Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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“I find my mind blank a lot, staring off into space, with basically an empty head. Also, I’m having a super hard time remembering peoples names from my past… Also super flat emotionally, like nothing either phases or excites me now.”
Cause
r/ect first-person OP u/Northstorm03 (post 1jucayg): three unilateral ECT sessions → mind blank a lot / empty head + super flat emotionally (nothing phases or excites). Unused ECT BOTH (≠ emotion-only 1lxjgr5/1legyj3 same author later; ≠ Mike lifeafterect already logged). Non-Invega; non-SSRI-primary.
Duration
~1 month post-ECT at Apr 2025 post; same author’s later posts (1legyj3 ~3mo, 1lxjgr5 ~4mo) still report emotional blunting/shutdown
Recovery notes
No recovery claimed at 1 month. Later same-author posts at ~3–4 months still describe emotional blunting / no real emotion and cognitive blankness/space-out; asks if it clears.
Source URL
https://www.reddit.com/r/ect/comments/1jucayg/still_spaced_out_1_month_later/

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