Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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Author: u/caffeinehell

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“anhedonia/blank mind easily drives one constantly insane. … I dont get many ideas in my head due to blank mind either. … The only thing that works for the consummatory part is ECT by 30%. … TLDR: The conditions of consummatory anhedonia and blank mind itself prevent many nervous system tools from working.”
Cause
r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/caffeinehell (post 1t76eh3; same author xcfvv5 Sep 2022 onset): attributes cluster to caffeine (strong boba milk tea Sep 2022) inducing sudden emotional blunting/anhedonia within ~10 minutes; later frames as caffeine-induced with MCAS/sensitivities and COVID-reinfection crashes. Oct 13 watch had flagged this author as wrongly skipped (no prior row).
Duration
~3.5+ years at May–Sep 2026 posts (onset Sep 2022; still posting blank mind + consummatory anhedonia Sep 2026)
Recovery notes
ECT helped consummatory anhedonia ~30% then crash from fried snack/MCAS (1s1hod0, 1t76eh3). Ongoing substance blockage; psychedelics/MAOIs mostly fail consummatory pole. No full recovery of blank mind + anhedonia claimed.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/covidlonghaulers/comments/1t76eh3/

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