Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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Author: u/Iwytsmd7

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“now I just feel nothing at all … I can stare at a wall for hours and not a single thought pops in my head, like I'm just blank”
Cause
r/mentalhealth OP Iwytsmd7 (22 Jul 2025): severe panic attacks with no clear trigger from end of January 2025, hospital stay where a benzodiazepine stopped a 16-hour attack; as the panic attacks faded the depression deepened. He feels 'the panic attacks destroyed my limbic system'.
Duration
~6 months at Jul 2025
Recovery notes
Asks whether it is permanent; no recovery update found in the author's later posts (which are on unrelated topics). Not medical advice.
Source URL
https://www.reddit.com/r/mentalhealth/comments/1m6jdzc/emotionless/

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