“Part of me still felt like I was missing, like my inner monologue and spontaneous thoughts weren't there. I felt physically numb, and later realized I was emotionally numb also. … One of the biggest things that I recall from right after the infusion is a sense of anhedonia, like overnight. … Joy, happiness, curiosity, and excitement were all things I felt so strongly before, even alongside my anxiety. Now I feel sort of flat and am afraid I won't be able to recover, which fills me with grief.”
“Im experiencing a blank mind, no spontaneous thoughts , loss of thought process , loss of inner monologue, no motivation , no libido , alogia (can't speak), loss in visualisation, no imagination , lo…”
Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP Healthy_Reserve5815 (post 16hvhdq): symptom cluster blank mind / no spontaneous thoughts /…
View case →“cognitive difficulties that I'm having as a result of anhedonia ("Blank mind" for lack of a better term) … very little to no thoughts at all or internal monologue unless it's negative rumination. No…”
Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/cheesekransky12 (post 1dbmioe): cognitive blank mind as result of anhedonia — very little…
View case →“I’ve been reduced to just a pair of eyes and a mouth with no inner monologue … I have no emotions, no bodily sensations—no hunger, thirst, tiredness, goosebumps, nothing. … This all started after one…”
Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Holiday-Permit-4582 (post 1k1piyb): after 1 month duloxetine then worsened after 7 days c…
View case →“Onset - Tbi Month 1 - 3 - severe dpdr anhedonia with substance block blank mind visual snow dysphoria deer in headlights glassy eyes no feelings of sleep hunger uncomfortable just existing actively s…”
Cause: r/anhedonia first-person OP u/RegularPurpose8960 (post 1vkmlgh): TBI. Clear BOTH blank mind + numb/anhedonia/no emotion…
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