UnknownBoth symptoms clearreddit.com/r/schizophrenia2015-09-15

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Author: u/one-peromyscus

“There aren't any thoughts in my mind right now. I don't hear anything...not even an internal monologue... No pictures, no sensations, no emotions, no sounds, no thoughts...nothing at all... I feel like I'm going to cry somewhere, but I can't even access sadness.”

Cause: r/schizophrenia first-person OP u/one-peromyscus (post 3kzap6): diagnosed schizophrenia, on a low antipsychotic dose because of awful side effects (drug not named). OP unsure whether meds or illness ('Is it meds? Or just me?'). No thoughts / no internal monologue / empty shell + no emotions, can't access sadness.
Duration: described as current state on the day of the Sep 2015 post; overall duration not stated
Recovery notes: No recovery stated in this post. Author's later post 3o0c9x (Oct 2015, 'my negative symptoms are almost completely gone') not reviewed in full — possible improvement, unverified.
Source URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/schizophrenia/comments/3kzap6/

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