“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 manually force thoughts instead of them arising automatically … even the upcoming World Cup has got me feeling nothing at all … internally my mind feels very different and “flat.””
“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…
View case →“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…
View case →“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…
View case →“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.
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