378-reddit-1w9j5m2-clonazepam-taper-no-inner-monologue-no-emotions

“I experience no inner monologue/ no emotions - had one moment of feeling and thing last year. Does this eventually get better? [1v82sfv: not at all connected to my inner experience, inner thoughts, monologue or anything - zero emotion ... just in this blank complete lock down state]”

Cause

r/benzorecovery first-person OP u/Medical-Level-9304 (post 1w9j5m2; 29F per 1wjtbmt): clonazepam from age 19 to 27 (up to 6 mg, daily plus PRN) alongside up to 8 psych meds (mood stabiliser/Lamictal, Abilify, stimulants, gabapentin, an antidepressant). First benzo-withdrawal attempt 2023 (11 months DP/DR), reinstated end 2023, off benzos July 2025. Author attributes DP/DR + shut-down state to coming off benzos and the other meds. Unused benzodiazepine-withdrawal lane.

Duration

~14 months off benzo at Sep 2026 posts; symptoms over ~a year+ (and ~4 years of disability overall per 1wjtbmt)

Recovery notes

No recovery. 13 EMDR sessions did not break through; on Trintellix + Wellbutrin, recently Vyvanse (can feel the outline of her body a little more). 1wjtbmt: 'not suffering as much' as early 2025 but still stuck in shut-down/dissociated state.

Source URL

https://www.reddit.com/r/benzorecovery/comments/1w9j5m2/