Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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“So I have had blank mind / numb emotions and all that stuff for 3.5 years now and I don't think it's going away anytime soon. I have tried seeing a therapist and some things have improved but anhedonia is very much there. … It's came from an extended emotional meltdown and hasn't gone away since, so depression / trauma / anxiety are the root cause and it feels like I still have a watered down version of some emotions but like the reward system of my brain is fried.”
Cause
r/anhedonia first-person OP u/FranzKefka0 (post 1ix1bvb): blank mind / numb emotions ~3.5y after extended emotional meltdown; attributes to depression/trauma/anxiety root (reward system fried; watered-down residual emotion). On Wellbutrin+Abilify for energy only (not framed as cause). Unused trauma/meltdown BOTH (≠ IFS oldhamer 254; ≠ CPTSD 313). Non-Invega; non-SSRI-CT-primary.
Duration
~3.5 years at Feb 2025 posting; not expecting near-term resolution
Recovery notes
Therapist: some things improved but anhedonia remains. Talk therapy briefly OK then crash. Mushrooms ~10% old self temporarily. Wellbutrin+Abilify slight energy only. Seeking any leads; core blank+numb not recovered.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/anhedonia/comments/1ix1bvb/can_someone_give_me_a_list_of_things_that_may_work/

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