Not recoveredBoth symptoms clearreddit (snapshot r/CPTSD)
62-ghost-salad-cptsd-blank-hollow
Open original source ↗“I'm just an empty shell - nothing is funny, exciting, interesting, curious. Just totally blank and hollow every single day. Hardly any internal monologue... I can't hold on to any thoughts... I can feel angry or sad, but I never feel joy or excitement.”
- Cause
- CPTSD (years of therapy); no medication named in the post. Frames it as a chronic empty-shell / dissociative freeze, not a drug effect.
- Duration
- 24/7 blank/hollow at posting; lifelong pattern at age 35 (heart-open moments fewer than 10 times, then snapped shut for ~5 years)
- Recovery notes
- Still in therapy. Can feel angry or sad; never joy or excitement. Holds a job. Distinct from the_lingonberries episodic freeze already noted 28 Aug 2026.