Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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I don't smile, laugh, or make eye contact... It feels like my mind is completely blank. It's like the social part of my brain is turned off... now it feels like my personality was deleted.
Cause
citalopram (stopped 12 years before writing)
Duration
12 years off citalopram at writing; some symptoms improved with time, never fully recovered
Recovery notes
Lives with parents, no full-time job, no relationships/friendships in 12 years. Personality 'deleted.' Cognitive pole is social blank mind ('social part of my brain is turned off') plus forehead pressure/brain fog, not classic lost inner monologue.
Source URL
https://www.pssdnetwork.org/patient-spotlight/andy

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