“My main symptom is what I call a “blank mind”. I can spend hours with almost no spontaneous thoughts. My inner monologue is nearly gone. It feels as if my brain no longer generates thoughts on its own. I also experience: Severe lack of motivation (avolition) Anhedonia Social withdrawal … A constant feeling of mental emptiness … I had a psychotic episode in the past, and this state developed afterward.”
“Can anhedonia blank mind no emotions go away? ... nothing interest me and nothing gives me joy ... i cant appreciate small things in life i cant feel anything ... music was everything to me and now i…”
Cause: Same person u/DapperBaker5052 (22M): psychosis with manic episodes ~mid-2022, then treatment. Earliest post (May 2023)…
View case →“My head feels empty. My mind is totally blank. No spontaneous thoughts or imagery pop into my head anymore. … I have no internal monologue and feel like an NPC. Minimal emotions, flat affect, and anh…”
Cause: r/Psychosis first-person OP u/weab00 (post ynqaez): head empty / mind totally blank / no spontaneous thoughts or imager…
View case →“How do yall cope with blank mind, loss of personality, anhedonia and flat affect at work? Title says it all. I've been dealing with all the aforementioned for 5 -6 months without it going away ever s…”
Cause: r/Psychosis first-person OP u/Rough_Builder_7784 (post 1aca921): after psychotic break, 5–6 months continuous blank min…
View case →“I need to vent: post-psychosis anhedonia, fatigue, blank mind… Never feeling joy, even though I do activities that most people would love and would have brought me joy before. I literally have nothin…”
Cause: r/Psychosis first-person OP u/white_rabbit_333 (post 1hjq94a): post-psychosis → blank mind (can't think of much / no op…
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