Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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“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 now I'm just so scared I'll never be me again.”
Cause
r/TBI first-person OP User049503 (post 1ax6y5n): post-TBI → blank mind / no emotions; can't feel old anxiety/depression; memory loss; drive/hunger gone. Unused TBI BOTH (≠ Ses1234ses TBI/Dissociation cluster). Non-Invega; TBI-framed.
Duration
Ongoing at posting; age 20; exact months since injury not dated in OP
Recovery notes
Asks if brain can recover / if this gets better; no recovery claimed.
Source URL
https://www.reddit.com/r/TBI/comments/1ax6y5n/symptoms/

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