people to learn how to sit with discomfort, which would theoretically be a useful way to help someone cope with anhedonia. (That is why Buddhist monks have higher pain tolerance). My son said he was trying to learn to accept this part of life and learn how to live with it. Even though he didn’t make it, he was right. Acceptance helps us to not panic as much when we encounter pain. It’s more painful to work through, but yields better coping mechanisms and in the long run makes pain more bearable. Anhedonia is a form of pain. Mindfulness and meditation exercises I believe are useful even if they don’t cure it, as ways to help with acceptance, coping, and tolerating pain.

Aleena Mary

3y↑1

@Amanda Galloway Thank you .. really ..if at all you get more information or anything I would greatly appreciate if you would share it...and I don't mean to disturb you at all..I'm just very concerned..

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Raley Martin

3y↑4

I can’t thank you enough for the education you’ve been able to provide through your channel. I started watching your videos because I’m considering going back to school for mental health counseling but also because I have a family friend who has been struggling with schizophrenia. Using your advice I feel like I’ve been slowly getting through to my friend and his family who doesn’t seem to fully understand the illness.

In addition, your videos are always a wonderful reminder of how all of us should be cognizant of our mental health, regardless of whether or not we have a chronic condition.

I hope you, Rob, and baby Theodore are in good health and happy spirits. ❤️

Amanda Whittaker

3y↑6

I suffer with Anhedonia quite a lot. It is so distressing! Very hard to explain to people 😭

kylie maysa

do you still struggle with anhedonia?

Wired

3y↑7

It always felt weird experiencing anhedonia without being a depressed human being. It's good to know that it's not a weird thing.

afakkob yab

so you are perfect nonetheless?

Wired

3y↑2

@afakkob yab I don't understand what you're asking me, sorry.

hal gaucher

3y↑2

@afakkob yab this is a bizarre comment.

BrewGuy

2y↑3

I'm so glad to find your channel. I've heard and spoken to voices and hallucinations since I was incredibly young and I've never gotten as excited and bouncy as other people despite having many symptoms of ADHD. It just seemed, hyperbolic. My parents would say I'm ungrateful for not smiling when I receive expensive gifts I want but I do like them and appreciate it, I just don't show it how others do. It's nice to feel seen.

BillieBoo

3y↑13

This is currently what I'm going through, thank you so much for making this video as it's extremely informative.

Edoardo Pani

46w

did it get better?

Shala Carter

Al Singh

2y↑1

Anhedonia has been a big problem for me. I used to attribute it to getting older, but other people my age and older don't seem to suffer from it so much. I didn't know that it was a side effect of anti-psychotic medications; thank you for the information.

Doyle Saylor

3y↑2

An interesting description of the lack of positive emotions affected by some types of mental structures like depression or schizophrenia. As a depressed person I sometimes use motivation to describe not doing certain things. This ‘energy’ or motivation describes how my state of feelings are experienced. The big problems I see with these ways of understanding is they don’t well describe what is happening. In a depressed state getting out of depression seems hard to achieve. I stay depressed no matter what I do. Anti-depressants seem to work though when other everyday efforts don’t. If we take abuse as a source of depression, one might assume ending abuse ought to end depression. However, chronic depression persists. So structurally I agree that abuse does create depression. And combat soldiers really do get post traumatic stress disorders. So the key question to me is understanding what is being built internally to fix or solidify cognition structures that persist?

bellaginger

This blows my mind. I never knew why I felt this way when depressed and it made depression more distressing.

B

I have a mental health disorder, and had experienced this to some degree. Once I was medicated I had it A LOT. The flattened affect associated with many medications can definitely cause anhedonia (in my unprofessional opinion)

K P 🌻

3y↑17

I have learned so many new things since finding this channel. Thank you for all that you do.

F M

3y↑2

Same here. The amount of knowledge Lauren is providing is priceless

Lu Or

It’s nice that someone out there can put a finger on it & able to share their experience for people who do not have a support system. It’s also been informative learning about other mental illnesses.

zeeenno

3y↑5

I think I have bipolar depression and some sort of anxiety disorder (thanks US for having high barriers to entry for healthcare). I’ve experienced anhedonia in the worst part of my depression episodes. It’s my absolute most hated symptom, even worse than intrusive thoughts of suicide. It makes literally everything unejoyable. My boyfriend can tell me he loves me and I just feel nothing eventhough I know I love him. Well, I describe it as the only feeling I have is the desire to feel something. Imagine having the feeling of LOVE taken away. I have to force myself to eat, force myself to smile, force myself to exercise, etc. All I want to do is smoke weed, eat junk food, and sleep, but I know that’s not good for me. I knew my depression was getting really bad when even playing videogames or watching youtube was not enjoyable. It actually made me sad at how much I was not enjoying videogames every time I tried to play, so I didn’t play for months. Eventually, as I focused more on my physical health, my mental health improved. Learning about anhedonia helped me recognize what was happening to me.

Emu

I hate having anhedonia too . I am only 27 and already all the pleasure from sex, eating bathing has gone . I can’t have a physical relationship with anyone as it is too uncomfortable. The discomfort and lack of pleasure is making me miserable even though I’m not actually depressed . Although these feelings could mean I’m depressed

4DTravelr

I'm having a similar experience with videogames. Beloved hobby my whole life, suddenly this year anhedonia, headaches, depression, and other symptoms came on rapidly seemingly from nowhere. I can't enjoy gaming or music which is extremely upsetting, two of my great passions. You said yours improved when your physical health got better? I'm stumped as to what caused this for me, though it did begin in the aftermath of a nasty stomach flu. Perhaps gut health related then but truly could be anything. Hmm.

Ruth King

3y↑4

This sounds like the perfect description for what hormonal birth control did to me. I lost the ability to really feel joy or sadness to the full extent I knew I'd felt before. Instead I just felt mildly uneasy all the time. Once I stopped taking them after a year I felt saddness again in a way that felt so painfully good, like I'd emotionally been stuffed up for the whole year. Dummy that I am I got back on them a year later and bam, dead to the world again, so I've sworn of it. Hormones are a bitch!

Rosy Lagoon

Dang I’m scared now.. im on BC for acne should I be worried?

Brianna Adams

Same thing happened to me. I took 5 pills and stopped them. The very next night I got hit with a random wave of intense anxiety and deep deep depression. It lasted 2 whole miserable months and it felt like 6 years of torture. It was the worst thing I've ever experienced. Well I finally came out of it some how and was doing so great. Back to me and back to life. Then I got an allergic reaction and had to take prednisone. I only took three pills and it triggered my anxiety I thought was gone for good. It's been 2 weeks now and I'm still experiencing anxiety and mild depression. From it I think I also have anhedonia which happened last time too. It's the effing worst. But I'm praying that itll subside like it did before and I can go back to life.

Lara Lu

44w

Thank you for explaining what anhedonia is and sharing that you have it. It makes me feel less alone.

Rennie Ash

3y↑5

One day, overnight, this situation disappeared, and it was so nice. Overtime the lack of feeling has come back.

And can agree on anti-depressants also being anti-feeling.

Illse Rose

2y↑1

What do you mean 'one day, overnight, this situation disappeared?' Do you mean your anhedonia disappeared? I did not know that was possible with schizophrenia/Schizo-affective.

Trish

3y↑16

I' ve been here, but I flat line on all emotions, not just happiness. I think life experiences may cause it too.My recent example, I finished my Bachelor degree and everyone so excited and happy. I was like "yay." I tried to be excites, but it was really fake.

Anna Vernick

3y↑4

I get that. I think sometimes achievements just feel like the beginning of a new schedule - got the qualifications now find positions, apply, do interviews for career. Maybe if you accepted the celebrations as for a job well done, all that study and work. I applaud you!

Stargazer23

Thank you so much for this information. Everyone struggling with these symptoms I pray they go away. Thank you so much for advocating and being a voice to mental health community. Means the world to all of us 🤍

ColorfulCast

I haven’t really heard of this before. I don’t think I have Social Anhedonia, but I do recognize some things. I’ve been living alone for over a year now, and I noticed that when I go three days without having a decently long conversation, I’ll feel very down on the fourth day.

Whenever I go two days without really talking to anyone, I try to call one of my friends on the third day in order to have a casual 30 minute conversation. However, I’m not always in the mood for a conversation. And then I’m in the weird position where I don’t wanna talk to people, but I know that if I don’t I’ll feel bad the next day.

Sometimes, after I finish talking to one of my friends, I feel this feeling of relief. Like there was a weight on me that has slowly been getting heavier over the course of three days, and the weight has just been lifted. If talking to friends gives me this feeling of relief, than talking to friends is clearly something good. But if that’s the only feeling I got from the conversation, can I really say I derived pleasure from it?

ColorfulCast

I guess I'm wondering whether my experience is something that most people who live alone relate to, or whether it's something specific to me and a few others.

Michelle Bastiani

3y↑4

THANK you!!!! There's a name for it. I can't explain how much this video means to me. I should be the happiest I've been in my life right now but I'm not. But I'm also not "depressed". I have it mentally and physically and I just am beyond thankful I know what it is now.

Zacorin

Interesting timing here. I do not think I have any form of SD (... I think), but I am diagnosed with major depressive disorder, general anxiety, adult add. I have actually been stuck in one of the worst mdd "flare ups" I've had in years for the past few weeks and I'm only just now beginning to get back to baseline finally.

Without a doubt, the most aggravating and upsetting symptom that has heavily affected me during this time had been anhedonia. I have dealt with it in the past but it's usually quick to pass, so I never even bothered to mention it to my therapist nor did I know it had a name. I only found out a few days ago because I was so tired of experiencing this week and googled around.

J

3y↑15

I don't experience different types of anhedonia. It is all encompassing every waking moment and there is exactly zero areas of which it doesn't blunt my feelings. The worst part about it is how much it has robbed me of my basic humanity... it feels exactly like the vacant out of reach state on antipsychotics or mood stabilizers etc except I'm not on anything that's causing it and there is no relief in sight it seems... but I remain hopeful everyday. trying to survive. I can't grasp the emotions hardly at all anymore, they're so dampened down it feels like a dumb bell weight over my skull, with a dull pressure constantly. and part of my brain feels like its dead, it's a deadening feeling and it's trippy to experience that dead part of myself. an odd lens to look through. I can't even feel fear and anxiety the same.

It's ultimately a joke to try completely and accurately describe this because there are no words. I've told my doctor there are degrees to this because obviously if there were absolutely truly no emotions left I would be staring vacantly out a window for the last 2 years.

I got this from having 15 treatments with ECT, and there is no way to undo it. It didn't help me either. and I probably will always be one foot in and one foot out for the rest of my life with psychiatry and their adamant defending of the 'miracle treatment'. I mock the interplay and situation I deal with with most insecure, awkward, and ultimately pompous psychiatrists I have had to come across in my many years of having "Chronic depression" and then "Bipolar I". Thank god not all of them are like this and I have found someone that I don't dread meeting. Although absolutely nothing she has done so far as lifted this weight.

Lastly Bipolar... many people only see the manic side, or think you're crazy unpredictable and eccentric and that’s just what it is and all it is. The fact is that you spend 2 thirds of your episodes at least severely depressed, then some form of mixed features and then lastly "pure" euphoric mania. It's a misconception that you're always in and out of mania... episodes often last months not days or moments like you’re some sassy feisty little diva gurl. Anyways …Chronic and or Major depression often is the main source of disability in bipolar not being insane/manic.

chris nieto

3y↑3

“a part of my brain feels like it’s dead” is the most accurate description i’ve heard of bipolar depression.

Yelena Rotar

3y↑1

Same

Karen O' Hanlon

41w↑1

You are spot on about medication and the link with feeling joyless.
I think these meds cause permanent damage.
I think because they are often prescribed without talking therapy.
Antidepressants and anti-psychotics change the brain chemistry.

Llama llama

3y↑4

A very good video on an important topic I don't think many people know much about so thank you for helping educate people.

I don't have schizophrenia but I did develop very bad anhedonia as a symptom of my depression a few years back. Literally everything positive in my life disappeared, nothing felt rewarding or good. Food, games, books, TV, movies, talking to people, exercise, everything was completely unrewarding. I can actually cope with being fairly depressed as long as I have some highlights and positivity in my life, but when anhedonia hit it was alarming. Luckily it started to reduce after a few months and it's at a lower level now so I'm capable of enjoying some things again

Anyway, thanks for the video!

Anto BioETY

Did you take psych meds? Anhedonia is common on psych meds and can persist after discontinuing meds!

Llama llama

@Anto BioETY Anhedonia for me started long before I started any meds

Abijah Dixon

2y↑1

I get a lot of these symptoms off and on but with my ADHD and possible autism. Executive dysfunction is literally the worst part about adhd, because you don't have the motivation to do anything, even when your not too tired to do anything due to chronic fatige

921ster

46w

Happiness is out of reach just like you said. I don’t feel happiness as strongly, and some days not at all. It’s very draining, my feelings are blunted. I feel numb. Nothing bad has to happen for me to feel this way. I’m doing TMS therapy right now and I have felt some relief, but the pain and emptiness always comes back. It’s a daily struggle. Praying for anyone experiencing this condition, it’s hard on everyone, not just the person experiencing it.

Marian M7

3y↑10

I think the medication can be responsible for this symptom. Especially as it pertains to sexual side effects. I mean dopamine is so important to our experience of pleasure.

Yelena Rotar

3y↑2

I thank you for everything that you and your husband are doing. Because I struggle with low serotonin, depression, hypothyroidism and anxiety and trichotilomania. And my dad struggles with schizophrenia.

Pepper hot Chili

3y↑1

I had hypothyroidism aswell, druguse, bulimia all at the same Time, luckily i got better and healed.

I realized my depression was seperate from the other illnesses tho, i had 2 low serotonin but really High in GABA.

Yelena Rotar

3y↑1

@Pepper hot Chili oh. I see.

Anto BioETY

How you tested low serotonin?

Burkwood

45w

Yes, there's times when I've had to act the way I knew I used to act, like I was mimicking myself. And it was hard to talk, because I didn't genuinely "feel" any of the things I was saying.

Smith Hoowe

Sitting here, with every box checked...

I never wanted to die when I was younger, then after puberty I never felt happy except a few times a year. After hormone treatments it has improved for me substantially but I can be triggered by stress sometimes. This year has been especially challenging.

Having a hernia in my neck around August, I lost all my desire for anything pleasureful, I wanted to die, and the pain was constant. I did not enjoy anything, and even after the injury healed a bit
(I sleep nearly 11 hours a day still, I need to ice and take a mid day break or I will be in too much pain to think), my lifestyle has been permanently altered. I have not had sex or had interest since then, and I was already not really dating due to a bad relationship that spring...I still have no desire to even meet or make friends with anyone. I literally wish that a meteor would take me out most of the time. My life is a cardboard box, and the only thing driving me is my desire for knowledge, so in order to keep myself from wanting to take the express train...I just work and study all the time.

Scotch Mist

3y↑12

Very informative- I've had these symptoms since I started taking aripiprazole.

Now I struggle to feel pleasure in anything that I used to enjoy!

Drew C

That medicine was the absolute WORST for me. It gave me seizures and extreme anxiety. I hope it gets better for you with this medicine. If not, I would definitely consider not taking this long term.

Scotch Mist

@Drew C Cheers, I only plan on being on this for the next year or so before reducing off

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Jackson Witmer

3y↑5

For me it affected my enjoyment of music. Playing classical piano is my greatest passion in life and listening to classical music as well. I know that my medications even now dampen my enjoyment and involvement in it, and that it is probably not "negative symptoms" of schizoaffective that cause it. I am glad I'm on a fairly low dose, but I some point I hope to lower the dosage even more. Antipsychotics, antidepressants and mood stabilizers together definitely contribute.

Jodie vander Heide

3y↑2

I get this as part of my episodes, and the worst part is I immediately believe that I deserve to feel no happiness, which causes me to hide my symptoms from anyone who could help me.

Farjad Buzdar

1y↑2

As someone suffering from this and curious about treatment options, how were you able to cure/treat anhedonia when you experienced it?

Steve C

3y↑28

As an old schizoid (which has nothing to do with schizophrenia) I find that anhedonia creeps further into my life but I don't mind. I find that contentment is a much more sustainable state of being than happiness so I embrace and enjoy that. If you are constantly chasing the Bluebird of Happiness you will be disappointed most of the time. I prefer a more even keel.

Carlin Thomas

3y↑2

I thought schizoid disorder was mainly the expression of negative schizophrenic symptoms though?

Amanda Galloway

3y↑11

Anhedonia is not contentment. Contentment still includes a sense of pleasure albeit a different type. Not all pleasure is euphoric. Anhedonia is the lack of it pleasure, including contentment.

Greeneyedmimi Bostian

Agree

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Terra Corr

This EXPLAINS So much. I had, HAD a scholarship for music and art about the time Schizoaffective symptoms went into high gear. There came a point I just didn't want to do art or music and eventually college. 😢

Mary Silveira

2y↑2

Stephanie Marr

VERY MUCH relate to this. Makes for very low quality of life.

Flashvin

1y↑1

I wish I could cry it's like I forgot to cry

Lori Anne

3y↑2

I have the condition as a result of a very traumatic situation where some guy decided he wanted me to be his girlfriend, despite the fact that I was married. I never touched the guy but he threatened to tell husband we were having an affair. I couldn’t go to my husband because he’s very paranoid due to habitual pot smoking. The guy bullied me right out of my marital home. I was so depressed, even though I have my own place. I’m still being bullied + harassed. I’m so depressed I can’t get out of my own way. This has been going on for 15 years + the restraining order in place doesn’t help.

Lizzet Torres

3y↑2

I've never heard of it, and I've been to so many psychiatrists for depression and anxiety, and hv told them I have all these symptoms and hv asked abt dopamine but they all say it's my serotonin levels. Thank you for the information. 🙏

Lizzet Torres

@Anto BioETY Well that's just great. I'm gonna try that magnetic thing, I can't remember the name.

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Josh

3y↑4

Anhedonia is my worst symptom. I recently had a medication change and am slowly finding more pleasure in doing things again.

chris nieto

3y↑1

what medication is helping with the anhedonia?

knut hamsun

josh? help us out here bro

Anto BioETY

2y↑1

Anhedonia is a side effect of many psych meds,sometimes persist after discontinuing meds.

DJ Gx

Which medicine is helping?

Saturnite Toaster

46w↑1

My family can be emotionally manipulative so before I was diagnosed I used to think I was psychopathic and that was a mistake trying to share it with my family

Raley Martin

Laura, do you have any insights on getting a person experiencing psychosis admitted to a hospital during covid? A friend of mine has been psychotic and off his meds for a few weeks and this is a challenge we’ve been facing.

GaramondGourmond

3y↑13

Before I had my psychotic break and was diagnosed with mental illness I was, and could love people (and things). Twenty years later I can't. I can "like" people and enjoy people, but my ability to love really anyone or anything is gone. I'm guessing this is something like anhedonia in that the pleasure of that love connection is gone. I find it very sad, but there dosen't seem anything I can do about it. I suppose this also falls under the flattening of emotions tag.

My Mom

2y↑1

Please look up Dr. Daniel G. Amen and the Amen clinics. I highly recommend getting a SPECT scan so you can tailor your treatments according to your particular brain health issues. It could be that different or additional supplement, treatment or medication may be all that you need to treat and or rectify what you are experiencing.

trai witz

47w

did you ever take psychiatric medicine or deal with chronic illness?

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Chantal

3y↑3

Have you tried sarcosine? Helps me with anhedonia and negative symptoms quite a bit

Cindy Grill

Thank you for this video. This has been my biggest concern this year.

25micron

youve just described me for the past 20 years i think i can tell my doctor what ive felt now....it is awful not to find what you need out of life

Peter Thomas

You're so direct and informative. It's really appreciated

Greta Ward

3y↑1

Great explanation. Wish these had been around years ago when my love for was alive. Thank you.

Laurie Berry

48w

I had ahedonia many times. About all the time. I just don’t like reading as much. Crafts. Hobbies. Wanting sex. I don’t want to hold my boyfriends hand too. Thank you for explaining why I feel this way. I want to go to sleep. My great grandfather had depression. He lived to be 86. G-d bless him.

Mike Metague

3y↑4

Question: Does my expectation of lack of pleasure lead to SSRI Amotivational Syndrome? Philosophical pessimism (incl. cynicism) prevails, and I see others as narcissists seeking only to diminish me so to promote themselves; that way they tell themselves they're better than me.

John Smith

3y↑1

My experience with Schizo would tell me that this is an auto response from self preservation unto people that are too emapthetic.
Empathy is a good thing. If done so in moderation. The social interaction will allow a person to have so much empathy that it can destroy a person. Example: A pastor, father and counselor was soo busy in these three branches of life in that it consumed him.
His activity overwhelmed him to the point of insanity. That is when he discovered he was trying to help people with depression in which he actually had no prior experience with. I am thinking that Anhedonia is just one of the many things that go with the depths of schizo. This leaves a big question.....what about not being able to experience pleasure and enjoyment on a personal level???? vs Enjoyment on a social level?? Number one on my list is the ever present "brain fog" I had for 24 years after the initial happening. After that I did get a few glimpses of what normal life was before it happened. Brain fog is now gone but some things will still stay the same.

Jack Willie

My grandson is 21 has schizophrenia for 3 months, been in for 3 times now.. one week each time , comes home an refuses to take meds,and slowly relapses into a catatonic state and I take him back,, he's home now but he's going to be back at the behavior health clinic in a couple of days, nice to hear of others dealing with this with positive results,, as for my grandson as I watch this gental , kind man will not have a positive out come,, but I'm thier to love him till the end

sick1982

3y↑1

Had this for many years (age 12 to 35) until I've been given anti-depressants… still my psych thinks I don't suffer from depression.

Illse Rose

What anti-depressants helped you with anhedonia?

Mohammed

Can I ask you a question, how long did Anhedonia last for you? I’ve been stuck in it for years

Zakaru Weston

2y↑1

This is a big issue I'm having. I stopped caring about school, gaming and my general well being. I feel no desire nor inspiration to improve my life. I do have schizophrenia. It is worrisome to me as I'm becoming extremely anxious. Because I can't find joy in anything.

T Man

I suffer the same due to depression/psd caused by prolonged subjected stress.

Having listened to a professional psychologist on the subject, who says the behaviour comes before motivation, I'm going to try & force myself to do little bits (each day) of the things I used to enjoy...& hopefully bit by bit some enjoyment 1st, & motivation 2nd, will start to return.

It'll be very hard as I don't feel like doing anything, other than my work & daily dog walks, which I've no choice, but I'm going to try, try & try more.
I can't continue just existing, I want to live again.

Peyton Downs

3y↑2

This is me with Borderline Personality Disorder. Definitely difficult.

Johanattan Gonzalez

2y↑1

Thank you for sharing this video it really does help with a lot of schizophrenic patients to verify if if they have the symptoms to develop anhedonia I haven't been with my ex-girlfriend since 2019 she broke up with me because I have anhedonia it's really hard to engaging with social activities or keep a relationship when your diagnosed with anhedonia I can no longer have the sense of love not even a sense of smell or taste sometimes when I want to eat a pizza sometimes I feel like I can't even enjoy the pleasure of the taste of pizza anymore like I used to

Robert Siatwambo

3y↑3

I think thats what im experiencing. I was diagnosed with schizophrenia last year and I have been on antipsychotic medications for about 10 months now. I dont enjoy so many things, even music.

Amanda Galloway

Question for you: how long did you have psychosis symptoms before you got on medication? Did the anhedonia not start until after you started taking medication?

Robert Siatwambo

3y↑1

@Amanda Galloway The psychosis symptoms began in September 2020. I started taking medications in November 2020. I realized that I lost pleasure in many things about two months after i started taking the medications. Before the meds my emotions were okay

Amanda Galloway

@Robert Siatwambo thank you for answering that and so sorry for your experience.

Robert Siatwambo

@Amanda Galloway you are welcome

THEGAMINGRULER

3y↑2

The lack of pleasure has been so long lasting that I forgot what it felt like to be happy, or sad... or to feel anything at all :(

Soban Abbasi

1y↑1

Same bro

christine crowley

Thank you for the informative video, these topics allways make more sense when you share your heart. It really comes thru.

MISS EPIC 👸🏻

3y↑1

This is true. I finally going off one of my meds. The side effects on that daily basis made me stopping feeling good. But now it's getting better these medications are serious but i don't want to be disabled because of some medications

Amanda Galloway

3y↑3

One other thing, my son had depression before he had his first episode of psychosis and got on antipsychotics. He would constantly tell me the anhedonia felt was distinctively different than the kind when depressed. Much different.

Aleena Mary

I'm sorry to hear about your son..my girlfriend is battling through psychosis and she tells she can't feel and that scares her...can you tell me more about it ?

Amanda Galloway

@Aleena Mary thank you Aleena. I had actually just posted a little bit more about that under your comment. Also, thank you for being so good to her to care enough to learn more about this and want to help.

Aleena Mary

@Amanda Galloway saw that thank you... I really really want to help her out ..I don't know how I can do it ..I used to validate her, tell her things like it will not be the same but I'm concerned like will the doctors give the right direction to it...I only got aware of this condition now and thank you somuch really for opening up to me and helping me understand it... Because of this I think she feels like she can't be treated and things will not be better for her ..

Amanda Galloway

@Aleena Mary that definitely is the hard part. Losing hope is what can make people suicidal. But acceptance can help with coping. However, accepting the condition may initially make someone fee there is no hope. I think the key to that is convincing her that there IS hope even if this condition never goes away. There may not be hope of the condition of anhedonia going away, but there is hope that she can get used to it and learn to accept a new normal. Humans are adaptive. Just be careful to validate her feelings while at the same time saying there is still something worth living for. Maybe help her to recognize what those things are that she values in life. You don’t fee joy in anhedonia, but you can still feel love, care about others, and have values. Perhaps she can learn to compensate for the anhedonia by focusing on those other things that can fuel her purpose. It’s hard to feel motivated when things don’t bring joy, so the love and values portion can possibly help compensate for that. I hope that makes sense. Remember to be patient even if she doesn’t see it that way. 💛

Anto BioETY

2y↑1

Yes, I know that anhedonia is worse than depression! My cousin killed herself because anthypsicotic induced anhedonia 😔!

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davis376

What has been some of your suggestions to clinically treat this illness fellow schizoaffective peers?

Mary Murphy

I have Bipolar 1 and I feel this way due to my antipsychotic medication however I would rather deal with this side effect than being manic and unstable.

Bill Simms

2y↑1

I definitely have social anhedonia and have had it for years. Socializing just doesn’t do anything for me

Mayliss Bjerke

Been depressed most of my life. Not so much anymore. I often thought i did not feel and said and asked that question to,but i realized if im even asking that qiestion it means i feel. I feel like im not feeling, so im feeling..you can never not feel,not possible❤

Sara Carolina

3y↑3

I didn’t know physical was a part of it and that makes so much sense

Stormy Breeze

1y↑1

I had anhedonia from when I was 21 up until I turned 28 and quit my various psychiatric drugs at once. Kinda confusing when you start to enjoy food, able to laugh and all. Now Im 29 and after quitting meds tried hard drugs and was in rehab, now Im only drinking alcohol but trying to quit that too. At least I cant stand anhedonia anymore and alcohol in large amounts does that to me. Started to enjoy life a bit too much, in good and bad....

Davo Olson

Wondering, do you ever have nightmares about going into psychosis? I went into psychosis once and ever since I have had nightmares about it happening again.

owl man

3y↑3

The complete loss of joy in things is the absolute worst punishment on earth. It robs you of your wanting to do anything because there is no benefit in anything, everything is just unnecessary and bothersome. If only I could sleep forever and exist in the nothing.

Woolfy

2y↑2

Anhedonia is pure hell and makes it hard to live. I got a game console recently, played it a couple times, and now sits in the closet. It's pretty much everything I do. I'm hoping to get into ECT and just waiting to hear back from my doctor about it.

Giovanni Tolenaars

51w↑4

Careful with SSRI's, actually avoid them completely.

A o'r

2y↑1

I've got schizo affective disorder also. Anhedonia is central part of my illness. Particularly social Anhedonia. I just don't enjoy the company of other people anymore. But it's not my true nature, its like the brain disorder has altered my personality in very unhealthy ways. I'd lived to be I a relationship for example but as the girl mentioned in the video above Anhedonia leads to disinterest in sex and intimacy. Schizophrenia robbed me of love. I feel no love for anybody or anything.

Kajsa Blom

I’ve been told I have it. I’m not a satisfied person but happy. I’m comfortable. Not sure friendship is easy if I don’t express it all or I’d be apathetic or something but I’ve had like depression “vibes “ always. I told my psychotherapist I have no feelings from the start. But just don’t wanna daydream about emotions either im more of a thinking perceiving person anyway and im on abilify which is an ssri so it can be any symptom that’s of my diagnosed but don’t like wanna label myself I’m just me & I did cry after reading about these symptom stuff cuz it felt unfair that to be put among people with such delusions at first and definitely hated living in rehab home with other medicated poor souls but been independent for years now so I’m good 😐

Seeking Freedom

3y↑1

My girlfriend had to leave me because of my anhedonia. She put up with it for 2 years so it's not like she didn't try. Her leaving me didn't help the matter LOL. But now I'm starting to feel better

Alek sandra

Hi! Could you please make a video about the medication you are on and how is it working for you and the side affects. I’m on zyprexa and I’m not satisfied. I gained much weight and I’m probably prediabetic, not to mention always tired and without energy and I’m depressed. I don’t see a way out unless with another medication but I can’t reach my doctor until next 4 months and I’m not even sure if she will change my therapy because she said that zyprexa is the best medication available, which I don’t think it is.

UnsoundLies

I'm in my room most of the day because of fear of everyone trying to end my life. But I'm never alone I'm always being watched.

Ruth

1y↑1

I'm glad you mentioned medication.

D.I

1y↑1

When you think you have already previously hit the lowest of lows, then you discover that you can go even lower and it has a name!

Avery Brown CPDT-KA

3y↑2

I am starting ketamine treatments for severe depression soon. I hope it helps my anhedonia because that is my worst symptom of depression. It can (and has) definitely led to serious suicidality.

Miranda McKennitt

3y↑5

I find that supplementing my schizophrenia medication with regular, small doses of medical methamphetamine cures my anhedonia somewhat (don't laugh, I'm serious)

Pepper hot Chili

3y↑1

Another One wrote ketamine, as Long as u do it in an enough dose that works for u, and That u remember not to take it for 2 long moments because the effects of it Will wear off the more u use it. So be diligent ok?

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Ms N Passion

3y↑46

My whole life I've heard people say stuff like "I'm so excited (whatever thing from a pkg arriving to maybe going to an amusement park). Or they'll say "oh that's so fun" for something that seems to be for mundane to me like a collection of stickers or going for a walk in the woods. I never understood why they said this...It seems very hyperbolic.. Yet recently I've been wondering if maybe I just don't feel things like other people do.

Yelena Rotar

3y↑2

Same

Jessi Schneider

3y↑8

I always found it weird too but I also am “overly excited” about dumb stuff like finding a rock. I’m on the spectrum though. All that “wow fun stickers” attitude can make you feel utterly isolated or broken. It took me a while to realize I was probably the odd one.

Ms N Passion

3y↑3

@Jessi Schneider me too...love rocks...and the underside of wild mushrooms.

Pi Da

I would say both aspects are probably true. There are lots of people who exaggerate how good (or bad) various things/experiences are, simply to sound more entertaining (I married into an Italian family, so I see this a lot firsthand). But it's possible that you are also be suffering from a bit of anhedonia yourself. Or perhaps you just naturally have more calm/muted feelings compared to others. If you have no other symptoms of depression or mental illness, I would not worry about it personally. Cheers.

Seeking Freedom

3y↑2

Have you ever been into drugs or tried opiates like morphine or Norco? Sometimes if you have a history of abuse with those or are currently using them they can make you not feel emotions the way you are describing. But also if you just want to temporarily feel some euphoria you can also take those and they will help but I don't recommend it because you may get addicted because they make you feel amazing

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Stefano Di Cristofaro

3y↑1

thank you for your videos they are inspiring. have you tried a gut microbiota transplant, or plasma transfusion?

Michele Murphy

Perfection~thank you so much for expressing your experience meets clinical, I truly appreciate you.

You are a wonder human and I am grateful for your knowledge. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. ❤️

Lu Or

2y↑2

I credit my (many) antidepressants & mood stabilisers for being this numb.

Pandorae Eris

Anhedonia can refer to either a reduction in anticipatory pleasure, or consummatory pleasure. They are different. There's a difference between not "looking forward" to anything (lack of anticiapatory pleasure), and not feeling good while doing things (lack of consummatory pleasure).

They are governed by completely different neurotransmitters.

hellrazor117

I'm sort of alright with having anhedonia since the things I used to enjoy were bad for me. I.E. junk food, prolonged gaming sessions, weed and bingeing shows.
I feel it's like the body's way of telling me to get my shit together.

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