“As far back as I can remember (early childhood), my baseline mental state has been completely blank. I do not experience spontaneous thoughts, inner speech, mental imagery, or natural associative thinking. … There is no internal narrative or stream of consciousness — my mind feels empty at rest. In addition, I experience a complete absence of intrinsic motivation, anticipation, reward, or satisfaction. Completing tasks produces no emotional response, relief, or sense of accomplishment. … Emotional experience is significantly blunted, though I believe emotions exist at a very low level internally.”
“What i'm experiencing after stopping lexapro 3 months ago is this blank mind 24/7. I have no inner monologue anymore, no random thoughts, cant hear my inner voice, no visualisation and severe memory…”
Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/Wooden-Building (post m0u7yg, 25M): after stopping Lexapro ~3 months prior. Attributes blank m…
View case →“Want to forget my life or my identity or not be able to recognize myself or my spouse..also the blank mind and no emotions is terrible it has me questioning everything even though I'm blank..like who…”
Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/TitsnTasteeTators (post 1sh6ful): DPDR / depersonalization (trigger not stated in post). Clear…
View case →“While I have official diagnoses of ADHD, depression and anxiety, what's been truly devastating for me is the combination of three interconnected challenges: 1. Poor memory: Severely impaired across a…”
Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/dymphna444 (post 1jnz7lh): lifelong but worsened in 20s (age 26) triad of poor memory + comple…
View case →“Talking to friends is impossible, as my mind is always completely blank and i've lost all my humour and connection towards them. My imagination is also completely gone … I'm also now completely anhed…”
Cause: r/dpdr first-person OP u/Desmonddddddddd (post 1o4hyz7): gradual-onset DPDR no named trigger → mind always completely b…
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