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351-reddit-1vl5q1x-weed-quit-blank-empty-void-anhedonia
Open original source ↗“It's this weird empty/blank void feeling that hits me when I stop smoking. … I basically lose the desire to do anything. … Everything just feels completely pointless and uninteresting. At one point I was so blank that even ordering food felt like too much effort. … Did anyone else experience this completely blank/empty "void" feeling where literally nothing sounds enjoyable?”
- Cause
- r/leaves first-person OP u/Nexxxxxxxus (post 1vl5q1x): ~5y+ daily/heavy cannabis; on quit attempts → empty/blank void feeling + complete anhedonia (nothing sounds enjoyable; even ordering food felt too much; productive and leisure alike pointless). Unused cannabis-withdrawal BOTH (≠ lifelong cannabis-relief 349; ≠ thin leaves anhedonia-only 1pwkzzh/10yjj3y).
- Duration
- acute on quit attempts (hours-scale in described CT try ~13h before relapse); recurring barrier after years of daily use
- Recovery notes
- Not recovered at posting — relapsed after ~13h sober; asking how long blank/empty void lasted for others and whether CT vs taper helps. No later recovery claim in OP.