Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
Not recoveredBoth symptoms clearreddit.com/r/anhedonia

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Author: u/Sad_Willingness_7797

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“Today, I suffer from a terrible blank mind, I can no longer think, I can't imagine scenarios in my head, I no longer feel love for my children or even for my husband. … I can't feel sadness, fear, or joy. I feel completely neutral.”
Cause
r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Sad_Willingness_7797 (post 1kqh9wa): 43F on escitalopram 20 mg daily for ~20 years without notable side effects until a tick bite ~2 years before posting → Lyme (positive blood test; 2 weeks antibiotics failed). Muscle pain first, then progressive psychological worsening. Attributes terrible blank mind (can't think/imagine) + loss of love for children/husband + inability to feel sadness/fear/joy + genital numbness to Lyme vs possible late PSSD (asks which). Unused Lyme/bartonella-adjacent both-pole lane.
Duration
~2 years since Lyme/tick bite at May 2025 post; still blank + emotionally neutral
Recovery notes
No recovery claimed. Begging for help distinguishing Lyme vs PSSD. Antibiotics unsuccessful.
Source URL
https://www.reddit.com/r/anhedonia/comments/1kqh9wa/

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