Cases

“у меня после приёма препарата стало ухудшаться самочувствие с утра, я чувствую онемение рук и ног, головокружение, а после чего я прихожу к очередной апатии и ангедонии, в голове нет мыслей, я не про…”

Cause: Ulyana (Ульяна): first-person Russian b17.ru forum post titled 'Пустота в голове нет мыслей'. Onset after discharge fro…

“Witam mam 23 lata.Mój problem jest taki że nie odczuwam emocji i mam pustke w głowie.Trafiłem w styczniu do psychiatryka po próbie samobójczej.Leczyli mnie tam 2 i pół miesiąca podawali mi jakieś psy…”

Cause: First-person Polish WP abcZdrowie consult (M, age 23): after Jan psych-hospital stay (~2.5 months) following a suicide…

“Wyłączyło mi myślenie, mam pustkę w głowie, nie odczuwam przyjemności z niczego, z żadnego ruchu. Brałem leki pół roku, nie biorę już 3 miesiące. Niedawno myśli mi wróciły tylko na półtora dnia, czuł…”

Cause: First-person Polish WP abcZdrowie consult (M, age 26): hospital 4 mg Rispolept/risperidone daily for persecutory delusi…

“Trigger warning; bad experience Fluoxetine has completely altered my brain chemistry and erased my emotions. I took it for little less than 2 months. I did not like the blunting effect so I came off…”

Cause: Reddit r/prozac first-person OP u/Philosophical-noob97 (same person also posted r/antidepressants 1rhtx6o and r/Anxiety…

“I’ve been on it for 2 months. First month of 9mg oral and now I’m taking 3mg oral for about another month. * Blank mind - feeling like you have no thoughts * auditory issues - can’t block out noise,…”

Cause: Reddit r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP u/Smart_Literature2003: paliperidone oral 9 mg first month then 3 mg ~second mo…

“Desperate for help here. 8 years ago I was described a low dose of seroquel for a short time to help with sleep. I never would’ve guessed what would happen. A total dissolving of my inner being and h…”

Cause: Reddit r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP u/BullseyeFinance: low-dose Seroquel/quetiapine for a short time for sleep ~8 y…

“abilify did this to me, I only took it for about a month and then I stopped, but I had blank mind and no emotions and couldnt remember shit I did 5 minutes ago, and sometimes even 30 seconds ago. Id…”

Cause: Reddit r/Antipsychiatry first-person reply u/sekmaht (not OP) on blank-mind/emotional-numbness thread: oral Abilify ~1…

“Cold turkey quit 14 years of 2mg klonopin use. Terrible brain fog. No cognitive abilities at all. Zero memory. Can’t form sentences. Does the “blank mind” thing go away? I am really terrified by it.…”

Cause: Reddit r/benzorecovery first-person OP u/HorrorAd4124: cold-turkey quit after 14 years daily 2 mg Klonopin/clonazepam.…

“(Reposting for those who have asked) ** I am currently medication free ** 🙏 My story began in March 2023 I experienced a bad/negative reaction from recreational use of Marijuana and Psilocybin. It i…”

Cause: Reddit r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Red-flyer (same recovery arc also posted as 1hrmeip — same person, not separately…

“I'm not sure if what I'm experiencing depersonalization and derealization to be honest. I've had the ruminating dp/dr in the past, but this time it's different. My symptoms came on **after an episode…”

Cause: Reddit r/Psychosis first-person OP u/ms-elle (also crossposted r/dpdr 9z96r4 — same person, not separately logged): sym…

“I’ve been on olanzapine for 6 months and it’s caused me to feel numb and mind is blank. Did anyone have experience switching from olanzapine? Did your emotions come back?”

Cause: Reddit r/bipolar2 first-person OP u/Entire_Platform8229: on olanzapine 6 months. Attributes emotional numbness + mind b…

“Suffering badly from Post Psychosis Anhedonia Everything seems dead, my body is fueled by adrenaline but with zero dopamine No joy from anything, blank mind, no personal Inner world no imagination no…”

Cause: Reddit r/Psychosis first-person OP u/Massive-Leg-8656: post-psychosis anhedonia. Attributes blank mind (no personal inn…

“So it's been five consecutive days since I've been feeling like this after smoking some weed with my friend. I've lost all interest in activities and stuff and I'm feeling completly numb and without…”

Cause: SteadyHealth first-person OP Nightwish227348: after smoking weed with a friend, five consecutive days (then ongoing) of…

“hey, idk about you but im a 15 year old male suffering from dp for about 6 months now. i got it one night after smoking a joint with my friends. the next day when i woke up, dp had already kicked in.…”

Cause: SteadyHealth first-person reply Yo_Dehh (self-described 15yo male) on Nightwish blank-mind weed thread: DP for ~6 month…

“Mente vazia, muito estresse, as vezes da vontade de morre e fora que eu não sinto tanto alguns sentimentos. O que pode ser ?”

Cause: Doctoralia Brasil first-person Q&A OP: empty mind (mente vazia) + stress + SI ideation + blunted affect (não sinto tant…

“εδώ και περίπου ένα μήνα βιώνω μια έντονη αποσύνδεση από το περιβάλλον και συναισθηματική αμβλύτητα. ... Νιώθω ένα κενό, μούδιασμα, σαν το μυαλό μου να έχει αδειάσει, δεν μου έρχονται οι λέξεις για ν…”

Cause: doctoranytime.gr first-person Q&A (Greek): on Cipralex/escitalopram 20 mg + Risperdal/risperidone daily ~1 month of sev…

“I have almost no spontaneous thoughts anymore. I no longer have an inner monologue ... My emotions and feelings have almost completely disappeared.”

Cause: Writer has a history of psychosis (no delusions or hallucinations for a long time) and wonders about negative symptoms…

“my mind is always blank or numb to the point of dissociation ... I’m too depressed and empty to care about things”

Cause: Not stated; posted in r/ADHD and describes depression and dissociation.

“My anhedonia went away because I can’t feel my emotions anymore. My mind is blank 99% of the time.”

Cause: SSRIs from age 9 (self-described PSSD after stopping ~1.5 years earlier), then a dose of Adderall about a month before…

“I've already reached a point where I would consider my mind as being blank. There still popping random concepts and memories. It's not entirely gone. But very very very diminished. … Same goes to the…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Traditional-Bag-9177 (post 1x90mcy): 33M with long DPDR history; sertraline from 2021 hel…

“I feel like I am so far beyond burnout to the point I think and feel nothing.”

Cause: r/AuDHDWomen OP Neko54M4 (15 Oct 2026): years of burnout that she has tried to recover from (AuDHD subreddit); author's…

“Emotional numbness / flatness / blunting … No inner monologue (blank mind) … "Brain fog" trouble thinking or concentrating”

Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/Diligent_Challenge78 (post 1x5j3nl; same author 1r7277f r/PSSD): attributes sexual dysfunction…

“i feel like I’m going nuts all day long because I have no inner voice anymore, just radio static. No memories, no emotions, no connection to what’s happening, just a radio in my head.”

Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/Expensive-Tap7077 (post 1x5il2z; related 1wyxbso/1wwd7mw): severe DPDR ~4–5 years after grief/…

“My mind often feels completely blank ... at other times I feel like I have no thoughts at all ... Feeling emotionally flat, disconnected, or unable to experience emotions normally.”

Cause: Family stress and anger after leaving a job, with prior anxiety/panic; writer had taken finasteride for about four mont…

“it feels as though my mind's switch is turned off most of the time ... I can't generate a thought even when I'm actively trying to ... I often feel numb, as though there's very little happening inter…”

Cause: Not clearly stated; writer describes ADHD, depression and extreme social anxiety, and has been on methylphenidate, mood…

“I'm still struggling badly with anhedonia, emotional numbness and increasingly poor motivation... I have no thoughts coming to mind, nothing to say, and I mostly keep to myself... I just want to feel…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Individual-Form-8287 (post 1x3j48n): post-psychosis/manic episode, UK college student; of…

“I can’t think, can’t feel, and can’t reasonably live any kind of life... I cannot enjoy my hobbies, I can’t think, philosophise, reason, enjoy music... I still feel as flat and muted as ever.”

Cause: r/Psychosis first-person OP u/ResultAway3262 (post 1x12zvo): Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorder; forced risperidone…

“whenever i am in a position where i'm not distracted by something, my brain just feels empty. i sit down with the intention of "let me think about this for a bit" and nothing comes out.”

Cause: r/prozac first-person OP u/GovernorSpring (post 1wzf60f): on fluoxetine (Prozac) a little under two years for OCD; desc…

“Aí a minha cabeça fica vazia 100% do tempo. Eu fico o dia inteiro olhando pra um ponto fixo ... Eu não sinto nada, não sinto necessidade de fazer nada.”

Cause: r/desabafos (Brazilian Portuguese) first-person OP u/Beginning-Pen2928 (post 1wxgarw). No cause named; describes a cons…

“I cannot even think ... nothing in my brain, body. I even played good, scored a goal but after nothing, meaningless. ... I actually dont feel anything”

Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/SatisfactionKey2708 (post 1wwwlaj): 35-year-old; traced to trauma at 14 with big school panic…

“Ever since starting lamotrigine I felt an insane feeling of calmness... It seems like I couldn't feel any emotion anymore. I don't feel happy, and I feel empty most of the time. My cognitive skills a…”

Cause: r/Lamotrigine first-person OP u/nutellnoone (post 1wwiosa; Philippines, bipolar II dx Apr 2026): lamotrigine titrated t…

“it was so hard for my constant stream of ideas to come to a halt ... People will ask me questions about such topics, and my mind feels blank in response”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/RinYoyo (post 1wt0l51): since youth, intense emotions would 'shut off' into temporary num…

“It feels like my mind is frozen or blank. ... Emotionally, I feel numb. Even if I cry, I don't feel it properly.”

Cause: r/Depersonalization first-person OP u/Zestyclose_Star_7183 (post 1wova0z; duplicate 1wov9mn logged once): DPDR worsenin…

“my mind goes blank a lot... I feel nothing, but immense despair at the same time... Ive felt this way everyday for 8 years... I also dont feel love, or like empathy at all. My mind is not letting me…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Coral_Reef_Fish13 (post 1wp3y63, 20F per later post): long-term depression ('I dont know…

“A dia de hoy tengo pssd severo a nivel neurológico sobre todo con los peores síntomas, mente en blanco, embotamiento emocional total, sin adrenalina... ya no tengo capacidad para pensar [1wec0on: Men…”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/Sinvidaviviendo (post 1wiofgi, Spanish; 42F, Madrid, has SCA6 ataxia): reaction to eye drops (…

“From 3 doses of lexapro in april of 2021 ... I have anhedonia blank mind, cognitive dysfunction and full body numbnes. ... complete anhedonia emotional blutning.”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/EstablishmentFew5058 (post 1wgyuvo): 3 doses of escitalopram (Lexapro) in April 2021, followed…

“years of mental, emotional numbness and the trauma of it all... this tiredness and general blankness in thinking makes it hard to sustain any worthwhile endeavour”

Cause: r/Latuda first-person OP u/martdartsaway (post 1whci1x): about to start Latuda; attributes depression/uselessness, 'com…

“For over a decade now, I suffer from debilitating symptoms like Depersonalization and Brain fog. It all started when I was 17. Out of nothing and without a clear trigger I got extreme 24/7 anxiety an…”

Cause: r/BrainFog first-person OP u/Lumpy_Ad3051 (post 1wfguoq): onset age 17 sudden 24/7 anxiety then empty/blank mind + loss…

“After that... Everything inside i dead... NO body signals... No feelings.... NOTHING... Blank mind... No memmory... [1pifk7d: My memory and ability to think are almost gone... it's completely empty i…”

Cause: r/benzorecovery first-person OP u/Thick_Card1243 (post 1wefz1g; M42-43, Denmark): took Rivotril (clonazepam) ~2 mg for…

“Hi everyone. I’ve had PSSD for a year and a half, triggered by just four days of treatment with Luvox. My symptoms are 70% cognitive and 30% sexual. I’ve noticed minimal improvement, but the symptom…”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/Sad-Use-1243 (post 1w9tlye): PSSD after 4 days of Luvox (fluvoxamine). Clear BOTH blank mind +…

“I experience no inner monologue/ no emotions - had one moment of feeling and thing last year. Does this eventually get better? [1v82sfv: not at all connected to my inner experience, inner thoughts, m…”

Cause: r/benzorecovery first-person OP u/Medical-Level-9304 (post 1w9j5m2; 29F per 1wjtbmt): clonazepam from age 19 to 27 (up…

“I can't imagine anything in my head. It's blank... This is followed by extreme anhedonia... It's been 2 years and only getting worse. [1vvo0n8: Severe anhedonia and blank mind are my worst symptoms]”

Cause: r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/goingaway1111 (post 1w9lr9q; crossposts 1w9lqzk r/Aphantasia, 1w9lw3g r/depersonal…

“So here we are 5 months later. As for stuff that's improved, my mind is it's regular chaotic self ... I really only just have two issues left. My existential ocd and my emotional numbness”

Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/Wildfire_0703 (posts 1w2h7v5 + 1wlejre 2026-09-20; also 1ws7spf 2026-09-28): 23-year-old; DPDR…

“Hi everyone. I’m looking for recovery experiences from people who were on **aripiprazole/Abilify** and/or **carbamazepine/Tegretol**, especially people who dealt with brain fog, emotional blunting, b…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/emeraldeagle007 (post 1vzpy8h): aripiprazole/Abilify 10mg + carbamazepine/Tegretol 100mg…

“My thoughts don't flow naturally anymore. Sometimes my mind feels completely blank. ... I don't feel the same excitement, emotional connection, nostalgia or interest in things.”

Cause: r/Dissociation first-person OP u/DR0N09 (post 1vz7i7l; cross-posted r/dpdr 1vz7k4e/1w0gipd, r/Depersonalization 1vzkqgs…

“Symptoms: low/zero libido, blank mind, massive depression, anhedonia, anxiety, general low dopaminergic activity, constant feeling of inflammation Decided to try a gluten free diet not too long ago.…”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/onfolk (post 1vqbev3): PSSD (subreddit; causative drug not named in this post). Clear BOTH bla…

“28 M here have been struggling with multiple depressive episodes. Last year I developed severe brain fog and adult onset stuttering like dysfluency, inability to focus, blank mind,memory problems and…”

Cause: r/BrainFog first-person OP u/ricardo5595 (post 1vpwm5r): 28M multiple depressive episodes; last year developed severe b…

“no internal dialog, no amount of rest recovers you even 12+h of sleep, no food taste good... inhability to enojoy things you enjoyed before like videogames, movies, food.”

Cause: r/FinasterideSyndrome first-person OP u/MidnightSun_55 (post 1vq4ix3): post-finasteride syndrome ~4 years; peak phase i…

“blank mind and like a loss of their inner dialogue. Do you have that? I do… Not really. It's like it's blocked for me… felt like something was severed from me… feels like being completely dead on the…”

Cause: Psychiatric drugs from age 7 (Ritalin then cascade of ADs/benzos/mood stabilizers/APs before age 10); continuous SSRIs…

“I don’t just feel less emotion or less sexual desire... My thoughts became blank. Associations didn’t appear automatically.”

Cause: Antidepressants (drug not named); persistent after discontinuation, self-described PSSD.

“It's this weird empty/blank void feeling that hits me when I stop smoking. … I basically lose the desire to do anything. … Everything just feels completely pointless and uninteresting. At one point I…”

Cause: r/leaves first-person OP u/Nexxxxxxxus (post 1vl5q1x): ~5y+ daily/heavy cannabis; on quit attempts → empty/blank void f…

“Onset - Tbi Month 1 - 3 - severe dpdr anhedonia with substance block blank mind visual snow dysphoria deer in headlights glassy eyes no feelings of sleep hunger uncomfortable just existing actively s…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/RegularPurpose8960 (post 1vkmlgh): TBI. Clear BOTH blank mind + numb/anhedonia/no emotion…

“absolute anhedonia ... loss of all emotions ... brain fog, strained speech, word-finding difficulties, issues with general expression, a blank mind, inability to speak foreign languages as I normally…”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/B0nap (post 1vkmf4o; male): escitalopram 2020-2025; ED/genital numbness 2024, libido 0 in 2025…

“I’m really struggling with something that’s been an issue for years. When I’m depressed, and even when I’ve not been depressed, I feel like there’s a heavy cloud in my head and I feel incredibly empt…”

Cause: r/BrainFog first-person OP u/Turnip_blossom (post 1vk4sbq): Depression (post-first-mania depressive episode); symptoms…

“I’d get tired and a little emotionally numb, very jittery, kind of blank. … I lost all empathy and emotion … There was nothing in my mind to stop me … By the afternoon I was a zombie and would loose…”

Cause: r/zoloft first-person OP u/meowmeow4739 (post 1vjiqqp): first-ever SSRI, sertraline 25 mg for trauma-related depression…

“I was ok until I woke up with full blown PSSD after 16 days off the drug. When I woke up I had all the classic PSSD symptoms and now complete anhedonia, blank mind and extreme emotional blunting”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/HealingSteps (post 1vex9yx; duplicate 1vewyh3; earlier '3 years in' 1ufuo7g): ~4 years on sert…

“complete emotional and physical and sensory shut down/'blankness'... it feels like my brain has been switched off... I've lost all feelings and emotions, including for my baby... My brain isn't alloc…”

Cause: postpartum psychosis Rx: high-dose quetiapine (Dec–Mar) then risperidone; sertraline 4–6 weeks for anxiety — shutdown w…

“No Emotions, Severe Anhedonia, Extremely low libido, ED, Blank Mind, Aphantasia Fully, Head Pressure 24/7 that can only be relieved by drinking water every second. No natural oil production, acne and…”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/Maximum_Witness_6743 (post 1vbeave): 4 days of Lexapro plus antipsychotics during two psych-wa…

“I can FEEL again. Mentally, physically, emotionally I can feel... truly, i didn't have a single thought go thru my head... There was absolutely nothing behind my eyes. I lost the ability to think. It…”

Cause: 9 years of antipsychotics + SSRIs + mood stabilizers starting at age 17 after a DID diagnosis; self-wean over 2 months…

“Your described experience is exactly how I felt under those meds... I wasn't myself, I wasn't alive... I tried to write down how I felt - I couldn't. I didn't know how I felt, and the words to descri…”

Cause: forced antipsychotics in early 20s after a joke was treated as schizophrenia evidence; dose increases; later switched t…

“My mind is completely blank. No spontaneous thoughts whatsoever. Also no feelings…. Profound anhedonia, brutal depression…. Living with a blank mind like I am just a pair of eyes”

Cause: r/benzorecovery first-person OP u/Afraid-Country4116 (post 1v6fvix): cold-turkey quit 14 years of 2mg Klonopin (prison-…

“Basically i have alogia,anedonia,blank mind,memory and concentration issues,akathasia,oculogyric crisis(which hasnt happened for 6 months now).Everyday is a living hell.i hope its not permanent.do pe…”

Cause: r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP u/IllMine976 (post 1v5d3e9): Antipsychotics, mood stabilisers, and other meds (specifi…

“My main symptoms were: severe anhedonia, severe insomnia, blank mind, loss of cognitive function, learning difficulties, speech difficulties etc.”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/Frosty_Research_2130 (post 1v4lbkr): developed PSSD at 17 from fluoxetine; symptoms almost sol…

“currently have a completely blank mind, no emotions or motivation and my personality is none existent!”

Cause: 3 paliperidone (Xeplion / Invega Sustenna) injections.

“tengo la mente en blanco y me cuesta hacer las cosas, tampoco disfruto de la música… tampoco siento conexión con mis seres queridos… no puedo sentir felicidad ni tampoco tristeza.”

Cause: r/Psychosis Spanish first-person OP u/dakraven (post 1v0zcvj): two psychotic episodes (second ~6mo prior) → blank mind…

“What dose would yall recommend and for how long? Struggling with devilish anhedonia and blank mind (other neuro issues too but those two are the worst) that appeared out nowhere and don't seem to be…”

Cause: r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/Ok-Web-3957 (post 1uz6b0j): Nicotine patches. BOTH blank-mind + numb/anhedonia pol…

“I feel trapped in this thick, slow thinking, blank, unempathic, unnuanced brain… complete lack of an inner world. … no emotions. I am blunt and unempathetic.”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/danishcatmilk (post 1uwbq6m; 36F): series of 4 meds over ~2.5 months after sudden panic — Effe…

“But the worst part is still here, and it's the emptiness. My brain feels blank, like it's shut down and just not working. … There's no thoughts, no interest, no excitement, no curiosity about anythin…”

Cause: r/CPTSD first-person OP u/Aggressive-Slice-179 (post 1ukujcy; same text crossposted 1ukuiav/productivity, 1ulaz5o/Anxie…

“I can't feel any emotions. My mind is completely blank, and I used to have such a vivid mind. … Music used to be something that inspired me, now I feel nothing from it.”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/Sensitive_Extreme_51 (post 1uj9eae; also 1umlsgr): attributes blank mind + inability to feel e…

“I had total numbness, like a zombie, blank mind. My mind had 0 thoughts when idle, just silent”

Cause: Zoloft 100 mg and venlafaxine 50 mg for about 8 months, quit cold turkey about 2 years before the post.

“Fuck i hate not feeling anything, just a blank mind and emotionless, anhedonia is no joke. This life is terrible. I just want to feel something, anything.”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/zoey_perkes (post 1ue0xed): COVID plus Invega Sustenna (paliperidone) injection, per OP c…

“I haven’t cried for months I have no joy no emotion just a blank mind blank vessel”

Cause: r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP u/Actual-Fisherman2040 (post 1ucuya2): Risperdal (risperidone) 5 mg for 3 months (titl…

“my symptoms are purely mental/emotional: severe anhedonia & emotional blunting, cognitive impairment, loss of creativity/spontaneity, blank mind... This all started after I took Sertraline (aka Zolof…”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/Ackroustiferi aka flashgordo on PSSDForum (post 1u7kdaw): sertraline/Zoloft ~8 months several…

“Like I'm in a bubble, with no emotions, blank mind.”

Cause: On Lexapro, previously Zoloft, after a year of stress, insomnia and chest pain; writer says 'I wasn't like this before…

“I suffer from SSRI/ Antipsychotic Induced Anhedonia. The worst symptom I have is nearly a complete emotional blunting and blank mind where it’s very debilitating. I have tried rTMS, ketamine infusion…”

Cause: Reddit r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Particular_Move_6570 (crossposted r/PSSD 1u44ywv — same person, not separately log…

“My main symptom is what I call a “blank mind”. I can spend hours with almost no spontaneous thoughts. My inner monologue is nearly gone. It feels as if my brain no longer generates thoughts on its ow…”

Cause: r/Psychosis first-person OP u/Jerome7474 (post 1u2qqj1): 47M France, schizophrenia; after psychotic episode positive sy…

“when I think what personally happened was a partially anoxic event and thus has lead to the issues I find myself dealing with now. These include … Persistent headaches … intense brain fog associated…”

Cause: r/BrainFog first-person OP u/_Lucky_dice_ (post 1txxrfu): attributes onset to partially anoxic event ~3y prior → lack o…

“It's what I went through. I've recovered from it thank God through time and through eventually reducing the antipsychotic I was taking enough.”

Cause: antipsychotic (too-high dose); same blank mind / no emotions cluster as OP

“It wasn't just the lows that disappeared. It was the highs too... The medication flattened Lauren's emotional range... It feels like I've been asleep for 12 years... And I just woke up.”

Cause: SSRIs from age 14 for ~12 years (Zoloft, Prozac, Celexa, Lexapro); flattening on-drug; severe withdrawal after fast Lex…

“I developed: a “blank mind” feeling (no natural train of thought like before) emotional numbness/anhedonia (no joy, sadness, anger, excitement) reduced mental imagery … feeling like I have to manuall…”

Cause: r/mentalhealth first-person OP u/lolmsn (post 1tsrjh0): ~10 months on SSRIs + other meds after prior trauma (had recove…

“Does anyone feel like they have no thoughts, inner drive or creativity while on Risperidone? I also can't formulate thought or have no inner monologue. I feel like a shell of myself”

Cause: risperidone (on-drug at posting)

“I used to have that but it went away after taking it for 6 months.”

Cause: risperidone; same no-thoughts / no inner monologue / shell cluster as OP

“I felt like that on olanzapine. I was not myself and i hated it. I'm now on quetiapine and it's better for side effects”

Cause: olanzapine (then switched); endorses OP's no-thoughts / no inner monologue / shell cluster

“I'm just an empty shell - nothing is funny, exciting, interesting, curious. Just totally blank and hollow every single day. Hardly any internal monologue... I can't hold on to any thoughts... I can f…”

Cause: CPTSD (years of therapy); no medication named in the post. Frames it as a chronic empty-shell / dissociative freeze, no…

“anhedonia/blank mind easily drives one constantly insane. … I dont get many ideas in my head due to blank mind either. … The only thing that works for the consummatory part is ECT by 30%. … TLDR: The…”

Cause: r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/caffeinehell (post 1t76eh3; same author xcfvv5 Sep 2022 onset): attributes cluster…

“Причина в том, что мои чувства словно «выключились», вместе с мыслями. Поэтому не могу общаться с людьми.”

Cause: All-psy.com (Russian psychologist Q&A) asker Лилия, 24, writing in Russian. Says she has a mental disorder (not named)…

“I was making small improvements... but I caught Covid twice last year... it caused severe cognitive dysfunction along with worsening in my anhedonia I already have from PSSD... The main symptoms are:…”

Cause: sertraline/Zoloft 25mg x 2 months then PSSD; two COVID infections the prior year crashed slow healing (poster attribute…

“Extreme brain fog. I can barely think or process thoughts. I feel like a complete zombie. Emotional flatness and DPDR... It's almost as if my brain is preventing me from feeling emotions.”

Cause: probable COVID Jan 2026 then long COVID (doctor called it psychological; poster says it is not depression)

“요즘 아무 감정이 없어요 ... 그냥 무감각해요 ... 그냥 아무 생각없이 살게돼요 (Lately I have no emotions at all ... I'm just numb ... I end up living without any thoughts)”

Cause: No cause stated; writer (Korean) says nothing bad is happening and life is calm.

“Moi elikkä onko täällä ketään jolla ois 2026 tunteetonta mieltä ja tyhjää mieltä ?sellaista jolla ois melkein kokoaika tunteeton ja tyhjämieli…ja mul on myös niin että mikään ei tunnu miltään.eikä mi…”

Cause: Suomi24 first-person Anonyymi-ap (22 Apr 2026): on SSRIs; asks if SSRIs can kill feelings and create empty mind. Attrib…

“Severe withdrawal after stopping Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) – 30 days of emptiness and cognitive collapse. I was prescribed Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) 150 mg for anxiety at the hospital. I took it for…”

Cause: r/bipolar2 first-person OP u/No_Recording5591 (post 1ssm777): Rapid taper/withdrawal after 15 days of oxcarbazepine (Tr…

“My default mental state is an empty mind. Not anxiety, not racing thoughts, just blank. No spontaneous internal monologue. If I want to think about something, I have to actively pull it up. Thoughts…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Kooky-Persimmon753 (post 1srkwv1): lifelong since childhood idiopathic empty mind (no spo…

“Complete emotional and body numbness … Severe Anhedonia … Cognitive impairment (Misspelling words, easy to forget, cannot concentrate, blank mind)”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/alexandru4564 (post 1skfqq0; also 1sjfzpv r/anhedonia): attributes persistent injury to ~2.5 y…

“Jeg forsøker å ikke tenke så mye, for det er ingenting å tenke på. Tomt overalt. Følelser, tanker, meg selv; alt er bare borte.”

Cause: Doktoronline (Norway) anonymous poster (AnonymBruker, code 43c0a...ff2), a parent with a husband and children, writing…

“Well, what can I say? Olanzapine (Zyprexa) has been a chemical lobotomy for me. I had a psychotic break (first in my life) and have never been diagnosed as schizophrenic (in fact, when younger, I was…”

Cause: TRX...: Zyprexa/olanzapine 10 mg for ~6 weeks after first psychotic break (hospitalized without consent; never diagnose…

“Want to forget my life or my identity or not be able to recognize myself or my spouse..also the blank mind and no emotions is terrible it has me questioning everything even though I'm blank..like who…”

Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/TitsnTasteeTators (post 1sh6ful): DPDR / depersonalization (trigger not stated in post). Clear…

“My mind is always blank, I can't think. I can't feel emotions and I just feel numb all of the time. I sleep 12-14 hours everyday and when I am awake I have low energy. I am also experiencing sexual s…”

Cause: AskAPatient first-person Invega/paliperidone review (M, age 35): 6 mg 1X day for ~1 year for schizoaffective disorder.…

“Bei mir ist meine letzte Psychose auch bereits 2 Jahre her doch die Negativsymptome sind immer noch stark ausgeprägt. Ich habe schon verschiedene Medikamente ausprobiert und immer durchgehend genomme…”

Cause: Mandy: first-person reply to Silence. Frames as post-psychosis Negativsymptomatik still strong ~2 years after last psyc…

“Wie lange hat bei euch die Negativsymptomatik ( Affektverflachung, Ein und Durchschlafstörung, Emotionslosigkeit ) angehalten? Ich habe die nun seit 2 Jahren. … [Apr 2 follow-up:] Leider ist es auch…”

Cause: Silence (OP + Apr 2 follow-up): first-person Negativsymptomatik thread. Meds at Mar 2026: Duloxetin 30mg + Olanzapin 5m…

“i don’t really feel anything, no sadness yet no happiness... i just feel empty, i think and my brain returns no results.”

Cause: No cause named; says life isn't terrible and nothing is wrong. Student (schoolwork), has a girlfriend.

“I can also say you may need to change to a different antipsychotic such as seroquil or abilify because on almost all antipsychotic medication used here in this country ( and I went through practicall…”

Cause: Anthropocene: first-person reply on Mental Health America Inspire thread. Attributes severe blankness / blocked thought…

“I have a blank mind, and I lost all my feelings of love... I can't feel any attraction... I can look at pornography and feel nothing. It's like staring at a brick wall... My life has been completely…”

Cause: escitalopram/Lexapro for years from college then weaned 2023; short restart Sep 2023 (~6 days) then stop; PSSD crashed…

“i took prozac for ~11 months... persistent brain fog... my mind is mostly blank, gone, memory as well... i'm not functional because of the blankness of the mind... connecting emotionally with people.”

Cause: fluoxetine/Prozac ~11 months (stopped ~Nov 2025). Same blank-mind state previously as a quetiapine side effect that res…

“Hi all, In 2019 I took fluoxetine for social anxiety for just 5 days before stopping. It was my first time taking any type of psychiatric medication and probably within hours of my very first pill, I…”

Cause: Reddit r/PSSD first-person OP u/9_Hour_Workday: fluoxetine ~5 days in 2019 for social anxiety (first psych med). Attrib…

“As far back as I can remember (early childhood), my baseline mental state has been completely blank. I do not experience spontaneous thoughts, inner speech, mental imagery, or natural associative thi…”

Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/Ambitious_Sleep1020 (post 1rgvno0): lifelong non-progressive blank mind (no spontaneous though…

“Blank mind ... Loss of emotions and libido ... Now it’s less anxiety and more of a blank, numb, disconnected state”

Cause: DPDR onset after leaving a movie theater (detached/flat), stress, possible weed episode; prior similar episode at 19–20…

“Had canabis induced psychosis, was hospitalized and put on Olanzapine. Cold turkeyed due to it making me feel terrible. The insomnia and emotional blunting turned me into a blank mind idiot. I took a…”

Cause: r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP u/RandomErican557 (post 1rg780s): cannabis-induced psychosis → hospitalized on olanzap…

“I still feel so blunted.... I want to process and feel things, but I still can't... My cognition and memory is also very bad since the meds... I don't even feel anxiety and my my mind is so blank, I…”

Cause: Fluoxetine (Prozac), her first-ever medication, for anxiety, panic and insomnia: 5 mg from Aug 2025, 10 mg after 2 week…

“sometimes they're not even there at all. it can take everything in me just to form a single thought, a single feeling. like I'm reaching for something inside myself and coming up empty... ever since…”

Cause: antipsychotics, currently lurasidone (Latuda); frames it as the tradeoff after psychosis

“I got PSSD after my withdrawl from Prozac (10mg, 6 weeks)... emotional blunting, memory loss, anhedonia... blank mind, unable to think about sex, aphantasia... Now I only have mild emotional blunting…”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/AstralCryptid420 (post 1r3dnuy): PSSD after withdrawal from Prozac 10mg ×6 weeks (late Aug 202…

“I'm unable to feel any emotion... I have blank mindantasia ... and I'm not seeing the dreams... most mostly no libido and genital numbness... personality was totally vanished... like a robot 24/7”

Cause: sertraline ~1 month in 2018; then many ADs/APs/mood stabilizers trying to reverse; attributes persistent state to sertr…

“Keine Gefühle mehr. Keine Emotionen, nichts! … An irgendetwas zu denken, geschweige denn normal zu denken, war nicht mehr möglich. Es ging nichts mehr. Wirklich nichts mehr! … Ich weiß nur, dass ich…”

Cause: citalopram from age 26 (~2017) titrated to 40mg, brief duloxetine switch, then escitalopram; cold turkey taper ~4 weeks…

“I've tried countless medication to get my blank mind back, my inner will/centre and my motivation... I thought I could live without my imagination and ability to visualise but I can't anymore. After…”

Cause: Schizoaffective disorder (depressive type), diagnosed about 4 years before, with two past psychoses and 'countless' med…

“Bin vom Körper abgetrennt, spüre meine Persönlichkeit nicht mehr, von den Gefühlen abgetrennt und das Herz ist verschlossen. Laufe nur noch wie eine Hülle… Erstmalig ist das Ganze aufgetreten durch e…”

Cause: Sunny123: rapid Venlafaxine (Venlafaxin) discontinuation (zu schnelles Absetzen); onset of DP/DR-like detachment ~2 wee…

“Main symptoms: … * Anhedonia … * Blank mind (Partially present before pssd) * No real response to positive emotions or excitement for activities (partly present before) * Blunted negative emotions ……”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/Lazy-Pen8198 (post 1qtxfoo): cannabis then several SSRIs/SNRIs for anxiety ~9–10y ago → lastin…

“First weeks on 100mg my mind was basically blank. … my anhedonia is really strong … the numbness is bad. Like I care about my relationship and love my gf but whenever she texts me for example all i c…”

Cause: r/zoloft first-person OP u/Thick_Brilliant2699 (post 1qokq4n): first-time sertraline for depression with pre-existing a…

“Almost every waking moment from sunrise to sleep it's like I'm not thinking a single thought. By thought I guess I'm referring to that "inner monologue"… The anhedonia. Yes, it sucks. … My mind is go…”

Cause: r/StopSpeeding first-person OP u/adman4019 (post 1qm4upd): Adderall/Vyvanse addiction ~4 years; frames total blank mind…

“after a few more doses, I noticed my mind became very quiet. This blank mind with emotional blunting has continued to worsen… I lost my minds eye and can not daydream or even think anymore.”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/Stormy_Echo21 (post 1qc3ao8; also 1tifmv1/1s4pdkz): on Lexapro 10→20 mg for anxiety/depression…

“Hello, I'm 20m and I have/had brainfog and/ or dpdr(dissociation) for around 7 years now. Symptoms include: 1.Don't feel like myself, don't know how I feel like anymore. 2.Always empty head, feels li…”

Cause: r/BrainFog first-person OP u/Turbulent_Address889 (post 1q6mrp8): brainfog and/or DPDR ~7y from age ~13 (20m at post);…

“Hello, I’m looking for people with a similar experience. I have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. For about 8 months I have had no spontaneous thoughts, no inner monologue, no emotions (anhedonia).…”

Cause: Reddit r/AskPsychiatry first-person OP (u/RefrigeratorHot7827): schizophrenia; treated with haloperidol, risperidone, c…

“every feel good chemical feels like there is a certain distance... I also have nothing to say and i have no strong opinions or emotions about anything. My mind is blank most of the time.”

Cause: after last psychosis; meds not named in the listing; frames it as being born again with distance from reward/feeling

“my baseline is being really numb, but chemically clear headed. A blank mind, no thoughts, no inner monologue. I feel like I have no empathy anymore... For me everything is blank.”

Cause: fluoxetine ~7–8 weeks (Aug–Oct 2025; last dose ~1 Oct 2025) then protracted withdrawal phenotype

“-Anhedonia ... -Blank mind”

Cause: Writer links onset (end of 2020) to a probable COVID infection plus benzo, opiate and alcohol use around the same time;…

“its rather a chronic shutdown which leaves me with a blank mind and no emotions at all. I am just ...empty.”

Cause: Anxiety/extreme stress, experienced as a chronic shutdown or freeze state (posted in r/ptsd).

“My thoughts were slow and muddled, and my emotions flattened... a numbness that made it impossible to feel joy or motivation... Once I stopped taking the antidepressants... My mind became clearer, my…”

Cause: Zoloft then Prozac for complex PTSD (on-drug flattening); taper unsupervised

“i have a severe case of anhedonia / blank mind... lose my visualisation, lose my thought process and in general feeling completely empty and blank minded with overall body numbness.”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/davidzbonjour (post 1p1jr5y): started/stopped Paxil for new OCD/panic, then Kambo + shrooms; f…

“Seven years ago, Venlafaxine drastically worsened my condition... my emotions disappeared... anhedonia set in... I developed new symptoms, such as a blank mind, chronic fatigue, and PEM... I continue…”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/Varjomusta (post 1odoe4e): Venlafaxine drastically worsened long PSSD; emotions disappeared +…

“I keep comparing myself to the old version of me when i didnt have all these side effects (brain fog, loss of visualization, memory issues, less emotion, sexual issues).”

Cause: paroxetine; PSSD onset around the taper (~8 months before post)

“Talking to friends is impossible, as my mind is always completely blank and i've lost all my humour and connection towards them. My imagination is also completely gone … I'm also now completely anhed…”

Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/Desmonddddddddd (post 1o4hyz7): gradual-onset DPDR no named trigger → mind always completely b…

“احس ان عقلي فارغ تماما من الافكار ... اشعر اني جسد بلا مشاعر واحاسيس، يعني كني روبوت”

Cause: r/SaudiForSaudis OP Unlikely-Manner-6355 (10 Oct 2025, in Arabic), university student: no cause named. Says his mind is…

“No brain activity, no personality, no emotions, no libido, no thoughts, no motivation, no dopamine, nothing. I am the closest thing to a zombie brain-wise. Its over, thats all”

Cause: Reddit r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/harrowedpossum: long COVID framing in r/covidlonghaulers. Attributes no tho…

“Een simpel gesprek aanhouden kost super veel moeite omdat mijn gedachtes gewoon leeg zijn. Het gevoel van enthousiasme, blijdschap etc voel ik ook niet.”

Cause: In je bol community (Netherlands) member Lululemon, writing in Dutch. Names no cause; mentions having ADHD. Feels on au…

“Ya tengo un año con anhedonia o con DPDR… vino gracias a mi TOC. Mi mente está en blanco todo el día, todos los días… en mi caso, no siento NADA, ni siquiera hablo, pues no me salen las palabras.”

Cause: r/anhedonia Spanish first-person OP u/DapperAd7196 (post 1nhn7pu): attributes onset to OCD (TOC) → anhedonia or DPDR un…

“I've always felt weirdly numb starting my sophomore, junior year of high school. It wasn't an issue until I recently noticed my mind is almost constantly blank. … to have only static in my brain now…”

Cause: r/mentalhealth first-person OP u/dclswlf (post 1n791mk): weirdly numb since HS sophomore/junior → mind almost constantl…

“I am no longer brain dead or completely emotionless / utterly anhedonic... about 7 months ago I was completely lobotomized. Didn't have any emotions except occasional fear or anger... What is returni…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/spacecasejase (post 1n32zao): Zoloft for benzo-WD depression ~10 months then abrupt stop…

“Hi, I never imagined my life would drown in hell, surrounded by corpses. I’ve been prescribed the benzo clonazepam for over five years and also struggle with dissociation- loss of inner monologue, em…”

Cause: r/Depersonalization first-person OP u/pkpk50 (post 1mp73vb): long-term clonazepam (>5 years) with dissociation; doctor…

“Anhedonia & numbness: I can’t feel pleasure, motivation, or emotional connection. … Blank mind: My thoughts feel flat or blocked, like my brain is frozen.”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Kurali (post 1mo9qhl): uncertain self-attribution among chronic freeze / nervous-system d…

“(I abused Adderall for a year from May 2024-may 2025 and weed for 3 years from June 2022- May 2025) I’ve kept a positive mindset through most of this but i feel like im starting to get depression. An…”

Cause: r/AdderallAddiction first-person OP u/theendishere12 (post 1mm5u50): ~11 weeks into withdrawal after ~1 year Adderall a…

“i felt completely empty. no thoughts in my head, no feelings. i couldn't cry, not even a single tear (!) and i felt like i wasn't living, just existing. it was like my brain was on mute.”

Cause: r/antidepressants first-person OP u/estigmene (post 1mg6wwl). Citalopram (Citronil) 10, then 20, at one point 30 mg, pr…

“I’m flat (personality wise) and my mind is blank and I have no feelings. It’s like my mind is stuck. … Honestly I have no thoughts or feelings and I’m just trying to live”

Cause: r/Concussion first-person OP u/Basic-Buyer-9313 (post 1mfd8ho): post-concussion at ~6 weeks; specialist cognitive tests…

“now I just feel nothing at all … I can stare at a wall for hours and not a single thought pops in my head, like I'm just blank”

Cause: r/mentalhealth OP Iwytsmd7 (22 Jul 2025): severe panic attacks with no clear trigger from end of January 2025, hospital…

“I feel so numb, like someone drained every feeling out of me. ... It’s as if my mind has gone completely blank. No memories. No inner monologue. No self.”

Cause: Writer frames nervous-system freeze / DPDR; fears medication ruined emotions forever (specific drug not named in OP).

“Witam od jakiegoś czasu jestem leczona chlorpotixen i antydepresant , czuję się wyłączona z racji tego unikam kontaktów z ludźmi ponieważ nie wiem co mam mówić,pustka w głowie,nie potrafię się śmiać…”

Cause: Nerwica.com first-person OP Paulapink (Jul 2025): ~5 years prior antidepressants; ~6 months chlorprothixen/chlorprothix…

“The withdrawal after the drug was I got kind of catapulted into what I think is complete anhidonia and emotional blunting and this all I could feel was this sense of doom and dread and like depersona…”

Cause: brexpiprazole (Rexulti) ~Aug–20 Dec 2019 for post-breakup depression, titrated to near-max dose, then cold turkey; chil…

“Ich bin seit einem halben Jahr komplett emotionslos und habe keine Gedanken mehr in meinem Kopf. Der ist leer. Ich fühle gar nichts. … Ich hab das ganze unter der Einnahme von Olanzapin (20 mg) entwi…”

Cause: On-drug olanzapine/Olanzapin 20 mg; OP attributes complete emotionlessness + empty/no-thoughts head to Negativsymptomat…

“I am having severe anhedonia and emotional blunting, blank mind, unable to form thoughts or form ideas and conceptualise things. … I was taking escitalopram 30 mg and risperidone 8 mg. … My doctor sa…”

Cause: r/AskDocs first-person OP u/Western-Advisor9119 (post 1lsyu96): 21F on escitalopram 30 mg + risperidone 8 mg (OCD + mis…

“From someone whose symptoms began 5 years ago mainly of which we blank mind, memory loss, and Anhedonia. PLEASE THINK TWICE BEFIRE YOUR EXPERIMENTS. … I experimented bc I likely had encephalitis”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Curious_Respond_4870 (post 1lsluub): symptoms began ~5 years ago mainly blank mind, memor…

“I'm completely numbed out and blank mind with no thoughts happening whatsoever, no appetite, no libido, little sleep (3-4 hrs a night). Just deep nothingness.”

Cause: double withdrawal frame: Agomelatine CT then restart/taper to 12.5 mg + daily Diazepam 1.25 mg (prior Agomelatine CT De…

“I’ve been stuck in what feels like a total nervous system shutdown for a few months now. I have zero thoughts, zero emotions, and my cognition feels completely offline. I can’t visualize anything, my…”

Cause: A nervous-system 'shutdown' after stress, anxiety and OCD-like spirals; Zoloft was started only days before the Jun 202…

“I feel like I’ve been reduced to a pair of eyes and a mouth with no inner monologue like I’m stuck in a first person or third person video game it’s as if I’ve died and am now watching an avatar life…”

Cause: r/FinasterideSyndrome first-person OP u/Calm-Ninja5951 (post 1lheezo): My brain deleted what it means to be human. BOTH…

“Als ex-psychiatrisch verpleegkundige, zelf bekend met kortdurende psychoses vanuit kortdurende depressies, benoemde ik mijn vlakke toestand, het nergens meer toe komen, het gevoel dat mijn gedachten…”

Cause: Klaproos (Dutch PsychoseNet blog comment 16 Jun 2025): ex-psychiatric nurse; short psychoses from short depressions. On…

“не осталось никаких чувств, эмоций, мыслей … в голове так тихо и пусто”

Cause: r/rusAskReddit OP wwioxp1 (15 Jun 2025), in Russian: has been taking an antidepressant and a neuroleptic (unnamed) for…

“Leider habe ich jetzt stärk mit innerer Leere im Kopf und Antriebslosigkeit zu tun. Dazu kommt das ich total teilnahmslos bin ... Kann auch Gesprächen nicht mehr folgen und nicht mehr richtig denken.…”

Cause: German schizophrenie-forum.com thread 'Aripiprazol absetzen', OP Stefanos. Took aripiprazole 5 mg for about 2 weeks (13…

“Things I used to enjoy - like music, hobbies, or food - just don’t bring me pleasure anymore... my mind just goes completely blank (thought blocking). Sometimes, I even feel like I don’t have any tho…”

Cause: Self-described negative symptoms of schizophrenia (blunted affect, avolition, anhedonia, alogia), possibly depression;…

“And how did it impact the physical symptoms like exercise intolerance? These symptoms are highly refractory to intervention (MAOI didnt work, drugs are blocked) and completely debilitating take away…”

Cause: r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/slowness80 (post 1l5snji): Has anyone considered ECT? For mental symptoms like Anh…

“I'm just completely blank. … I don't even know who I am anymore... I'm just a body. I have no mind. My mind has shut down and there's not shit I can do. It's only getting worse as time goes on. This…”

Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/Complete_Meringue481 (post 1l5g8bo): progressive severe DPDR (panic remitted ~2y) → completely…

“I lost all my emotions, sleep, ability to love and care. I live in a vond with dpdr. I haven't enjoyed anything or anyone in almost 5 years. … I wasn't even depresssed before. Just in burn-out. … I h…”

Cause: r/Lamotrigine first-person OP u/Own_Research8632 (post 1l5onss; Belgian per later r/PSSD post): started meds for burnou…

“Ich hatte zwei Psychosen und nach der zweiten Psychose fühle ich mich nun schon seit knapp 1 1/2 Jahren sprachverarmt, freudlos, neutral. Wir haben schon das Neuroleptikum runterdosiert, aber ich mer…”

Cause: Kiwi (German schizophrenie-forum, unused thread 4506; distinct from known Mandy 3569 / Emotionslosigkeit 540): after se…

“suddenly after that period: Blank mind, constant anxiety, morning cortisol spikes, DP/DR, emotional numbness, loss of joy and nostalgia... I can't form thoughts. I can't feel anything. There is only…”

Cause: escitalopram/Lexapro delayed withdrawal after last 1 mg dose 2025-02-13 (prior years on 10→5→1 mg from 2021; neck/vagus…

“It's as if I've lost the ability to have random thoughts... Since my mind is completely blank, unable to conjure up conversations or anything with substance. I basically have no emotions good or bad.”

Cause: r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/DarxLife (post 1kxdxls; ~24M): ME/CFS that started with mono/EBV in Jan 2022, then…

“It has been 3 months since my psychosis which lasted 4 months. I've been very depressed ever since. I have no interest in most things, and mostly just waste away in bed. Blank mind, difficult to hold…”

Cause: r/Psychosis first-person OP u/spottycow123 (post 1kufved): after psychosis (lasted 4 mo) → blank mind + anhedonia/depre…

“Today, I suffer from a terrible blank mind, I can no longer think, I can't imagine scenarios in my head, I no longer feel love for my children or even for my husband. … I can't feel sadness, fear, or…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Sad_Willingness_7797 (post 1kqh9wa): 43F on escitalopram 20 mg daily for ~20 years withou…

“I feel as if my brain is just so damn sluggish and blank... At times I feel as if I have no thoughts if that makes sense. I feel “calm” but in a sense of nothing gives me a change of emotion or feeli…”

Cause: Bipolar II diagnosis (Sep 2024), major depressive episode since June 2024; on lamotrigine 200 mg since Jan 2025 and tri…

“Dann als ich einen Abend nach einer Angs/Panikattacke schlafen gegangen bin, bin ich morgens aufgewacht und war nicht mehr da, alles in mir war weg. … Keine Gedanken, Emotionen, Körpergefühl, nur Lee…”

Cause: Overnight blank after weeks of panic/high arousal following cannabis stop (~6 months prior); OP frames possible panic a…

“I've felt like a chemically lobotomized zombie... I developed severe anhedonia... I also developed severe cognitive issues, impairing my ability to comprehend, memorize and think clearly... Many days…”

Cause: sertraline/Zoloft at age 14 for OCD (on-drug blunting, then lingering off); Lexapro at 18 for depression then cold turk…

“それから症状がより悪化してしまい 頭がボーとして思考停止で感情がわかず目の焦点が合いません。字を読むのがやっとな状態になってしまいました。…色々と心療内科に行っていますが、副作用があったとしてもそんなに続くことはないなど言われてしまいます。しかし間違いなく薬を飲んでからおかしくなりました。”

Cause: AskDoctors.jp first-person consult (M, 20s; 30 Apr 2025): Paxil/paroxetine ~3 tablets × ~10 months then abrupt CT ~5 ye…

“I took ketamine a few months ago, and ever since then … no more random thoughts, no inner monologue, nothing. It’s like my brain is just… blank. I can’t even visualize things in my head anymore … emo…”

Cause: r/Dissociation first-person OP u/Shardzzxx (post 1k7ymiy; same story in r/zoloft 1kmeske, r/TMSTherapy 1kjl3ze, r/lexap…

“I thought that the stress of my life caught up to me and my brain just went dead. It’s like I stopped having thoughts or plans or desire. I’ve felt extreme depersonalization and derealization.”

Cause: r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/julywillbehot (post 1k63zyu): long COVID / post-COVID autoimmunity (misattributed…

“I’ve been reduced to just a pair of eyes and a mouth with no inner monologue … I have no emotions, no bodily sensations—no hunger, thirst, tiredness, goosebumps, nothing. … This all started after one…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Holiday-Permit-4582 (post 1k1piyb): after 1 month duloxetine then worsened after 7 days c…

“My mind is completely blank, i can’t sleep, i have no appetite, i can’t feel happiness, no interest in anything.”

Cause: r/TBI first-person OP u/Extension_Spend_6649 (post 1jymlwm; age 23): childhood baseball-bat skull fracture at age 3 + t…

“感情鈍麻、泣けない幸福感がないなど … 頭の中真っ白で空っぽです”

Cause: Yahoo Chiebukuro question (11 Apr 2025): schizophrenia; positive symptoms 12 years earlier resolved, stopped medication…

“I find my mind blank a lot, staring off into space, with basically an empty head. Also, I’m having a super hard time remembering peoples names from my past… Also super flat emotionally, like nothing…”

Cause: r/ect first-person OP u/Northstorm03 (post 1jucayg): three unilateral ECT sessions → mind blank a lot / empty head + su…

“я попросту не испытываю эмоций и уже довольно давно,у мне в голове пустота ,я просто пытаюсь думать ,но получается с трудом”

Cause: Not stated; also describes no sense of a future.

“Currently on olanzipine but trying to taper off it, my mind is blank, I have no thoughts no emotions I don't know what to say to people I'm constantly zoned out. I can't remember anything short term…”

Cause: Olanzapine (Zyprexa), forced on in hospital, 17.5 mg/day for nearly a year (sertraline added after reporting feeling nu…

“My thoughts became duller, my reactions slower, my feelings muted... I lost the wildness, the spark, the ability to cry freely or laugh uncontrollably... My memory returned. My sense of humor. My voi…”

Cause: paroxetine 20mg for anxiety (counselor/trauma history); on-drug fog and muted feeling; self-taper against advice

“While I have official diagnoses of ADHD, depression and anxiety, what's been truly devastating for me is the combination of three interconnected challenges: 1. Poor memory: Severely impaired across a…”

Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/dymphna444 (post 1jnz7lh): lifelong but worsened in 20s (age 26) triad of poor memory + comple…

“I lost all of my emotions (both positive and negative - feeling completely flat no empathy, no love, no joy, no sadness, nothing... I don’t even have spontaneous thoughts in my mind - it’s just blank”

Cause: Restarting an SSRI (not named) that had helped twice before, taken for stress/anxiety; writer blames '1 pill'.

“I've been living this way for 3 years now ... I'm just a robot - that's cold, emotionless and selfless. ... To live every single day with a blank mind, with no feelings or sensations in your body ...…”

Cause: r/CPTSD_NSCommunity first-person OP Intelligent-Site-182 (post 1jda8yt): ~3 years freeze after trauma history → blank m…

“Since then, I can only describe what I feel now as anhedonia. I used to be witty and talkative and now I just feel dull and empty, I no longer have the capacity to write long prosaic messages or even…”

Cause: r/StopSpeeding first-person OP u/spishh (post 1j6nsu0): Adderall then Vyvanse (~5 months total, Jul–Dec) quit for good…

“Ich fühle nichts leide an Derealisation und Depersonalisation und habe einen leeren Kopf. Ein grausames Symptom. Er ist völlig leer.kann keinen Gedanken fassen. … Es herrscht ausschließlich Leere in…”

Cause: Lisa80: generalized anxiety disorder + depression; flare with Derealisation/Depersonalisation after a cold (Erkältung).…

“Anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure) … Complete emotional numbness (both positive and negative emotions are gone) … No thoughts or spontaneous thinking”

Cause: r/PSSD first-person OP u/Square_Thanks_655 (post 1j39zi4): after atropine eye panic → psych admit; attributes destructi…

“So I have had blank mind / numb emotions and all that stuff for 3.5 years now and I don't think it's going away anytime soon. I have tried seeing a therapist and some things have improved but anhedon…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/FranzKefka0 (post 1ix1bvb): blank mind / numb emotions ~3.5y after extended emotional mel…

“Mais je suis un zombie. Une coque vide. Je ne ressens plus rien. Plus aucune émotion. Et puis l'insomnie est arrivée très vite. ... Toute la journée je baillais, et j'étais incapable de réfléchir ou…”

Cause: Meamedica first-person Paroxetine review (Femme 44; 22 Feb 2025): Paroxetine 20 mg morning for long-standing depression…

“since they got sick from mold they literally don't exist. Like my body is gone from reality and all my thoughts and feelings are gone too.”

Cause: r/ToxicMoldExposure first-person OP u/Adventurous_Ad_8908 (post 1is5yow): attributes onset to getting sick from mold; o…

“I’m sitting still in a chair, no energy, totally empty mind and empty heart... It’s hard to even smile... now I couldn’t care less”

Cause: Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) 30 mg for ADHD; says without meds they usually have many things in their head.

“I currently don't feel joy in anything that I do. … I feel blank minded, like I have no thoughts in my brain. I don't feel connected to people and conversation.”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Ok-Leg507 (post 1iodch7): daily high-THC cannabis (carts; Cali joints/dabs) → psychotic e…

“Usually happens from DP/DR. Has anyone recovered from this? Other devastating symptoms that coexist with this: \-no sense of self - no one “leading” \-objective perception \-timelessness \-living alm…”

Cause: r/CPTSDFreeze first-person OP u/ResponsibleTown2709 (post 1il4v13): frames blank mind/no inner monologue cluster as usu…

“The main symptoms I have are: blank mind / cognitive dysfunction anhedonia No emotions no appetite Anxiety... My anhedonia feels worse and my mind feels very blank. I feel dead even though I'm alive.”

Cause: sertraline/Zoloft ~25 mg from 2024-02-27 for DPDR; cold turkey 2024-04-26; brief reinstate 12.5 mg then last dose 2024-…

“Have no emotions, anhedonia, severe cognitive impairment/blank mind, vss/blurry vision/photopsia, aphantasia... Feels like I'm just a pair eyes with no brain in a broken and suffering body. I miss fe…”

Cause: citalopram ~7 years 11 months then two-week rapid taper (~Nov 2023); protracted withdrawal

“I felt a crawling numbness/emptiness overcome me and since then, I've lost all my emotions, have blank mind and tinnitus... crying and feeling nothing inside. [1gcuh8k: I have bad blank mind... If I…”

Cause: r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/Regular-Grand4957 (post 1hqha6u; 19F): visual snow syndrome after migraines ~3 yea…

“I need to vent: post-psychosis anhedonia, fatigue, blank mind… Never feeling joy, even though I do activities that most people would love and would have brought me joy before. I literally have nothin…”

Cause: r/Psychosis first-person OP u/white_rabbit_333 (post 1hjq94a): post-psychosis → blank mind (can't think of much / no op…

“Some of the side effects I have include excessive sleep, anhedonia, lack of motivation, poor concentration, no pleasure or interest in anything, a blank mind with no thoughts, and aphantasia, to name…”

Cause: r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP u/Similar-Banana-5024 (post 1higu42): court-ordered Invega Sustenna 100mg ×10 injectio…

“в один момент мозг просто выключился, что-то прям щёлкнуло в голове и пропали все мысли, чувства и эмоции и даже память как будто, все воспоминания безжизненные, безэмоциональные, меня перестало что-…”

Cause: Lily_v (18, F): first-person Russian psyche.guru OP. Onset after prolonged stress + constant bad thoughts; sudden brain…

“I cant think straight, reading comprehension is harder. ... i dont really feel anything "from the outside" either”

Cause: r/ect OP SumDude1337 (5 Dec 2024): 4 sessions of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for long-standing treatment-resistant…

“desde que comecei com a desvenlafaxina parece que minha mente tá em branco, parece que eu nunca mais tive uma ideia ou inspiração... minha capacidade de criar e sentir diminuiu muito, quase inexisten…”

Cause: r/TDAH_Brasil first-person OP u/Sabah_Nur (post 1h2xske, Portuguese): prescribed Venvanse (lisdexamfetamine) for ADHD a…

“I want this to serve as a cautionary tale for anyone still on their meds and I hope people taper their medication very carefully. I’ve lost everything my life once was because of this making the stup…”

Cause: Reddit r/PSSD first-person OP u/Searik (same person later 1hpbvfz — not separately logged): sertraline/Zoloft 200 mg ag…

“After my psychosis i couldnt work for almost 3 years. I had blank mind, depression and severe anhedonia. After proper medication i am finally able to work and function normally.”

Cause: after psychosis (quoted as blank mind + severe anhedonia for ~3 years); recovered after proper medication — inverse of…

“Whilst on risperidone at home, I had terrible brain fog and couldn't concentrate on anything — even watching TV. I was sleepy throughout the day. I was anhedonic and depressed. Since coming off rispe…”

Cause: forced antipsychotics after psychosis (aripiprazole then olanzapine then risperidone 8mg to 6mg to 7mg); later switched…

“в мозгу нет никаких фоновых мыслей, абсолютно никаких эмоций, ощущений или подобного ни от чего”

Cause: Otvet Mail.ru (Russian Q&A) asker eupsukhios_deg, writing in Russian. No cause named; describes recurring episodes ('Ин…

“Has anyone had feelings of apathy and blank mind, no emotional response to things you used to had?”

Cause: r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/apsurdi (post 1gawibj): Too tired to feel emotions. BOTH poles in OP. Unused disco…

“I was very skeptical. It made me ridiculously drowsy, starting to gain weight, with no energy and feeling like 10% of myself, and like a robot with no thought or emotion whatsoever, a completely diff…”

Cause: Anonymous first-person SANE member blog (archive dated 21 Oct 2024). Antipsychotic quetiapine prescribed after bipolar…

“my body felt numb no inner monologue ... I have blank mind alot and am not really in touch with my emotions”

Cause: Back-to-back bad trips on psilocybin mushrooms; writer reports DPDR and HPPD.

“I have suffered the same amount of emotional numbness like severe andehonia the whole time… I don't even have thoughts in my head it's just blank, when I talk to people I have hardly anything to say,…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/PsychologyFrequent63 (post 1fous61; crosspost 1fouqco): anhedonia began the day after fir…

“I feel empty inside and that's it. No thoughts, no feelings to share, just empty.”

Cause: r/therapy OP AngryHippo3920 (24 Sep 2024): depression and anxiety with conflicting diagnoses (bipolar from psychiatrist…

“перестала испытывать внутренних желаний,каких либо эмоций и чувств:радость,сочувствие, страх ,злость Пропали мысли в голове,желания,переживания ... ты стал оболочкой,которая не чувствует абсолютно ни…”

Cause: All-psy.com (Russian psychologist Q&A) asker Екатерина, 21, writing in Russian. Names no cause; it happened 'at one mom…

“I have experienced anhedonia (total emotional flatness), blank mind and lack of spontaneous thoughts since I remember being alive. I'm 23 years old. … I hate living like this”

Cause: r/Schizoid first-person OP u/TurnoverOk6191 (post 1epm9rk): lifelong since earliest memory — anhedonia (total emotional…

“Walking in the house without purpose, blank mind… the apathy, anhedonia is bad. i feel the nothing 24/7… I cannot feel any emotion, it’s almost like it doesn’t exist anymore.”

Cause: r/TBI first-person OP u/FormalitD (post 1eie7br; same author cluster 1eidc2i/1e6up4k/1esd5bk): toddler head injury (fel…

“Gradually, I lost the ability to feel emotions, both positive and negative. Everything became indifferent, empty... Most of the time, I lay in a state of severe depersonalization and numbness... Cogn…”

Cause: sertraline (abrupt then slower discontinuation); protracted withdrawal + PSSD

“I took Escitalopram in June 2023 for 30 days due to stress and anxiety. 14 months later, I still suffer from zero emotions (no love, no anxiety, no sadness etc.), strong dysautonomia symptoms (PEM, i…”

Cause: escitalopram/Lexapro 30 days in June 2023 for stress and anxiety; PSSD frame. Doctors labeled it depression; poster rej…

“Pls help, I have never been so scared in my whole life, I have been forced to be on olanzapine for 7 months while in county jail, they said I have BPII but I think I just had weed withdrawal symptoms…”

Cause: r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP u/kalyjuga (post 1e8gfo8): forced olanzapine ~7 months in jail (labeled BPII; OP attri…

“I currently have been dealing with the same EXACT thing for the last 8months and I would do anything to just feel something, anything again.. I know I should feel things and feel empathy and bad for…”

Cause: Ginger8: first-person reply endorsing Hdrhhg's exact blank+numb cluster; cause/meds not stated (asks OP whether meds he…

“Severe anhedonia, sexual dysfunction, and legit feel fucking brain damaged and with a blank mind 6 months in. I swear “it” even got smaller. It’s really scary and depressing. Just don’t feel like mys…”

Cause: r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/EntrepreneurOk9821 (post 1dn0m82): Life’s ruined.. BOTH blank-mind + numb/anhedoni…

“I feel absolutely no connection to myself, no emotions, my whole body is numb. ... I also feel no anxiety, my mind is blank besides repeating music lyrics and words.”

Cause: Severe DPDR after panic attacks ~2 years earlier; writer says Wellbutrin for a couple of months then off a few weeks ma…

“cognitive difficulties that I'm having as a result of anhedonia ("Blank mind" for lack of a better term) … very little to no thoughts at all or internal monologue unless it's negative rumination. No…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/cheesekransky12 (post 1dbmioe): cognitive blank mind as result of anhedonia — very little…

“when I had my crash 4 years ago I had complete blunting of emotions... Thank God I recovered completely in that regard. It took about 4-6 weeks I'd say to get back to myself where I'd enjoy music, fe…”

Cause: post-finasteride syndrome crash (community frame: AR/neurosteroid)

“I walk around in a fog of nothingness. Blank brain. No inner monolouge... I had to leave the park.because I was so upset I couldn't feel anything.”

Cause: PFS (same thread; first-person still ill)

“percebi que os meus sentimentos tinham sumido, minhas sensações ido embora ... literalmente minha cabeça é vazia, não consigo pensar em nada”

Cause: r/desabafos (Brazilian Portuguese) first-person OP u/Electronic_Today_965, 23 (post 1d47p4i; same text cross-posted to…

“I can't feel any emotions at all ... My mind stays in the same state 24/7.”

Cause: r/anhedonia OP Glittering-Ice-3632 (26 May 2024): no cause named; describes sudden loss of all emotions and instincts (…

“It's really unbereable, you don't have nothing to talk to other people, it's just empty. I lost all my interests.”

Cause: psychiatric medications including quetiapine (up to 700mg), Clopixol depot, lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine (second time usi…

“I’ve these past 6 months I’ve experienced multiple traumatic experiences that’s has cause me to recently go into a psychosis and now I am suffering from this syndrome. I don’t have a support system a…”

Cause: Blog comment Kamera (May 21 2024) on Blank Mind Syndrome article: previously healthy/self-aware → multiple traumatic ex…

“Ever since I've not experienced my feelings and emotions at all ... I just feel so empty ... I feel my mind is blank”

Cause: A very stressful and traumatic period the previous summer that brought insomnia (about 3 weeks without sleep) and anxie…

“Lack of inner auditory imagery/inner monologue... I had this from psych drug harm. I'm now recovered but thought it worth posting...”

Cause: psych drug harm (drug not named in this comment)

“Seit 5 Wochen ist mein Kopf nun leer. Komplett leer. Keine Gedanken, keine Gefühle. Nur Angst, dass ich so weiterleben muss. ... Ohne Gefühle, die einen Menschen ausmachen ist das ,,Ich sein" weg. ..…”

Cause: psychic.de first-person Laura79 (18 May 2024): recurrent depression + GAD; after a cold with blocked nose plus partners…

“My brain is unable to think, I’m numb to my core ... my ability to think is diminished & I have a blank mind. ... I have no emotional reaction to anything - it’s like I’m dead.”

Cause: Chronic DPDR framed as nervous-system shutdown / playing dead (no anxiety left); no specific drug named as trigger in O…

“worst anhedonia ever ... feeling of my mind being completely blank, dpdr”

Cause: Benzodiazepines: Ativan about 2.5 months, Valium a little over a week, then Klonopin a little over three weeks, tapered…

“It feels for me that the hardest part of this thing is anhedonia and emotional bluntness, no internal monologue. When I what to contact somebody, my head is just empty, no thoughts are flowing throug…”

Cause: r/cfs first-person OP u/ChallengeSuitable494 (post 1c9oexq): ME/CFS after viral infection 2017 → anhedonia/emotional bl…

“provoquer une impression de tête vide, comme si vous ne pensiez pas … aucune pensée ne me passe en tête lorsque je suis seul avec moi-même … Les émotions se sont aussi quelque peu anesthésiées”

Cause: Carenity French depression forum OP (now 'Utilisateur désinscrit', signs as Nicolas, 25), 14 Apr 2024: suspected start…

“its been a week since i quit olanzapine but my thoughts my imagination cognition emotions and intelligence have not come back… The numbing of emotions thoughtlessness i have no imagination my mind is…”

Cause: olanzapine/Zyprexa 10 mg (on-drug onset day 1; later CT after Latuda cross-taper). OP noticed blank mind + emotion numb…

“I m experience sever blank mind and is getting worst evry day I have a lot of neurological symptoms as well but for me this is the worst I can't feel any emotion even I can't feel saddens or angr los…”

Cause: r/FinasterideSyndrome first-person OP u/Creative_Session_190 (post 1bpf0uq): Sever emotional blunting . BOTH blank-mind…

“ect for anhedonia, blank mind, dissconnection from body and surroundings caused by a protecting mechanism that wouldn’t allow me to feel again because i was scared to get into another psychosis. sinc…”

Cause: r/ect first-person OP u/Practical-Ad3706 (post 1bmgypu): ect for anhedonia . BOTH poles in OP. Unused discovery lead fr…

“Blank mind and lost personality Hi I got my manic episode with psychosis in Nov last year, which lasted 2 weeks. Since I got out of mania I found that I have lost my personality: my mind is constantl…”

Cause: r/bipolar first-person OP u/Secure-Car-8214 (post 1bf2b7i): after Nov manic episode with psychosis (2 weeks), lost pers…

“It feels like static, like nothing is happening, no thoughts no feelings just numb. It's been like this for about a year”

Cause: Not stated; 16-year-old describes it alongside low self-esteem, weight/acne worries and family tension (no drug or illn…

“for over 2 years now I have been stuck in what feels like extreme disassociation. I feel completely detatched from my emotions and personality. My mind is just blank without an internal monologue and…”

Cause: Writer's own explanation changed over time: long COVID / extreme dissociation (r/covidlonghaulers, Feb and May 2024), t…

“Any recovery from blank mind / no emotions ? ... I can't even feel my old anxiety/ depression. ... I have complete memory loss my mind is blank I used to have really complex thoughts and be smart and…”

Cause: r/TBI first-person OP User049503 (post 1ax6y5n): post-TBI → blank mind / no emotions; can't feel old anxiety/depression…

“it made me massively depressed and numb ... my mind goes so blank to the point I feel borderline catatonic”

Cause: Ativan 0.5 mg/day for 10 days in early January, then Klonopin 0.5 mg twice daily for 4-5 days in a behavioral health un…

“Ich hatte vor Ca 3 Monaten eine Psychose. Die Positivsymptomen sind schnell weg gegangen nur noch die Negativ Symptomen sind da. Ich verspüre keine Freude keine Trauer.. kein Hunger, kein Durst und e…”

Cause: schizophrenie-forum.com first-person OP b12 (20 Feb 2024): ~3 months after a psychosis (positive symptoms remitted) → c…

“On Jan 9th woke up with no inner monologue and no thoughts and no feelings as well.”

Cause: Unexplained; after about a month of head pressure, fog, blurry vision, aphasia and other symptoms from December 2023, w…

“How do yall cope with blank mind, loss of personality, anhedonia and flat affect at work? Title says it all. I've been dealing with all the aforementioned for 5 -6 months without it going away ever s…”

Cause: r/Psychosis first-person OP u/Rough_Builder_7784 (post 1aca921): after psychotic break, 5–6 months continuous blank min…

“My mind has gone completely blank besides music in my head 24/7. ... complete void of feelings ... no emotions - it’s like I’m dead but my body is still alive. ... My body is dead numb, and my brain…”

Cause: Chronic DPDR / anxiety-framed shutdown; no specific drug named as trigger in OP.

“I'm aware of just how debilitating blank mind/ complete anhedonia is... Nothing would come naturally. Even typing this out wouldn't come naturally to me.”

Cause: not stated (posted in DP forum)

“у меня как бы есть чувства, но очень слабые(больше выражаются негативные), я не могу плакать или искренне радоваться, хотя показываю это, как будто нет мыслей, всё делаю автоматически, мне всё равно…”

Cause: Notkek: first-person Russian psyche.guru OP titled 'doing everything automatically, no feelings, no thoughts.' Weak res…

“Salve, sono una ragazza di 31 anni e non sento niente. Le uniche due emozioni che provo sono sofferenza o distacco dissociativo, piu la seconda della prima. Non riesco piu a portare avanti un dialogo…”

Cause: GuidaPsicologi.it first-person Q&A Olix (5 Dec 2023): years of empty/blank head + near-total inability to feel; prior B…

“I have felt what can only be described as a 'brain dead, zombie.' Since then, I have led an existence void of any emotion and have severe anhedonia. I cannot feel happiness, sadness, grief, excitemen…”

Cause: mirtazapine 15mg from 6 Dec 2022 (~3 weeks) then abrupt stop; frames as PSSD + protracted withdrawal. Distinct person f…

“ive lost my concentration, i cant think, or feel. i have no emotions... i just dont care about anything or anyone anymore, just no feelings... everything is dead... im dead inside.”

Cause: r/Antipsychotics first-person OP u/Radiant_Prompt_2647 (post 18630xk): four paliperidone (Invega Sustenna) injections D…

“Ik kreeg dit voorgeschreven als antidepressiva. Je hele denkproces wordt uitgeschakeld. Ik ben in één keer gestopt na een paar maanden omdat niemand meer wist wie ik was… toen kreeg ik dit van de hui…”

Cause: mijnmedicijn.nl first-person review Man 49 (4 Nov 2023): quetiapine ~50 mg prescribed 'as antidepressant' for ruminatio…

“By far my worst symptom is lack of spontaneous thoughts, I can’t hold a thought in my head whatsoever, it feels like I’m just a pair of eyes, such a horrible feeling to not feel your own presence wit…”

Cause: Same person u/PriorityTop1252 across posts: 2023 breakdown (DPDR, panic, depression) → venlafaxine + Abilify for DPDR (…

“Im experiencing a blank mind, no spontaneous thoughts , loss of thought process , loss of inner monologue, no motivation , no libido , alogia (can't speak), loss in visualisation, no imagination , lo…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP Healthy_Reserve5815 (post 16hvhdq): symptom cluster blank mind / no spontaneous thoughts /…

“Its driving me nuts...to have completely blank mind all the time. Its like my brain is not working anymore after all this medications i had., Zyprexa, loqueen, seroquel, Abilify Maintena, Vraylar. I…”

Cause: Antipsychotics: Xeplion/Invega (paliperidone) injections for 9 months, then Abilify Maintena; she also lists Zyprexa, L…

“For the first 4-5 months blank mind was a very prominent symptom. Then for some reason, the blank mind substantially dissipated… I still have the anhedonia, that hasn't improved much, but I see it as…”

Cause: Constant DP/DR ~19 months; blank mind prominent first 4–5 months then largely dissipated. Cause of DP/DR not detailed i…

“Over 8 months since my last injection , no improvements whatsoever , still suffer from severe anhedonia , no emotions , severe alogia , blank mind , can't feel substances , no libido , no interest in…”

Cause: Mucky: Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) long-acting injection(s); posting in Coming-off Invega recovery thread. Attributes…

“It's actually disgusting how I feel nothing inside This nothingness is unbearable. Has anyone been this low and come back from it? Where you feel like your insides have been scraped clean and you've…”

Cause: Maymay169: Invega injection(s) then switched to Rexulti ~2 weeks after last Invega shot; on Rexulti ~1 month at post; a…

“I have no imagination cannot visualise anything in my mind no inner monologue no automatic thoughts… I have no feelings no emotions no ambitions I can manually think and have a conversation using my…”

Cause: frames as DP present from infancy (~age 2); lifelong developmental blank mind / no emotions rather than adult-onset dru…

“I've been experiencing blank mind with no emotions (anhedonia) for the past 3 months and have been wondering if anyone here has recovered from it.”

Cause: Not specified beyond seeking recovery from blank mind + anhedonia (DP-forum context). No drug named in OP. Username dat…

“Am I the only one who felt blank and emotionless on euthyrox? Like a total zombie. … 95% of time I felt mentally numb, less talkative”

Cause: r/Hashimotos first-person OP u/EverSince1992 (post 15w3thx; Poland): Hashimoto diagnosed; Tirosint then Euthyrox (levot…

“Neurologically blank is right on (for me,also). Apathy, anhedonia, and all of the rest do not quite hit it like "the electricity is just not flowing" does. Have tried everything to get the electricit…”

Cause: r/TBI first-person commenter u/liventruth on 15uxsue (jwttkrp): neurologically blank + apathy/anhedonia (‘nothing happe…

“Part of me still felt like I was missing, like my inner monologue and spontaneous thoughts weren't there. I felt physically numb, and later realized I was emotionally numb also. … One of the biggest…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/WaferComprehensive23 (post 15vlxyn): single clinical ketamine infusion (0.65 mg/kg) for a…

“So I just feel neurologically blank. It doesn't even feel like apathy or anhedonia, even though those are part of it, but it just feels like I have no emotions and my brain isn't producing anything.…”

Cause: r/TBI first-person OP u/KnownLingonberry11 (post 15uxsue): ~2 months post-TBI → neurologically blank / empty skull + no…

“Sto visitando più psichiatri e c'è chi la chiama così chi invece distimia, ma la verità è che sento le funzioni cognitive azzerate e non provo più piacere in niente o emozioni dopo aver preso quel ma…”

Cause: Medicitalia first-person consult (F, age 28): took then stopped Seroquel/quetiapine (antipsychotic). Attributes zeroed…

“I truly believed I had some kind of biological issue - blank mind, no emotions, no soul, no connection. ... My blank mind fades everyday, my ability to visualise is back, my inner monologue is strong…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Adorable_Pen_76 (post 15leoq1). Says their 'trauma response' was 'triggered by a virus';…

“Bei mir herrscht auch seit 7 Monaten eine totale Gedankenleere ich habe nicht ein mal mehr Erinnerungen an mein Leben und null Emotionen weder für Family oder auch Freunden..”

Cause: schizophrenie-forum.com reply Serij94 (15 Jul 2023): cause unclear; doctors first said severe depression, then psychoti…

“seit gestern Abend habe ich plötzlich nxihts keine Gedanken und auch keine Gefühle wirklich so blockiert ... keine Emotionen oder Willen mehr habe”

Cause: Generalized anxiety disorder for 3 years; after two weeks of intense thoughts and feelings, suddenly went blank overnig…

“it was completely removed my inner monologue and all of my thoughts... It's hard to think, yet I don't feel anything. No anxiety no nothing.”

Cause: First day of bupropion 150 mg, after switching from desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) 25 mg; writer has depression, anxiety and…

“Can ECT help for that? I basically feel dead inside, blank mind, no emotions, always tired, anhedonia. I dont feel sad, wish I could. I dont care if ECT were to remove my suicidal thoughts and not to…”

Cause: r/ect first-person OP u/Miserable-Trip-4131 (post 148ordy): Feeling dead inside. BOTH blank-mind + numb/anhedonia poles…

“He also noticed having a "blank" mind with low-grade anxiety. … extreme fatigue, insomnia … "brain fog," issues with concentration, memory impairment, anhedonia … He notably detailed being unable to…”

Cause: finasteride for male-pattern baldness x 10 days; halted after genital numbness + blank mind; symptoms persisted/worsene…

“severe memory impairment … impaired executive functioning, and anhedonia. … he now has slowed thinking, a loss of inner monologue, issues following conversations, issues accessing mental representati…”

Cause: finasteride for mild hair thinning; within weeks lost libido + severe memory/executive impairment + anhedonia; disconti…

“I started taking this god-awful drug when I was around 11 years old, just starting middle school. An 11-year-old child should never have to hear voices telling them to harm others or themselves, expe…”

Cause: First-person drugs.com Atomoxetine/Strattera review (ano…; adult recalling onset ~age 11 for ADHD, middle school). Attr…

“ich bin ein Beobachter ich habe weder gedanken noch sonstige gefühle. Ich bin in einen andauernden Taub zustand… ... Ich bin irgendwie eine Leere hülle.”

Cause: Not stated; also reports no real memories before about 3 years ago.

“Can anhedonia blank mind no emotions go away? ... nothing interest me and nothing gives me joy ... i cant appreciate small things in life i cant feel anything ... music was everything to me and now i…”

Cause: Same person u/DapperBaker5052 (22M): psychosis with manic episodes ~mid-2022, then treatment. Earliest post (May 2023)…

“Mam wrażenie, że nie posiadam uczuć, mam ciągłą pustkę w głowie. (I feel like I have no feelings, I have a constant emptiness in my head.)”

Cause: No cause stated; 19-year-old writer (Polish) describes long-standing apathy and inability to feel joy.

“Almost ten years with blank mind, brain fog, depersonalization, derealization… And I feel healed. Two days ago. I'm very happy. I feel alive again and willing, taking pleasure in the little things I'…”

Cause: ~10 years blank mind + brain fog + DP/DR (+ psychosis/delusions/social anxiety/depression history). At remission postin…

“I was put on Latuda, and it didn't work. Over time, I got more and more lethargic. I was emotionally numb, didn't talk, and couldn't think or remember. I basically did nothing for years. I can't reme…”

Cause: Latuda (lurasidone) for bipolar 2 (misdiagnosed MDD years prior); many prior depression/bipolar meds; on Latuda became…

“I've been this way for 15 years now... Who else has no emotions, no anxiety, no connection to anything, can't make memories and everything always feels like we are doing it for the first time. Just n…”

Cause: bad panic attack years earlier; framed as DPDR; says they had only some anxiety prior

“I've also got no emotions since developing these symptoms. Sometimes my mind goes blank, but it's not consistently like that. I am consistently numb, though, and have memory troubles also.”

Cause: traumatic events in 2014 and 2015; diagnosis complex PTSD

“It wasn't until about 1-2 months after stopping that I realised I was left emotionally void... They have actually become more muted/numb since then... My motivation and concentration is seriously fla…”

Cause: THC vape-pen reaction summer 2019 (DPDR onset); fluoxetine ~9 months then taper July 2020; unsure whether lingering DPD…

“I cant visualize anything anymore. Over the past four weeks my ability has disappeared. I have also lost my inner monologue. If i want to hear my thoughts i have to physically talk out loud. I also s…”

Cause: not stated in OP (posted in DP forum); onset over ~4 weeks

“I have experienced both the feelings of blank mind and the emotional numbness you described in your post. And yes, all of these feelings go away when you start to recover but it is a very gradual pro…”

Cause: depersonalization (two episodes: first more DR, second more DP); trigger not named in the comment

“I just feel blank... My mind is blank. I am emotionless. I am a shell of myself... I can't string thoughts together. I can't engage with my kids. I can't do anything besides sit with an empty mind.”

Cause: r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/Decaopik (post 114s9a4; ~30M, US): COVID Oct 2021 -> long COVID through 2022 (test…

“não consigo pensar em nada, simplesmente minha cabeça é vazia... outra coisa também é ... de não sentir nada, perdi o prazer de fazer as coisas, parece que perdi minhas emoções e sentimentos e tô viv…”

Cause: MundoPsicólogos Brasil first-person Mateus (28 Jan 2023): empty head / cannot think anything + lost emotions/feelings /…

“My mind was blank and my memory and concentration were strongly impaired. … While on medication I wasn't interested in doing anything, only lying in bed staring at the ceiling while eating candy (the…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/QuiteNeurotic (post 10cveb5): May (2022) psychiatric admission for acute psychosis; order…

“I woke up feeling zombified, no emotions, no anxiety, blank mind, it was the scariest thing I ever experienced, I had emotional numbness before but I was still able to feel somewhat frustration, anxi…”

Cause: Seroquel (quetiapine) prescribed for sleep problems and panic attacks; effect from the first morning, about 3 weeks of…

“es ist leer, mein Kopf ist leer, meine Gefühle lethargisch oder nicht existent ... Aktuell habe ich das fast durchgehend. Ich habe Schwierigkeiten damit überhaupt noch zu denken und zu fühlen”

Cause: Not stated; writer wonders if it is heading toward dissociation.

“Pasaron los meses y cada vez, tus pensamientos desaparecen, eres insensible, estas cansado, cada vez te ves menos activo y sin ganas de hacer nada, tu cabeza esta en blanco, sin emociones… … ahora ll…”

Cause: mimedicamento.es first-person Abilify/aripiprazol Maintena review (Hombre age-listed 35; 27 Dec 2022): 2018 psychosis h…

“I am experiencing anhedonia, loss of emotion, and blank mind after my concussion. Also my eyes dart around when I try to sleep making it hard to get to sleep and stay asleep. I think it’s nystagmus.…”

Cause: r/TBI first-person OP u/Comfortable_Ad_7292 (post z66gkw): post-concussion/TBI → anhedonia, loss of emotion, and blank…

“została ta pustka w głowie jakby mi kable od mózgu odłączyli i bardzo spłycone emocje … nic nie czuje”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), registered…

“My head feels empty. My mind is totally blank. No spontaneous thoughts or imagery pop into my head anymore. … I have no internal monologue and feel like an NPC. Minimal emotions, flat affect, and anh…”

Cause: r/Psychosis first-person OP u/weab00 (post ynqaez): head empty / mind totally blank / no spontaneous thoughts or imager…

“Lack of emotion, blank mind, memory loss, severe cognitive issues, depression, anxiety, no feelings of joy, anger, humor. No critical or analytical thinking skills. No creativity. It has zapped me of…”

Cause: AskAPatient first-person Invega/paliperidone review (M, age 39): 6–9 mg 1X day for 4 months after misdiagnosed schizoaf…

“But my complaint was that something felt different. I had a blank mind and my emotions were not all present. … Currently, I have what feels like bad neuropathy … and increased emotional numbness, cog…”

Cause: UpsAndDowns (US, age 21 at intro): only three doses sertraline 25 mg (Aug 19, 20, 22 2022) for OCD; third dose kindled…

“I been dealing with a blank mind for a little under three years now.I have no thoughts in my head nothing gets me thinking or feeling.nothing gets any emotion out of me … I have no emotion. … they pu…”

Cause: Hdrhhg (Austin, age 20 at post): prior extreme social anxiety from middle school; cannabis use with panic then thoughts…

“Weight gain (10 kg), felt myself like zombie, empty head. It was difficult to walk, wanted to sleep all the time, appetite increased greatly, blood test indicators deteriorated, emotions disappeared,…”

Cause: AskAPatient first-person Risperdal/risperidone review (M, age 34): 1–4 mg daily ~1 month for depression/anxiety. Attrib…

“What disturbs me the most is the constant feeling of Blank mindedness (which developed from the very first 25mg dose) and the emotional numbing. ... I'm a blank minded zombie now.”

Cause: SSRIs over ~10 years (Zoloft from 25 mg up to 100–300 mg; Abilify 5–10 mg last year), quit abruptly ~5 months before po…

“j'ai pris énormément de neuroleptiques ... et je constate une perte d'intelligence considérable, idem pour les émotions...Ceux qui prennent des neuros vous observez un ralentissement de votre pensée,…”

Cause: Psychoactif first-person OP Jezwo (French): multiple neuroleptics oral/injectable including Solian/amisulpride 400 mg f…

“J'etais sous traitement pendant 2 ans par intermittence disons ( lozapac,tercian,abilify) et effectivement c'était juste horrible. Je me sentais comme un zombi...Et au niveau des émotions, la même ch…”

Cause: Psychoactif first-person reply Oyazumi (French): intermittent ~2 years lozapac/loxapine, Tercian/cyamemazine, Abilify/a…

“McKay also said that around this time he noticed that his inner monologue — the private voice that narrates the thoughts we have throughout the day — was gone.”

Cause: COVID-19 infection (Scotland trip, isolated 2 weeks); acquired aphantasia + lost inner monologue + lost dream recall

“I’m about 4 months into recovery from a 4-year long heavy adderall addiction and things feel like they’re geting worse and that there’s very little to hope for in the future. I’ve tried meeting up wi…”

Cause: r/REDDITORSINRECOVERY first-person OP HazzB (post wr7cp3): ~4 months into recovery from 4-year heavy Adderall addiction…

“I don't have feelings, no emotional connections and any dreams…I'm just caught in a damaged brain. … the worst thing is that I don't have any thoughts–I'm totally apathetic when I'm alone. My psychia…”

Cause: 15 ECT treatments (~1 year before Aug 2022 post); Switzerland. Poster attributes destroyed short-term memory, cognitive…

“I have no spontanious thougts, ideas, no songs playing in my head, no images or memories popping up. I also cant seem to recall memories or knowledge. I have no emotions at all. My body feels dead an…”

Cause: Framed as dissociation (the empty 'room' in the head is gone) in the Jul 30 2022 r/Dissociation post and as long COVID…

“I was given Zyprexa/olanzapine while in an eating disorder residential facility. I had heard about it previously and knew that really the only reason it was ever administered to patients with eating…”

Cause: Mad...: Zyprexa/olanzapine given in eating-disorder residential facility (anorexia-tagged review). Attributes empty-hea…

“Personally, the first few months after were absolute hell. I slept all day. I wanted to do nothing. Good emotions were alien to me. I genuinely forgot what feeling alright felt like. … My mind was co…”

Cause: r/Psychosis first-person OP u/elenatheeboss (post w0mnqd): post-psychosis → completely empty/blank mind (stare into not…

“I feel ZERO emotions. ... Sometimes I don’t even have thoughts. BLANK MIND!!! ... I just wish I could feel and have thoughts and a personality.”

Cause: Self-suspects schizoid traits; diagnosed Bipolar 1 after hospitalizations; on lamictal (says feels flat/tired with or w…

“Ora i miei sintomi principali sono: -umore basso -non provo più emozioni -voglia di non far niente -deficit cognitivo … -se devo scrivere qualcosa … posso stare anche 1 ora con gli occhi fissi su que…”

Cause: Medicitalia first-person consult (14 Jul 2022): mood/obsession presentation; slow cognitive decline from ~Dec then Latu…

“I was a pretty prolific author pre-benzos (9 books). I wrote nothing on my taper, which lasted 3 years, and nothing for about 2 years afterwards. I couldn't think or feel -- my creativity was dead. B…”

Cause: Katz: benzodiazepines (specific drug not named in post); on-drug + taper (~3 years) + post-taper. First-person reply in…

“od gdzieś lutego/marca mam pustkę w głowie … nie odczuwam emocji”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), registered…

“I feel like I have shut everything down my emotions my thoughts. I suffer from severe trauma and PTSD. I don’t ever think before I speak I don’t have thoughts my mind is always blank. The only time I…”

Cause: Blog comment Kristin Pointer (Jun 7 2022): severe trauma and PTSD → shut down emotions and thoughts; mind always blank…

“after anhedonia i developed blank mind(no inner monolouge, no emotions, no imagination, no creativity, no personality, no inner world) and remained blank for one year now”

Cause: r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/Due-Perception3956 (post v69dgi; crossposts v69b4i r/MercuryPoisoning, v69eh6 r/dp…

“I suffer both concussion and withdrawal from medications. Its hard to tell what is what, but i Feel awful and not like myself. I have no emotions and my mind is blank. I dont function cognitively and…”

Cause: BrainLine commenter Sofa (Apr 17 2022) on TBI/DPDR Q&A: attributes to both concussion and withdrawal from medications (…

“Keine Affekte, Gefühle, Emotionen, kein innerer Monolog, keine Peesönlichkeit, kein Antrieb, keine Zukunftspläne.”

Cause: schizophrenie-forum.com reply Shizomatix (13 Apr 2022): after several psychotic episodes ('Schübe', last a few months e…

“Yeah, it controlled my hallucinations, but at what cost? ... My memory is awful, with no pleasure in doing anything at all. Restlessness, brain fog, no thoughts or emotions. This injection will leave…”

Cause: Invega Sustenna injection(s); first-person schizoaffective-tagged review. Attributes bedridden state, brain fog, and to…

“al volver a casa, sin darme cuenta de como ocurrió, me quedé sin sentimientos ni emociones durante un mes. Tenía la cabeza en blanco, no podía seguir conversaciones (solo contestaba si y no), y no se…”

Cause: mimedicamento.es first-person Risperdal review (Mujer age-listed 23; 23 Mar 2022): after Abilify Maintena 300 mg inject…

“Abilify silenced my internal monologue… the continued silence felt to me deeply disturbing and un-human… I lurked here and elsewhere without writing, because I felt so empty-headed… I described it as…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/local_drifter_ (post tkkgqp): on Prozac + Abilify (aripiprazole); Abilify silenced intern…

“On m'a rapidement mit sous Risperdal (4 mg/jour) et il a fallu peu de temps pour que les effets secondaires se manifestent, j'étais devenu un légume, léthargique, je bavais, j'avais les membres qui t…”

Cause: Meamedica first-person Risperdal review (Homme age-listed 21; 13 Mar 2022): forced Risperdal 4 mg/day after contested s…

“Ich hab auch kaum noch Gedanken … alles spüre ich auch nicht mehr so wie nichts mehr, keine Trauer nix … Emotionen der Freude null anwesend … Inneren Monolog hab ich auch nicht mehr.”

Cause: schizophrenie-forum.com reply Tambe97 (5 Mar 2022): began June 2021, which the writer links to heartbreak over a twin s…

“I woke up in the middle of the night and it was like a switch had been put off in my brain., I felt this unexplainable gray haze in front of my eyes like my brain had been paralyzed or messed with fr…”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/nebukadnessari (post t2yf5v): single 1.5 mg risperidone dose (misattributed psychosis con…

“I'm interested how many not only got the blank mind, but also lost their inner monologue... there is silence in my head 24 / 7 since years... no sense of self.”

Cause: psych-drug harm implied ('chemicaly lobotomized'); specific drug not named in OP

“has anyone tried any natural remedies for this condition? I mean "blank mind", lack of cognitive function, no emotions.”

Cause: Asks about natural remedies for blank mind + lack of cognitive function + no emotions (DP blank-minders thread). Trigge…

“Complete emotional flatness/deadness. I have had no emotions or any type of feeling whatsoever… Blank mind, blank head… my head feels utterly blank and empty… Completely thoughtless or very very few…”

Cause: r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/thatguy20661 (post rzgfse): title and body explicit blank head + complete emotiona…

“I go about life with a blank mind. Like I experience things as they are and dont really have any thoughts and feeling that come from them.”

Cause: No cause stated.

“I am suffering from a "Blank Mind" condition where I don't have any spontaneous thought generation nor any emotions. This happened 3 weeks after a psychosis (hash based) episode and then extreme stre…”

Cause: blank mind condition beginning ~3 weeks after cannabis/hash-based psychosis episode plus extreme stress after the episo…

“While on the medication, I experienced a complete emotional shutdown, numbness, and overnight sexual dysfunction. Since then, my condition has deteriorated, including worsening cognitive impairment,…”

Cause: rapid switches (Effexor, Pristiq, Lexapro, Wellbutrin) then Cymbalta ~6 days Dec 1–6 2021; crash on Cymbalta

“Well, what can I say? Been on this drug almost a year for schizoaffective. I believe it’s 254 mg every 3 months. I’ve been the most depressed I’ve ever been. Sleeping all day, don’t want to get out o…”

Cause: Invega Trinza ~254 mg every 3 months ~1 year for schizoaffective; username truncated Ano... Distinct first-person from…

“I’ve been taking accutane for 5 months now and recently I noticed this thing where I cannot focus on anything. I fall out of conversations and cannot keep up with them when I’m around my friends. My…”

Cause: r/Accutane first-person u/minara13 (18 Nov 2021): on Accutane/isotretinoin ~5 months. Attributes nonexistent thought pr…

“My mind is blank all the time, I don’t have any thoughts or imagination and I don’t understand emotion, wether myself trying to express any or reading others. I feel like I’m watching what I’m doing…”

Cause: Blog comment Alan (Nov 1 2021): persistent blank mind (no thoughts/imagination) + does not understand emotion (self or…

“brak myśli, pustka w bani trwa już 7 miesięcy … straciłem jakiekolwiek zainteresowania … nic mnie nie obchodzi dosłownie”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), registered…

“I was so blank that I was unable to decide the littlest things, like what to wear to work or how to end an email… All I want is my emotions back. I can think logically and my ability to work is moder…”

Cause: DP-related blank phase (reply to blank-minders thread). Cause of DP not detailed in this short reply. Username Lauren 1…

“Well, my experience with risperidone has not been quite great, in fact, it's made life lifeless. I can't really feel my emotions right. My drive for doing basic things, like taking care of myself, is…”

Cause: Mat...: risperidone for schizophrenia-tagged review; taken 1 to 2 years. Attributes lifeless state with can't-feel-emot…

“i've been on lex 20 mg for a couple years now. tried to quit but couldn't. gave in. i feel so, so numb. i don't feel anything all. no emotions. no love, or affection, or anything. i feel so empty. th…”

Cause: r/lexapro first-person u/snuffhoney (14 May 2021): on Lexapro 20 mg for a couple years (tried quit, restarted). Attribu…

“3 months on Escitalopram 5mg, 4 months off and i'm left with severe emotional blunting, PSSD, feel blank, brain fog, anhedonia. Will I ever get better????”

Cause: escitalopram 5mg for 3 months; symptoms after stopping (PSSD / protracted withdrawal frame)

“I used to have delusions and severe paranoia. This medicine actually worked like magic, as both delusions and paranoia were now gone. However, I have gained weight (about 16 kg) within a year of usag…”

Cause: Abb...: risperidone for schizophrenia; taken 1 to 2 years. Helped delusions/paranoia but attributes cannot-concentrate/…

“ich habe keinen inneren Monolog mehr, hatte ich aber mein lebenlang davor, das bedeutet ich höre meine Gedanken nicht mehr, ich kann nicht denken … 0 affekt, emotion, schwingungsgefühl, sex keine fre…”

Cause: schizophrenie-forum.com reply by a since-deleted member ('Gelöschter Benutzer 2375', addressed in-thread as @itzmeserog…

“What i'm experiencing after stopping lexapro 3 months ago is this blank mind 24/7. I have no inner monologue anymore, no random thoughts, cant hear my inner voice, no visualisation and severe memory…”

Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/Wooden-Building (post m0u7yg, 25M): after stopping Lexapro ~3 months prior. Attributes blank m…

“Die sieht so aus das ich keinen wirklichen Gedanken mehr habe oder auch kein richtigen Emotionen, Antrieb etc. … Das schlimmste ist diese Gedankenleere...ich kann einfach nix denken, mein Opa liegt i…”

Cause: schizophrenie-forum.com thread OP Ave1337 (9 Feb 2021): post-psychotic negative symptoms for several months; writer say…

“i dont know how ill make it to june when this drug gives me anhedonia, no emotions, cant feel music, no motivation to work on my goals, no interest in anything or euphoria, no inner monologue, no ima…”

Cause: dengez (Bluelight; first-person quoted on Invega Sustenna v4 page-34 from earlier post 15061594): court-ordered Invega…

“So basically after first receiving this injection I was a vegetable, laid in bed all day, mom nearly had to shower me. ... Lost all internal monologue, eye sight in one of my eyes worsened, anhedonia…”

Cause: Finessinit (Bluelight Invega Sustenna v4 thread, unused page-34 post #667): four Invega/paliperidone injections; attrib…

“Я ничего не чувствую внутри ... я стал ощущать такую пустоту внутри, что у меня вообще пропали все мысли из головы”

Cause: Permanent split with his best friend of half his life, then an unrequited crush; OP reply says he took no pills.

“This drug sucked my soul, will to live, and emotions right out of me. I'm left an empty shell of who I was. This drug is referred to as a chemical lobotomy for a good reason. It shuts down all free t…”

Cause: Invega Sustenna (paliperidone long-acting injection); first-person Schizophrenia-tagged review. Attributes soul/emotion…

“I cannot handle this blank mind anymore. I've lost everything good in my life because of it. My job, my friends, my family, my emotions. I can't even feel simple anxiety. I'd rather feel depressed th…”

Cause: DP/blank-mind cluster ~1 year at Dec 2020 post; cause not named beyond DP frame. Tried therapy, medications, vitamins,…

“On the 7th day of treatment, I suddenly developed a dramatic change in my body and mind: Complete loss of libido, skin numbness, anhedonia, and intense cognitive fog. It felt like my brain was 'shake…”

Cause: doxycycline 100mg/day x 10 days (Dec 2020) for an intestinal issue — not an SSRI. Onset day 7; worse after stop. Doctor…

“I go from empty/numb/flat, to elated… all the while finding it really hard to concentrate and like my mind is blank and I'm on autopilot”

Cause: r/cymbalta first-person OP u/dorigen219 (post k3505q): day 8 on Cymbalta/duloxetine; describes cycling through empty/nu…

“진짜 아무 감정도 아무 생각도 안 나요 … 거의 아무 생각이 없어요”

Cause: Naver KnowledgeiN question (22 Nov 2020): no clear cause; had outpatient treatment for depression 2 years earlier and s…

“Apathy, lack of emotions and feelings, lack of thoughts, lack of motivation and desire to do things. The delusions and hallucinations disappeared.”

Cause: AskAPatient first-person Risperdal/risperidone review (F, age 29): 3 mg daily for schizoaffective; attributes apathy /…

“I started taking Zyprexa 10 mg in 1996 until 2017, which is when I began tapering due to health reasons. I am now down to 2.5 mg but have gained a lot of weight, pain in joints, inability to sleep we…”

Cause: mor...: Zyprexa/olanzapine 10 mg from 1996 until taper began 2017 for schizophrenia-tagged use; at review down to 2.5 m…

“My brain is VOID of thoughts, ideas, words, consciousness. I literally CAN'T THINK, process, reason, plan... I feel like I lost my entire personality and sense of self. I'm emotionally numb... Music…”

Cause: Quitting weed after increased use, plus weeks of extreme anxiety/panic and a stressful life event.

“Ja również mam problem z pustką w głowie … Podczas mówienia nie czuję swoich myśli … Towarzyszy temu też duże spłycenie emocji”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), registered…

“I have the exact same symptoms as you… I'm nothing like myself anymore, and I walk around with no thoughts or emotions whatsoever. Still though I do have glimpses of emotions, where I realise that ev…”

Cause: Same DP/blank-mind + emotion-loss cluster as OP (blankxi); cause not separately named. Frames numbness as protective pu…

“Gained 40 lbs. Completely blank. I feel like I have no personality. I can't do art. I cant feel anything. ... I still struggle greatly and can't feel any peace because I'm not me, I can't express mys…”

Cause: AskAPatient first-person Risperdal/risperidone review (age 35; sex not captured in page scrape): 2 mg daily then self-l…

“I suffer from no thoughts or feelings, I’ve had this since 2018, I suffered from psychosis, can that sort of trauma cause this?”

Cause: Blog comment Lisa (Aug 29 2020): psychosis trauma → no thoughts or feelings since 2018. Unused post-psychosis BOTH on c…

“This was the most horrible, disgusting antipsychotic I've ever taken. Nothing but chemical lobotomy inside a small pill. Can't think, can't cry, can't be happy, can't lose weight... can't feel pleasu…”

Cause: I...: olanzapine/Zyprexa for Schizoaffective-tagged review; taken 6 months to 1 year. Attributes chemical-lobotomy stat…

“I've realised I'm emotionally numb and hollow, have experienced no real emotions for two years and have lost my personality. I used to be a very talkative person but now I run blank and have nothing…”

Cause: r/BipolarReddit first-person OP u/ev0164 (post g0i03j): on olanzapine/Zyprexa nearly two years (bipolar). Attributes ru…

“no emotions whatsoever ... no longer think most of the time my head is just "empty"”

Cause: Not stated; physical symptoms too (fatigue, memory loss, numb body, hair loss, sinus congestion). Update says black mol…

“Suffering and miserable on this drug Invega. I take 117mg monthly injections. The frequent side effects I get are thoughtless, emotionless, akathisia, anxiety, a lot of difficulty with memory, focus…”

Cause: Dou...: Invega (paliperidone) 117 mg monthly injections; duration 2–5 years at Mar 2020 review. First-person Schizophre…

“I am currently in a state where I am numb to the max ... My mind feels blank all the time”

Cause: Treatment-resistant depression per psychiatrist; writer tried multiple SSRIs and bupropion, which made them more tired…

“I also have a pretty severe emotional numbing : I can’t feel fear, irritation or anger anymore... I don’t do much rumination and my mind is mostly blank.”

Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Lostaftersummer (posts f7wnl8, fhp27z): sudden onset after severe health scare (Sep–Oct)…

“This drug is very bad and not helpful. Still hallucinated on it. Blurry vision, restlessness, does not make you tired, brain pain, motor control malfunctioning, difficulty thinking on it, lack of emo…”

Cause: Risperidone for schizoaffective; username truncated Poo... Distinct from known Invega Sustenna Poo... review (different…

“I've always been an anxious person throughout my life but one thing that bothers me the most about it is I constantly feel like my mind is blank. Like I have nothing to say, and lack general emotion.…”

Cause: r/Anxiety first-person OP u/spapadop05 (post egslip): lifelong anxiety; attributes constant blank mind (nothing to say)…

“This medication is the worst. Do not take it. You will have no feelings, no thoughts, no sex drive. Please do not take this drug in any circumstance. It does not help at all. It actually makes you wo…”

Cause: Invega Sustenna; taken for less than 1 month; Schizoaffective-tagged review (username truncated poo...). Attributes tot…

“Sometimes it scares me when my heart goes very quickly since my jags started. I used to do Michael Jackson impressions, but now I can barely dance at all. My emotions are flat; I rarely cry (the only…”

Cause: Ale...: paliperidone injections ('jags'); on 2–5 years at Oct 2019 Schizophrenia-tagged review. Attributes emptied mind…

“Stay away from Zyprexa. I had a massive weight gain, diabetes, cholesterol problems, significantly makes your brain dull, unable to think properly, have no emotions, anxiety. Sleep a lot. I think it…”

Cause: Ite...: Zyprexa/olanzapine (dose/duration in review: taken 2–5 years) for bipolar; attributes brain dulling / inability…

“I'm the only one of them who has lost their own thoughts permanently - my mind is almost constantly blank, except when there are voices or inserted thoughts/concepts/feelings. … I may be the only one…”

Cause: Schizophrenia/psychosis frame (Rein): attributes permanent blank mind + complete emotion loss to the illness itself; sa…

“always felt very spaced out in my mind. I thought I would NEVER feel 'normal' / alive again... First it's hard to cry... after that you will feel better.”

Cause: hard drugs at a party triggering DPDR; continued use worsened it

“my mind was disturbingly blank on this medication. It was as if all of my conscious thoughts were gone. ... my delusions did go away so it worked for that, but it felt like it was because my thoughts…”

Cause: Invega Sustenna (paliperidone LAI); first injection ~end Aug prior year; Schizophrenia-tagged review (username truncate…

“lack of inner monologue(no mind chatter-completely blank)… anhedonia, avolition, aboulia… complete personality loss… I felt totally brain dead and went for a QEEG-that proved I was basically chemical…”

Cause: Brandi Le Pard: ~6 different antipsychotics over ~9 months after misdiagnosis (Primary Psychotic Disorder NOS → Schizop…

“I am now 20, my mind is blank ... I don't have an internal monologue ... I cannot feel anything for those surrounding me ... I think of NOTHING, for the entire day”

Cause: Lexapro (escitalopram) started at 16 for lifelong depression and social anxiety; writer says it 'sapped me out from all…

“Ensuite je me suis mise à ne plus entendre mes pensées … Puis j'ai perdu toutes mes émotions (joie, peine, excitation, envie de manger, ect)”

Cause: r/france OP TheOldWomanWithCats (27 Jan 2019, in French), woman aged 29: took an unnamed neuroleptic for ~10 days (desc…

“Plus d'émotion, plus de pensées, plus de libido … Non j'entend pas ma voix interieur.. aucune pensées ma tête est vide”

Cause: Doctissimo Neuroleptiques thread 'Anhédonie (antipsychotique) Risperdal et Xeplion' (sujet_2169), thread OP, deleted pr…

“I just realized now that I have no thoughts and no emotions, it seems like. … I don't feel happy and I don't feel sad; I feel nothing. I am so confused because even at my darkest days when I felt "nu…”

Cause: After a year of severe depression (self-harm, suicidal thoughts, daily marijuana to quiet racing mind). At posting: pro…

“I have no get-up-and-go. My head was once a storm, now a glassy lake. But there is no wind. No sound. No nothing anymore. I feel empty. Numb. Tired, weak, never sad, never happy. Just flat. I’m taper…”

Cause: Drugs.com first-person Abilify/aripiprazole review Pol... (Taken 6 months–1 year; 25 Oct 2018): attributes empty glassy…

“Woke up at 6am. Immediate panic. Still empty, no, worse... no feelings at all, just fear/panic. ... The depression is unlike anything I've ever felt - like a "nothingness"... loving feeling have gone…”

Cause: Shane88L first-person Surviving Antidepressants intro (4 Oct 2018): ~3 weeks olanzapine/Zyprexa then chaotic dose chang…

“Hösten 2017 - Gick tillbaka till psykiatrin och fick Escitalopram utskrivet. Tog 3 tabletter och förlorade all sexualitet. ... Efter några månader försvann alla mina känslor också. ... På psyket ...…”

Cause: Flashback first-person OP u/MyOwnSaviour (banned): 2011 benzo OD admission → Venlafaxine+Zyprexa (little noticed effect…

“My mind is always blank, on autopilot and numb... I can stare at nothing in particular and just think, see and feel nothing for a long time. It's not even daydreaming, reminiscing or thinking at all,…”

Cause: No cause named; describes it as their default state and a lack of inner dialogue, noticed as a new graduate at work. Me…

“頭の中にイメージや考えが浮かばなくなり … 喜怒哀楽、感情が無くなったかのような感覚になります”

Cause: Yahoo Chiebukuro question (29 Aug 2018) by someone on the autism spectrum: episodes right after something unpleasant ha…

“I feel like I have no thoughts in my head anymore... I have no more passion about anything... I'm really kind of just blank all the time... Now I have like extreme anhedonia... I also have a blank mi…”

Cause: cannabis + one-time speed psychosis hospitalization, then olanzapine 15mg + haloperidol 2mg (Jan-Apr 2018 cold turkey).…

“Es hat mich, meine Gefühle, meine Gedanken, meinen Charackter, einfach alles komplett ausgeschalten. Ein durchgehendes Gefühl der Depersonalisation und Distanz zu allem und zu sich selbst waren mein…”

Cause: Sanego first-person Seroquel/quetiapine review (Datensatz 84999): 20 days for psychosis / dissociative disorder / perso…

“I CAN'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HOLD ON TO A THOUGHT, I had so much anxiety back then now I feel nothing, and thoughts are so silent as if the volume is put down to zero… if I get a thought, I have NO em…”

Cause: Prior high anxiety then shift to feeling nothing; framed as possible DP. No medication named as trigger in OP. Username…

“I don't really think or feel anything, im just in this very moment... Having a "blank" mind a lot. Not thinking about much or staring off... Anhedonia (gaming, music and art... now do nothing for me,…”

Cause: isotretinoin/RoAccutane (Ireland) May–Sep 2017 (~5 months, peak 60mg); cold turkey; prior mild SSRI tinnitus noted; cra…

“Anhedonia (gaming, music and art the thinks I loved all my life now do nothing for me, no emotional connection, no excitement… This affects everything I do…) … I don't really think or feel anything,…”

Cause: isotretinoin/Accutane (username colinboko, age ~20 at post); crash after course — genital anesthesia, anhedonia, blank/…

“mam wieczna pustkę bez myśli jestem jak zombii które nic nie czuje”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), registered…

“Most of the time, it seems like my mind is completely blank, with very little internal monologue. Think of it as dead air-space. … Emotional numbness: Which leads me into my next issue. Most of the t…”

Cause: PsychForums Cognitive Disorder NOS first-person OP NocturnalIncision24 (topic204941): after college, high-stress food-s…

“Najgorsza jest pustka w głowie … a teraz nie czuję nic”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), registered…

“Before I had No thoughts , Empty Mind, No emotions, Poor Short term Memory. Now nearly Everthing is healed, I am happy now. Please Please Please get your thyroid checked.”

Cause: subclinical then overt hypothyroidism (Ego Saves as Well as Kills, age 17): TSH 4.5 initially called normal, later TSH…

“pustkę w głowie zero myśli i brak odczuwania emocji i uczuć … pustka w głowie anhedonia”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), registered…

“Depersonization/Anxiety/Derealisation/Depression/NO THOUGHTS/ BLANK MIND/No inner monologue/ Anhedonia – This is my biggest priority after this wired thing. Gets SOME better on Mirtazapine… Mirtazapi…”

Cause: high stress / breakup / 'nervous breakdown' then depersonalization/anxiety/derealisation/depression cluster. Blank mind…

“On day 6 off phenibut I woke up and realized something seemed off, I couldn't feel anxiety anymore but I also couldn't feel any other emotions and my mind was totally blank. Its been almost 13 months…”

Cause: LongeCity first-person OP xxjx123 (topic 99163): heavy phenibut addiction (~32 g/day, 4x/week ~9 months; prior GAD) → c…

“My depersonalization started when I tried prozac several years ago... The only times my depersonalization has completely lifted were 3 times last year while I was going through a (very very long) wit…”

Cause: anhedonic56: first-person LongeCity leftover (topic 98577 MTHFR/COMT). Attributes 24/7 depersonalization starting after…

“Recently after ONE dose of 0.25 mg Bremelanotide about 2 months ago, I have ended up with anhedonia. … I was left with a blank mind. Then the flatness randomly came back. Sometimes it isn't as strong…”

Cause: Single 0.25 mg Bremelanotide/PT-141 dose ~2 months before Dec 2017 post; overnight anhedonia then blank mind / flatness…

“Apathy, emotional numbing, inability to socialize, blank mind. Never had these things in my life before.”

Cause: One-time use of PT-141 (bremelanotide), about 300 mcg.

“I feel listless, like a vegetable, and can't think of anything, completely numb cognitively… I feel like I have no will or motivation left any longer. I don't feel like myself and am completely letha…”

Cause: Risperidone ~2 weeks (2 mg/day then tapering to 0.5 mg) plus Trileptal 1200 mg; switching onto Latuda 40→60 mg. Bipolar…

“When I was on risperidone I kind of felt the same… I felt like a plant, nothing more. I completely stopped being a human being anymore… I could not think properly anymore at all and I could not recog…”

Cause: Risperidone (on-drug ~years earlier); same cluster also at higher-dose aripiprazole. First-person reply endorsing OP.

“pojawiła się straszna pustka w głowie, przestałem prowadzić wewnętrzny dialog … Pojawiła się duża anhedonia … Nic mnie nie cieszy”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), registered…

“ta kompletny brak mysli jakbym nie mial mozgu … z uczuciami to nie wiem bo ich nie mam wgl … Emocje I uczucia tez wracaja”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), registered…

“nie mam napędu , uczuć , myśli … Najgorsze dla mnie oprócz braku uczuć”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), registered…

“I'm getting Invega, serious side effects in libido (I'm a male), sexual dysfunction, gained 30 kg plus, I can't do sports due to muscle stiffness, and killed all thoughts out of my head, barely can h…”

Cause: Invega (paliperidone) LAI framed as Invega Trinza review context; username truncated ask...; taken 1–2 years; Schizophr…

“It made me emotionless, blank, and worst of all sexual dysfunction accompanied, music sounded flat”

Cause: Seroquel (quetiapine) for 3 nights (50, 50, 100 mg), then stopped cold turkey.

“I've been Dissociated for over 13 years, non-stop, 24/7. … Having a completely blank mind is not an uncommon symptom, this means actually have no inner monologue of thoughts. There is also a lack of…”

Cause: Actualized.org first-person OP Primeval / Lha Bho (topic 9125): Depersonalization & Derealization >13y non-stop 24/7. C…

“the day my mind went BLANK like others state, no inner monologue, aimlessness, detachment… after ten years of abuse of myself with all the bad feelings and guilt and disease and stress I caused mysel…”

Cause: Valor5: intense guilt/shame prayer after chronic masturbation addiction from childhood; attributes overnight blank-mind…

“Emotions were blunted, distant, indistinct… only experiencing 10% of the full emotion… That constantly-flowing river of emotions, internal monologue, subconscious thought, was just gone… where all my…”

Cause: desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) SNRI ~4 months (fall 2013) for social anxiety; 2-week taper; off mid-November 2013; symptoms w…

“This is fucking awful I have been like this as well for 4 months now… it feels like the remainder of yourself is "dead"… return of cognition and no Anhedonia… And question to MichaelTheAnhedonic have…”

Cause: Severe dissociation from trauma (rejects ADHD label). Also on SSRI which he says may have worsened/numbed further; wean…

“i too suffer from all those symptoms, stemming from childhood trauma. I have gotten temporary relief from Low Dose Psilocybin and from Ketamine; Ketamine stopped working very quickly but I still wann…”

Cause: Childhood trauma; endorses dreamedm's full symptom list (blank mind/no inner monologue + no deep emotions). On Effexor…

“Ever since my mind went blank/silent I feel completely disconnected from everyone and everything, and I feel emotionless - no stimulation in my brain... no stimulation or emotions whatsoever. Just bl…”

Cause: depersonalization (blank-mind DP); trigger/drug not named; OP said not on medication at posting

“blank mind/inner monologue - no "drifting off" in thought… no deep emotions… @Michael: totally, I feel like I have no emotions at all… Now my mind is always "silent" and blank, like I've completely d…”

Cause: Severe DP/DR after fighting thoughts/emotions one morning until mind 'disconnected' and went silent (New York). Depress…

“For me when i first got it, i was tired, no DP, no anhedonia, then i got DP, then a year later it changed to anhedonia, then the final stage was blank mind/ no imagination/no emotions… No feelings, e…”

Cause: Progressive depression/DP path: tired → DP → anhedonia → final stage blank mind / no imagination / no emotions. Attribu…

“In addition to my severe PSSD, I suffer from depersonalization disorder which makes me feel completely dead, as though I have no thoughts or emotions. … I still pray I will recover one day, but I kno…”

Cause: PSSD after antidepressant(s) (drug not named in comment); comorbid depersonalization

“Although it helped with my delusional thoughts, it completely destroyed my life. I have anhedonia, loss of sex drive, fatigue, can't play football or any sports, my mind is blank, 40 kg weight gain,…”

Cause: Tjs: Invega (paliperidone); Schizoaffective-tagged review; taken for 1 to 6 months. Attributes blank mind + anhedonia /…

“I have the blank mind symptom. It's like you are basically dead inside. There's no inner dialogue, feels like you don't have a brain… You feel like an empty shell. It's just sheer nothingness… I woul…”

Cause: depersonalization (~2 years); blank-mind symptom added on top of earlier dreamy DP/desensitization. Specific trigger fo…

“I feel like dead my head is completely empty I can't think of anything no thoughts very very blank mind no emotions what so ever… no inner voice either… It started around 3 months ago I'd taken ecsta…”

Cause: ecstasy use amid extreme anxiety; gradual ~3.5 weeks of thoughts/emotions dying out then overnight complete blank; fram…

“my mind went completely blank, no thoughts,no thought process, no imagination… I don't have any emotions either,I feel completely brain dead all the time… cant ever think of anything to say ever can'…”

Cause: Onset after ~2 weeks lorazepam (Ativan) 3 mg/day then stop, peri sinusitis + Z-Pak (azithromycin) with sudden right-eye…

“Slowly over the next two years I had many days that were blank and void of anything... in the past year the lack of sexual pleasure and anhedonia are not a problem for me anymore.”

Cause: sertraline XR + risperidone (emotions 'non existant' on combo); self-taper of sertraline beads over 5-9 months (later c…

“July of 2011 I woke up with “a blank mind” OVERNIGHT… having your head empty with pressure all the time with horrible memory and no energy, lack of feeling emotions… Emotions dulled. Can't feel the f…”

Cause: overnight onset July 2011 of blank mind; cause unknown at onset. Later diagnosed depression/anxiety; long list of psych…

“Obecnie odczuwam wieczną pustkę, anhedonię, zero motywacji, brak potoku myśli, z którego mogłem czerpać, brak wewnętrznego głosu”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), guest reply…

“Emotional numnbess: I feel nothing, just emptiness. I feel like I completely lost my personnality… I don't care about ANYTHING – My head is empty: I have no thoughts anymore, when I am in a conversat…”

Cause: isotretinoin/Roaccutane (Belgium) Oct 2015–Jan 2016; 10mg then 30mg; quit early after overnight empty-head / unreal epi…

“my mind is blank all the time, like someone turned off my brain. I just look at things and I can't think… The other symptoms are anhedonia and huuuuge apathy… anhedonia very slowly progressed to this…”

Cause: Onset ~age 15 during stressful period; slow progression of anhedonia then blank mind. Rejects depression/schizophrenia…

“c'est le vide complet … sensation de "vide" dans la tête comme si tu ne pensais à rien en permanence … j'avais ressenti ça aussi sous le médicament … je retrouve peu à peu mes pensées, mais j'ai enco…”

Cause: Doctissimo thread 'abilify et anhédonie' (sujet_1706), reply by a deleted profile addressed as 'Decisive' (8 Oct 2015),…

“There aren't any thoughts in my mind right now. I don't hear anything...not even an internal monologue... No pictures, no sensations, no emotions, no sounds, no thoughts...nothing at all... I feel li…”

Cause: r/schizophrenia first-person OP u/one-peromyscus (post 3kzap6): diagnosed schizophrenia, on a low antipsychotic dose be…

“nie odczuwam emocji i mam pustke w głowie … po tym leku przestałem myśleć i odczuwać emocji”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), guest reply…

“I rarely feel any emotion, mostly sadness, but it still feels like it's far away... what disturbs me the most would be the lack of inner monologue/thoughts... I simply feel like I am just existing.”

Cause: paroxetine (Seroxat) discontinuation Nov 2014, then Feb panic + ~3 weeks insomnia; thought-process stopped; framed as DP

“Yes I've recovered from no thoughts and no inner monologue and an overall feeling of complete mental numbness... it was extreme stress that slid me into this world of complete mental numbness.”

Cause: extreme stress; described as a protection mechanism (DP/mental numbness)

“I know two types of medication which can cause the emotional numbness/blank mind-combo... It's some sort of catatonia of the brain, like your soul had been sucked out of your head.”

Cause: unknown / treatment-resistant depression-DP; many failed antidepressants and antipsychotics listed on related profile s…

“Bei 8, später 6 mg stellten sich Antriebslosigkeit ein... Zudem fühlte ich mich wie in Watte gepackt: als seien alle Emotionen und Gedanken weit, ganz weit weg. Meine Gedanken wurden mit der Zeit auc…”

Cause: Sanego first-person Risperdal/risperidone review (Datensatz 69474): high-dosed 8 then 6 mg for psychosis ~5 months. Att…

“عقلي أصبح صفحة فارغة… وعقلي توقف، ليس هناك تفكير، وكأن عقلي ورقة بيضاء! … في السابق كنت أفكر بأفكار جديدة، ودائمًا متحمس، أما الآن ليس هناك طاقة ولا حماس ولا متعة بشيء! … ما هو هذا الفراغ والتصحُّر ا…”

Cause: IslamWeb Arabic consult (abdula, M19; published 22 Apr 2015): ~4 years depression; acute blank-mind onset after grandfa…

“у меня нет мыслей вообще я какой то пустой ... не испытываю эмоций или очень редко ... киваю улыбаюсь а в голове пусто”

Cause: Not known to writer (23 years old); wonders if it is deep depression.

“Loss of physical and emotional connection to anyone. Very foggy mind. Couldn't think through anything clearly. Difficulty expressing feelings. Gained 30lbs in 2 and a half years. Slept 10-12 hours ev…”

Cause: AskAPatient first-person Depakote ER/valproate review (F, age 38): ~3 years at 500 for bipolar. Attributes very foggy m…

“Same story here, over 7 years now and no changes, lost everything had all, had fantastic libido and my brain was sharp as fcuk, but all ended in one second after i withdraw, somebody just shut the li…”

Cause: Unnamed antidepressant (comment on RxISK PSSD 'Buried Alive' post); sudden onset after withdrawal

“Je prend du Tercian suite à de nombreuses périodes de psychose/stress intense dus à une dépression.. Les effets du médicaments sont efficaces mais dérangeant : on ne ressent aucune émotion authentiqu…”

Cause: Meamedica first-person Tercian/cyamemazine review (Homme, listed age 15; 21 Feb 2015): Tercian after many psychosis/int…

“Nie czuję kompletnie nic,ani szczęścia ani smutku ani strachu ani gniewu.Totalne zero uczuć i emocji… Do tego pustka w głowie,mało myśli mam… Czy ktoś też nic nie czuł/nie czuje- zero emocji,uczuc? t…”

Cause: Polish Gazeta CHAD forum first-person OP dwubiegunowiec: treated bipolar (CHAD) on Abilify + paroxetine + lithium → tot…

“Ни чувств, ни эмоций, ни мыслей ... Настроения тоже нет, ни хорошего ни плохого, просто пустота. ... Мыслей вообще в голове нет, живу как овощ.”

Cause: Not stated.

“mam kompletną pustkę w głowie, zero myśli … nie odczuwam z niczego przyjemności, czuje się tak jakbym nie miała uczuć, nic nie czuje”

Cause: forumpsychiatryczne.pl thread 885610 "Brak myśli, pustka w głowie. Błagam o pomoc!" (222 pages, 2014–2024), thread OP,…

“durante la giornata scopro di non pensare a niente, di avere un vuoto mentale pressocché costante. ... L'interesse per le passioni e per la vita in generale è quasi nullo.”

Cause: Italian consult: childhood insecurity/anxiety/melancholy; depressive period with panic at 18 treated with psychiatric m…

“jestem po psychozie po marihuanie, mam 23 lata, i odczuwam taki brak myśli, nie potrafię poprawnie sklecić zdania, czuję się strasznie otępiały, nic mnie nie cieszy, jakby mnie coś blokowało, biorę f…”

Cause: kardiolo.pl first-person Gość Sofik (18 Feb 2014): after marijuana psychosis, age 23; on Fluanxol to prevent relapse. A…

“I was facing a lack of emotion and was unaware to why I was feeling like this. ... my brain feels completely FUCKED. ... My sense of humour has vanished. ... All I can give people is blank stares, be…”

Cause: drugs-forum first-person angelsandfairys1990 (15 Feb 2014): daily cannabis ~Aug 2012–Sep 2013 then quit; onset of lack…

“Jag blev behandlad med Zyprexa i ca 25 månader, dos 2,5 - 5 mg , för tvångssyndrom. Det har nu gått mer än 2 år sedan jag senast tog Zyprexa. Jag är helt förstörd av den medicinen. ... Är som helt to…”

Cause: Flashback.se/org first-person OP: Zyprexa (olanzapine) 2.5–5 mg for ~25 months for OCD (tvångssyndrom); >2 years off at…

“Niet meer geniet van de dingen waar ik voorheen wel van genoot … Leeg hoofd niet na kunnen denken, op woorden kunnen komen. Lusteloosheid”

Cause: dokter.nl Dutch medical forum OP lesley21 (7 Nov 2013): no clear cause; years of fatigue, then tension and palpitations…

“I got addicted to E.. Took lots through out the year and 3 on weekends… from then on it permanent damaged me and still feeling it 7 years later... My mind is empty.. I have no thoughts or feelings I…”

Cause: MDMA/ecstasy (E) addiction: heavy use over a year (lots through the year; ~3 pills on weekends). Attributes permanent e…

“I'm having a blank mind for over 9 months now, there is absolutely no thought popping into my head. … I also have to battle with emotional numbness, it feels like I can't feel any emotion anymore. Ne…”

Cause: Nordmaster: past stress; current diagnosis heavy depression but no longer feels depressed; considers Depersonalization.…

“ho un vuoto in testa, non penso proprio a nulla, pur sforzandomi non riesco a pensare... mi manca quella voce in mente... Dopo qualche settimana ho avuto il lutto di mia nonna che non ha influito per…”

Cause: Medicitalia first-person psychology consult (28 Mar 2013): onset after Christmas PC binge then return to school → lost…

“Bei höherer Dosierung (10mg) bin ich wie ein lebender Toter, keine Interessen, Gefühle oder Gedanken mehr. Die anfängliche Unruhe jedoch verschwand nach ca 1 Woche.”

Cause: Sanego first-person Abilify/aripiprazole review (Datensatz 52316): 10 mg for bipolar disorder. Attributes living-dead s…

“Since being back on invega I have noticed a huge change in my moods and well being!! I have notice that I do not feel any emotion, if anything increased anxiety and depression. I have also noticed I…”

Cause: Razza586: Invega (paliperidone) second course ~3 weeks at posting, plus Effexor (venlafaxine) 225 mg. Attributes no-emo…

“everything disappeared from my mind as if all my thoughts, feelings and emotions had been sucked into a black hole. … There is nothing in my mind. … My brain is dead. I no longer have any feelings, e…”

Cause: finasteride (Propecia) 0.5 mg Sun/Tue/Thu ~5–6 weeks Jan–17 Feb 2013 for hair loss (UK, age 31, username Alvin_13 / Mar…

“Bei 50mg (BiPo, Depression, Angststörung) hatte ich das Gefühl, dauernarkotisiert durch die Gegend zu laufen. Hab weder Gedanken noch Emotionen gespürt. Fühlte mich wie ein Zombie. Habs nach 2 Wochen…”

Cause: Sanego first-person Seroquel/quetiapine review (Datensatz 51156): F, born 1985, 50 mg for bipolar/depression/anxiety. A…

“получил сильную ангедонию и пустоту в голове какое то заторможенное состояние не могу нормально мыслить”

Cause: Stopping Eglonil (sulpiride), which he had taken to get out of apathy after stress-related depersonalization; 2 days af…

“Все потоки чуств и мыслей как будто отходят на второй план и в голове какаято постоянная пустота и недостаток этих самых чуств и мыслей, но это ещё не всё, звуки кажутся сухими, прикосновения тоже, в…”

Cause: Guest Wonka (psyche.guru; Jun–Jul 2012): first-person Russian forum OP after paranoid schizophrenia (onset ~2003, hospi…

“When I first went on Geodon, it was like a sigh of relief. The first day I slept all day, but the grogginess passed. I took 160 mg once daily (the 80 mg twice daily didn't work, as it made me groggy)…”

Cause: Anonymous: Geodon/ziprasidone for schizoaffective; 160 mg then bumped to 240 mg. Attributes total-zombie state with cou…

“I went from having a COMPLETELY BLANK MIND to one that's constantly racing... I was still fluent at talking, clearer in my thinking, and feeling emotions when I heard songs/watched movies.”

Cause: cannabis at college triggering DP ('huge epiphany'); blank mind, mutism, inability to concentrate

“自分の感情の起伏が乏しくなってきた … 頭の中に何もないような感じがするんです … 頭でモノを考えられない気がする”

Cause: Yahoo Chiebukuro question by an 18-year-old woman (20 Mar 2012): no cause given; began around the start of high school.…

“Im Nachhinein war die Wirkung eigentlich nicht so schlecht, wie ich sie während der Einnahme empfunden habe. Ich war stark benebelt, alles was um mich herum geschah, war nebensächlich, ich war einfac…”

Cause: Sanego first-person Paroxetin review (Datensatz 42452; M, born 1986): 40 mg 1-0-0 for depression/anxiety/social phobia…

“Now, I have NO emotions... I have NO thought process, a VERY blank mind, like you know that voice inside your head? that internal monologue? I don't have one. I don't think ANYTHING at all... just bl…”

Cause: MyPTSD first-person Thatguy (27 Jan 2012): after bad ecstasy trip + romantic trauma → PTSD hypervigilance months, then…

“Since then I've been completely numb with no thoughts at all, no emotions, just this blank robot that just is exists, I have no inside voice that other people have... It's like someone took the part…”

Cause: MyPTSD reply hlynur (same 2012 thread): daily weed ~5 years + mushrooms; post-psychosis hospitalization → blank robot.…

“Basically, my emotions are completely flat. I feel nothing except for the occasional depressed feeling or burst of anger. No joy, happiness, or even normal, healthy sadness… I'm completely flat and e…”

Cause: Klonopin (clonazepam) ~0.25 mg nightly after Zoloft/sertraline bad reactions; CT jump ~Jul 7 2010 after ~months use. Fr…

“Det gick inte att tänka (fundera, grubbla, filosofera) längre. ... Trögtänkt, känslolös, inte med i matchen, bryr mig inte, likgiltig, borta och helt enkelt apatiskt (I couldn't think — ponder, brood…”

Cause: Sertraline 50 mg for about 6 months (taken for long-standing depression and anxiety since age 14); writer says thinking…

“lorsque j'en prenais (j'ai commencé par le risperdal, infame salopard, puis par le zyprexa) j'avais l'impression detre coincé dans un double vitrage: je ressentais toujours la déréalisation et la sen…”

Cause: Doctissimo first-person reply (Profil supprimé, 2 Sep 2010 00h19): Risperdal then Zyprexa. Attributes no access to thou…

“j'ai essayé de nombreux neuroleptiques,et tous m'ont fait le même effet:neurasthénie,fatigue,envie de ne rien faire,j'étais tout simplement une morte vivante incapable de penser,il fallait même que j…”

Cause: Doctissimo first-person reply (Profil supprimé, 2 Sep 2010 20h24): many unnamed neuroleptics until switch to Fluanxol/f…

“non sentono quel vuoto assoluto di idee e sentimenti che prende me … è proprio un vuoto di emozioni e di idee”

Cause: Italian Pagine Blu forum, anxiety section, OP sarah52 (aged 52, Mar–Apr 2010): long-standing severe generalized anxiety…

“eine Art völlige Gedanken- und Gefühllosigkeit… Ich denke und fühle in solchen Momenten wirklich gar nichts. Ich steh dann so vor meinem Freund… und bin einfach leer. Starre einfach nur so vor mich h…”

Cause: German depression forum first-person OP naleli (topic 11363 Gedankenleere): situational/relationship-stress + depressio…

“Im not feelin anything when i stop think ahead my head just blocks and shuts down. Im not able 2 feel any feelins good bad happy sad excitement emotion there is nothing it like im lost dead empty on…”

Cause: patient.info 'Empty head' thread, reply by nh_user_2739. Depression (later says ~12 years of depression and a breakdown…

“No går eg i en slags trance der jeg ikke har følelser i det hele tatt. ... Jeg føler meg helt tom i hodet”

Cause: Doktoronline (Norway) guest poster Redd20, a 20-year-old woman, writing in Norwegian about a week after a sexual assaul…

“I quit Mirtazapine after 6 weeks of use, which all set in over night. It felt as if a switch had been flipped. ... I was never fine again. ... My symptoms range from derealization, anhedonia, apathy,…”

Cause: mirtazapine 6 weeks at age 15 (2007); overnight switch. Later skin biopsy: autoimmune autonomic small fiber neuropathy…

“Gradually, my emotions began to flatten, to the point of complete numbness. … I lost feelings of anger, aggression, resentment, jealousy, motivation, sadness, empathy. … There are no thoughts in my h…”

Cause: Oct 2025 psychiatrist wrongly diagnosed bipolar; unnamed psych meds ~2 months then stop → rebound insomnia. Re-diagnose…

“I took my very first Sertraline pill in late May 2024. The next morning, I woke up completely emotionally blunted. ... When I came off Sertraline, everything escalated. I developed severe full body n…”

Cause: Sertraline first pill late May 2024 after prior antidepressants since 2019 post brain-tumour care; stopped under GP aft…

“Left with no activity in my brain. No feelings, no emotions. / I'm an empty shell.”

Cause: forced risperidone ~2 months; off ~3 months at posting; attributes to antipsychotics

“I don't experience pleasure in anything I don't cry I have apathy... Mind is always blank... I can't laugh nor cry... Outside the house or numb I cannot interact with my husband or children, apathy..…”

Cause: severe anxiety + anhedonia/depression frame; sleep only with clonazepam; peer asked about meds in profile (not named in…

“Und heute, wie aus dem Nichts, ist es wieder da. … ich habe keine richtige Emotion mehr. … Kann keinen Gedanken fassen… Gerade, in der Mittagspause war es wieder da. … Ich kann keinen Gedanken fassen…”

Cause: recurrent depression from age 16; worst episode early 2024; on sertraline + mirtazapine at posting. Peer GuntherB sugge…

“Numb and empty. It feels as if my head was just emptied of all thoughts, desires, opinions, choices. Antipsychotics numb emotions. Nothing is funny or sad. The average reaction to anything becomes “o…”

Cause: years of antipsychotics for bipolar (thread/comments discuss Haldol; OP does not name a single index drug in the logged…

“I also suffer from the side effects of taking the drug: not feeling emotions, empty brain, feel like I have no thoughts, don’t even know how it feels like to have even the most basic emotions… I writ…”

Cause: antipsychotic medication (drug not named in answer); describes ongoing side effects while still on the drug. Notes dang…

“Mich belastet aktuell am meisten, dass mein Kopf so leer zu sein scheint. … Die anderen Patientinnen hier sind so voller Gefühle und Gedanken und ich komme mir daneben vor wie ein lebloses Geschöpf o…”

Cause: Severe depression episode (lisasdepression); admitted to Klinik; doctors frame as classic depression (not something els…

“So here I am, 7 years later since I TRIED Trittico for sleep. Not able to love, think, numb, empty, exhausted, and diminished. From a life full of experiences and passion to just working hard to keep…”

Cause: Trittico (trazodone) 1–2 days for sleep at 18 (2016) → severe anhedonia ~1–2 months; then Zoloft (sertraline) 2–3 month…

“I also experienced depersonalization and lost connection to myself. I had no inner dialogue or visualization from my thoughts. I could not even read a children's book to my kids. I felt like I had a…”

Cause: Lexapro/escitalopram 10 mg prescribed Jan 2021 at 3 weeks postpartum (US, age 40 at writing) for extreme home instabili…

“These new symptoms include emotional numbness, -almost- no thought process, lack of speech/language, since I haven't anything to say, i.e., my mind is very blank, amnesia and cognitive impairment. No…”

Cause: Pure-O OCD from age 25 treated with antidepressants and benzodiazepines (drugs not named). New 24/7 cluster replaced us…

“I genuinely feel like I've had some kind of frontal lobe chemical lobotomy and that my mind is in a constant state of 'blankness', devoid of any emotional feeling. I feel very flat most of the time a…”

Cause: HealthUnlocked Headway first-person OP NooNooHead1981 (post 134264718; ~10y before Sep 2026 read): head injury / post-c…

“I'm so used to having numb emotions and poor cognitive abilities now... I'm starting to worry that I'll have to live with this foggy, empty head for the rest of my life... I never feel really happy a…”

Cause: fluoxetine (Prozac); two years after stopping

“The stuff made me numb, a walking zombie with no will, no emotions, no motivation to move or even speak. … I didn't think anything or say anything or feel anything for decades … I'm not surrounded by…”

Cause: Antipsychotics (specific index drug not named). Sequence: unnamed AP → numb zombie; another that helped also caused tar…

“Ich habe keine Gedanken im Kopf, mein Körper ist wie nicht meiner, ich bewege mich roboterhaft, habe NULL Emotion, Schwingungsgefühl, keine anderen Gefühle … Mein Kopf ist leer bei Gesprächen, ich ha…”

Cause: Post-psychosis / extreme Negativsymptomatik / DP framing (OP asks if DP); off meds at first post; later tried Elontril…

“I now have a permanant blank mind … my brain feels completely empty to the point where I feel as tho I have no mind. … No chatter in the head, no daydreaming, difficult to visualize anything or engag…”

Cause: Iboga/ibogaine (OP attributes blank mind to NMDA antagonism; dissociation partly to kappa agonism)

“Ich habe nämlich seid dem ich Neuroleptika nehme kaum noch Gedanken was dazu führt das ich so gut wie gar nicht mehr rede weil ich einfach nicht weiß über was mein Kopf ist leer. Und Gefühle habe ich…”

Cause: On neuroleptics/Neuroleptika (specific agent not named in OP snippet); attributes near-absent thoughts + near-absent fe…

“Mir gehts genauso. Ich hab auch kaum noch Gedanken seitdem ich Neuroleptika nehme beziehungsweise seit ich, dank der Medikamente muss man sagen, aus meiner ersten Psychose raus kam. … Mein Kopf ist a…”

Cause: First-person reply endorsing OP: empty head / Gedankenarmut since neuroleptics / after first psychosis exit on meds; al…

“for a couple of weeks now I have been having no thoughts, and no feelings at all. I feel like I lost all my motivation… I can't think straight, and I can't have train of thoughts… I have to force mys…”

Cause: Not stated in OP (Avoidant Personality forum). Peer replies frame as stress shutdown / possible depression-numbness; OP…

“The same thing has happened to me, or at least something similar. I've become extra reclusive this past month, and even when I'm around people, like you said, I can't feel emotion or even really thin…”

Cause: Not stated (first-person reply endorsing OP). Same thread; short personal report only.

“ich hatte vor zwei Monaten meine erste Psychose, seitdem keine Positivsymptome mehr allerdings habe ich momentan mit sehr starker Emotionslosigkeit zu kämpfen, fühle mich sehr abgestumpft, kann zwar…”

Cause: On-drug after first psychosis: Risperidon 2 mg + Abilify/aripiprazole 5 mg (cross-taper to Abilify); diagnosed schizoaf…

“Mein Kopf fühlt sich so oft nur leer an. Regelrecht charakterlos weiß ich nicht mehr einmal, was ich vom Leben noch will. Und schon lange habe ich nicht mehr richtig gefühlt. … Dein Kopf ist leer, al…”

Cause: First-person DP/depersonalization essay (diagnosis a few months before writing); author also notes narcissistic persona…

“i feel like i can not unnumb my brain after i used to take antypsihotics. I dont feel anything, i dont have thoughts in my head, i close my eays and i don feel or see anything, just empty space. I ca…”

Cause: After antipsychotics (antypsihotics); first-person reply in cannabis/empty-brain thread. Specific AP names/doses not st…

“Symptoms: no libido at all, no anxiety at all, very low motivation, apathy, low energy, no appetite, no thirst, blunted emotions/anhedonia, insomnia (4h wake up) ; … Brain 4/10 (my inner fast thought…”

Cause: Escitalopram ~6 months for trichotillomania; OP self-labels PSSD/PFS. Later many self-experiments (bupropion, rTMS, hor…

“By the second shot, my thoughts had stopped. I could no longer think. It shut off my consciousness. My memory and retaining information have been affected. I developed anhedonia. I can no longer feel…”

Cause: Uni... (username truncated): forced Invega LAI after spiritual-emergence labeled schizophrenia/bipolar/schizoaffective;…

“Made me have no thoughts, emotionally numb, worsened my psychosis, temporarily evaporated my personality. Couldn't do anything enjoyable. Been off it for 2 months, slowly gaining my former self and c…”

Cause: Paliperidone/Invega (first-person Schizophrenia-tagged review on drugs.com page 5); username not captured in search-ind…

“It felt like someone had cut the thread connecting my mind to my heart. My emotions were all muted to nothingness. I couldn't love, feel joy, feel sadness, or pleasure for anything in life.”

Cause: lexapro after trauma (~1 month) then Wellbutrin XL ~3 months, abrupt stop; unsure which drug

“Being on the medications was very numbing and very limiting. I didn't experience joy. I didn't experience true happiness... my son would have milestones in his life and I'd think, huh, okay.”

Cause: 28 years / 47 psychiatric medications; repeated hospital cold-turkey switches

“Confusion, slow processing speed. Derealization and depersonalization. Anhedonia, like I couldn't enjoy anything. I almost felt like a ghost... Withdrawal can lock you out of joy, beauty, and clear t…”

Cause: psychiatric medication withdrawal (anhedonia even during a switch while still medicated, then full withdrawal)

“Last 7 months I’ve been stuck in what feels like a constant freeze response — blank mind, no motivation, no emotions emotions or pleasure. It’s like my brain is locked up. (It was triggered by Ketami…”

Cause: r/InternalFamilySystems first-person OP u/DaysiTobias (post 1n8xhfc): constant freeze after street/recreational ketamin…

“Czy taka pustka w glowie, brak myśli to już jest jakiś rodzaj schizofrenii, do tego dochodzą objawy derealizacji i depersonalizacji, mam ciągłą anhedonię, nic mnie nie cieszy, nie potrafię się złości…”

Cause: twojpsycholog.pl first-person anonymous consult: empty head / no thoughts + constant anhedonia (cannot anger, sadden, o…

“It all began for me with a drug incident... There the complete 24/7 blank mind was constantly terrifying me... Over the course of the past few months I've completely regained my inner monologue.”

Cause: a drug incident then leaving for school a week later; 24/7 blank mind framed as DP (not named as a specific drug class)

“I took this medication for 4 days and developed a total disconnection with emotions... After 25 days I developed an anxiety disorder, blank mind... persistent symptoms are... anhedonia... cognitive i…”

Cause: sertraline 4 days (stress/anxiety) then 25 days later blank mind; escitalopram then Pristiq+Seroquel+pregabalin ~15 day…

“I've lost my ability to feel all emotions – love, happiness, rage, sorrow, jealousy; it's all gone. I can't even feel love when I hold my little boy anymore... My cognitive decline is severe... It's…”

Cause: citalopram/Celexa ~7 years then quit in November; PSSD crash off-drug

“회의에 들어가면 머리가 새하얗게 바뀌어요 아무 생각이나 의견이 없어요 ... 슬프거나 화나거나 그런 감정이 모두 사라지고 텅빈것같아요 (In meetings my head goes white, I have no thoughts or opinions ... sadness, anger, all those emotions are gone and I feel e…”

Cause: Work strain implied (exhaustion at work, meetings, memory lapses); no specific trigger stated. Korean.

“The PSSD came on over a period of about a week where I suddently become extremely numb in all facets. It felt like my head was completely empty and I could not hold a rational thought in my head for…”

Cause: PSSD onset over ~1 week (specific index drug not in fetched snippet); later tried TRT then Zoloft+nortriptyline+Rexulti…

“I am living proof that blank mind CAN BE CURED!!!!! SYMOTOMS Dementia Anhedonia Brain dead No thoughts Nothing Wanted dead I didn't care about anything Couldn't feel hungry Couldn't feel thirsty.”

Cause: not named in fetched posts (DP-forum TMS thread; listed symptoms include dementia-like blankness and anhedonia). Live H…

“I don't smile, laugh, or make eye contact... It feels like my mind is completely blank. It's like the social part of my brain is turned off... now it feels like my personality was deleted.”

Cause: citalopram (stopped 12 years before writing)

“I noticed that I was also starting to develop emotional numbness and the inability to enjoy things... I have been off SSRIs for years but sexual, emotional and cognitive dysfunction still remain... M…”

Cause: sertraline/Zoloft at age 15 for anxiety/OCD (~1.5 years); lingering off from 17; Wellbutrin later worsened PSSD and blu…

“I cold turkied my Celexa after nearly 8yrs of use and I've developed debilitating symptoms. Complete genital numbness, lose of libido, loss of sexual attraction, and even worse anhedonia, horrible em…”

Cause: cold turkey off citalopram/Celexa after nearly 8 years of use; later reinstatement of Celexa and a mirtazapine trial bo…

“Within a few days, I noticed all of my emotions had gone away. I was numb. I no longer felt like a human being... I could watch a whole movie and have no idea what had happened or what I was watching…”

Cause: escitalopram (Lexapro) at 19 for anxiety, then Effexor, then Zoloft, then Pristiq+Seroquel, then Cymbalta ~days at 20mg…

“Shortly after discontinuing, it brought even more devastating effects throughout my body. I lost my sense of smell, touch throughout my body, libido, taste, along with emotions, ability to visualize…”

Cause: sertraline/Zoloft 25mg, 30 pills (~1 month) at age 16 for social anxiety after a move; genital anesthesia from the firs…

“I noticed that within those 3 months I had lost all of my emotions. I felt extremely numb as if I was put under anesthesia or something. I began to feel like a robot. I just felt nothing, a whole lot…”

Cause: citalopram/Celexa 20mg at age 12 for ~5 months then taper (doctor/mom insisted on slow stop after horrible withdrawal).…