“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 and some amount of depression. Around 1 or 2 months later a very heavy fog has settled over my consciousness. I didn‘t feel my personality any more, almost like I lost my personality, I didn‘t feel my emotions any more and I developed strong brain fog: empty/blank mind, no pictures in my head, I don‘t hear my own voice. This state of mind is there 24/7 and NEVER lifts. One thing was also very strange: my muscles in the neck got extreme tense.”
“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…
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Cause: r/BrainFog first-person OP u/Turbulent_Address889 (post 1q6mrp8): brainfog and/or DPDR ~7y from age ~13 (20m at post);…
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Cause: r/BrainFog first-person OP u/_Lucky_dice_ (post 1txxrfu): attributes onset to partially anoxic event ~3y prior → lack o…
View case →“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…
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