“I am experiencing anhedonia, loss of emotion, and blank mind after my concussion. Also my eyes dart around when I try to sleep making it hard to get to sleep and stay asleep. I think it’s nystagmus. I’ve seen a neuro but they weren’t much help. CT scan was normal. Not sure what my other options are. I don’t enjoy anything and nothing evokes emotion or thought. Does anyone know what part of the brain was damaged and how do I recover from this?”
“Any recovery from blank mind / no emotions ? ... I can't even feel my old anxiety/ depression. ... I have complete memory loss my mind is blank I used to have really complex thoughts and be smart and…”
Cause: r/TBI first-person OP User049503 (post 1ax6y5n): post-TBI → blank mind / no emotions; can't feel old anxiety/depression…
View case →“So I just feel neurologically blank. It doesn't even feel like apathy or anhedonia, even though those are part of it, but it just feels like I have no emotions and my brain isn't producing anything.…”
Cause: r/TBI first-person OP u/KnownLingonberry11 (post 15uxsue): ~2 months post-TBI → neurologically blank / empty skull + no…
View case →“Neurologically blank is right on (for me,also). Apathy, anhedonia, and all of the rest do not quite hit it like "the electricity is just not flowing" does. Have tried everything to get the electricit…”
Cause: r/TBI first-person commenter u/liventruth on 15uxsue (jwttkrp): neurologically blank + apathy/anhedonia (‘nothing happe…
View case →“My mind is completely blank, i can’t sleep, i have no appetite, i can’t feel happiness, no interest in anything.”
Cause: r/TBI first-person OP u/Extension_Spend_6649 (post 1jymlwm; age 23): childhood baseball-bat skull fracture at age 3 + t…
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