Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
Not recoveredBoth symptoms clearreddit.com/r/zoloft, reddit.com/r/InternalFamilySystems2 posts by one person

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Author: u/oldhamer

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“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 memory is terrible, and it’s like my entire personality has gone numb... I just feel blank. Empty... stuck in this disconnected, foggy, thoughtless state. I don’t even feel anxious anymore — just numb.”
Cause
A nervous-system 'shutdown' after stress, anxiety and OCD-like spirals; Zoloft was started only days before the Jun 2025 post and is not blamed. The Oct 2025 post frames it as dissociation / protective 'parts' (IFS).
Duration
'A few months' at Jun 28 2025 -> still 'for a while now' at Oct 5 2025.
Recovery notes
[2025-10-05, post 1nyyl65] No recovery claimed; seeking IFS/somatic experiences. OP comments ask others whether they recovered from blank mind / no inner monologue specifically. Live Reddit + arctic-shift enrichment 2026-09-13. | [2025-06-28, post 1lmb1ov] No recovery claimed. Asking whether Zoloft helped others from mentally blank / emotionally shut-down state. Commenters warned SSRIs can numb; one said similar state improving ~17 days on 50 mg. No OP follow-up verified.
Recovery history
  • 2025-06-28: Unknown
  • 2025-10-05: Not recovered
Source URL
https://www.reddit.com/r/zoloft/comments/1lmb1ov/can_zoloft_pull_me_out_of_this_shutdown_has/

Posts (2)

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  1. reddit.com/r/zoloftopUnknown
    “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 memory is terrible, and it’s like my entire personality has gone numb... I just feel blank. Empty... stuck in this disconnected, foggy, thoughtless state. I don’t even feel anxious anymore — just numb.”
    Cause:
    r/zoloft first-person OP: months of nervous-system 'shutdown' after stress/anxiety/OCD-like spirals (not attributed to Zoloft as cause — just started Zoloft days before posting hoping it reboots). Clear BOTH: zero thoughts + zero emotions / blank empty / personality numb / thoughtless state. Unused r/zoloft BOTH first-person. Non-Invega.
    Duration:
    Few months of shutdown at post; Zoloft only a few days (not claimed as cause of blank+numb). Later outcome unknown
    Recovery notes:
    No recovery claimed. Asking whether Zoloft helped others from mentally blank / emotionally shut-down state. Commenters warned SSRIs can numb; one said similar state improving ~17 days on 50 mg. No OP follow-up verified.

    Open post ↗logged as 249-reddit-1lmb1ov-zoloft-sub-shutdown-zero-thoughts-zero-emotions

  2. reddit.com/r/InternalFamilySystemsopNot recovered
    “I’ve been struggling with **emotional numbnes, blank mind, and dissociation** for a while now. It feels like my emotions and thoughts are shut down, and I can’t really connect with myself the way I used to. I’ve been reading about IFS and how it approaches different parts of us, especially the ones that seem to shut down or protect us. From what I understand, these “numb” or “blank” states might actually be protective parts trying to keep me safe. Has anyone here used IFS for these kinds of symptoms? Did it help with reconnecting to feelings or reducing dissociation? Any personal experiences or advice would mean a lot.”
    Cause:
    r/InternalFamilySystems first-person OP u/oldhamer (post 1nyyl65): emotional numbness + blank mind + dissociation; emotions and thoughts shut down; asks if IFS helps reconnect. Unused IFS BOTH (title+body). Non-Invega; dissociation/parts-framed, no named drug in OP body
    Duration:
    For a while at posting; exact onset not dated in available snippets
    Recovery notes:
    No recovery claimed; seeking IFS/somatic experiences. OP comments ask others whether they recovered from blank mind / no inner monologue specifically. Live Reddit + arctic-shift enrichment 2026-09-13.

    Open post ↗logged as 254-reddit-1nyyl65-ifs-blank-mind-emotional-numbness

Other posts by this author

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  • 2025-05-14 · https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualRO/comments/1kmh84a/ · Romanian r/CasualRO: nervous breakdown ~4 months earlier, then a 'click' and everything stopped: 'Fara ganduri, fara emotii ... mintea e goala'; taking L-theanine, Lion's Mane, Omega 3, labs normal, no recovery, avoiding psychiatric treatment (added 2026-10-27)
  • 2025-12-03 · https://www.reddit.com/r/CPTSDFreeze/comments/1pct5q3/ · r/CPTSDFreeze: 'How many of you deal with a blank mind? (no thoughts)' — calls it the most annoying symptom; blank pole only, no recovery (added 2026-10-28)

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