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Open original source ↗“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 constantly blank, finding nothing to say. I lost all my creativity, and cannot write academic papers anymore, feeling 40% dumber. I later fell into a depressive state with anhedonia this Jan. Antidepressants lifted most of the depressive symptoms for me, but the blank mind persists.”
- Cause
- r/bipolar first-person OP u/Secure-Car-8214 (post 1bf2b7i): after Nov manic episode with psychosis (2 weeks), lost personality — mind constantly blank, nothing to say, lost creativity; then Jan depressive state with anhedonia. Antidepressants lifted most depressive symptoms but blank mind persists. Clear BOTH in post-mania cluster. Unused BOTH.
- Duration
- Mania Nov (prior year); blank from exit of mania through Mar 2024 post (~4 months); anhedonia from Jan then mostly lifted by ADs while blank remained
- Recovery notes
- Antidepressants lifted most depressive/anhedonia symptoms; blank mind and lost personality/creativity still present at posting. Asking how long blank mind takes to resolve.