Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
Not recoveredBoth symptoms clearreddit (snapshot r/schizophrenia), reddit.com/r/schizophrenia2 posts by one person

72-visualad3265-schizoaffective-blank-emotions

Author: u/VisualAd3265

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“I've tried countless medication to get my blank mind back, my inner will/centre and my motivation... I thought I could live without my imagination and ability to visualise but I can't anymore. After my most recent psychosis, it's made me become so aware of what I'm missing such as my imagination, my emotions and my actual thoughts in my head. It's even made me feel so stupid because I can't process anything or read or what is said to me during a conversation.”
Cause
Schizoaffective disorder (depressive type), diagnosed about 4 years before, with two past psychoses and 'countless' medication trials; the writer ties the blank mind, lost emotions/imagination and inability to enjoy anything to the illness and its treatment course (asked whether Wellbutrin might help; not named as a cause).
Duration
Not quantified; still bed-bound at Feb 5 2026; 'I give up' post Feb 28 2026 says it got worse after the most recent psychosis.
Recovery notes
[2026-02-28, post 1rh037c] Tried countless medications; doctor said situation 'doesn't make sense scientifically'; relying on AI for med ideas. No recovery claimed. Asking how to get blank mind / will / motivation / imagination / emotions / thoughts back. | [2026-02-05, post 1qwlb8s] Still bed-bound / unable to self-care at Feb 2026 posting; OP comments describe exhaustion with meds and hope without claimed improvement. Live Reddit + arctic-shift enrichment 2026-09-13.
Recovery history
  • 2026-02-05: Not recovered
  • 2026-02-28: Not recovered
Source URL
https://reddit.sentinel-team.org/subreddits/schizophrenia/snapshots/2026-03-02T22%3A51%3A51.804639Z

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  1. reddit.com/r/schizophreniaopNot recovered
    “Hey everyone. Just wanted to see if anyone has been experiencing the same symptoms I have and if Wellbutrin helped any of you. - I can't get out of bed - My body feels weighted when I try to exercise making it impossible - I can't read and comprehend anything (brain fog/slowed thinking) - Inability to generate thoughts (blank mind) - I get mentally exhausted even when watching something I enjoy - I lack motivation and the ability to enjoy anything ( even things I love) like there's no reward system for me - I feel disconnected from my body as if I'm not real and I'm looking at the world through a lens that's not my own - I can't follow in conversations - I can't shower or brush my teeth - I feel a void, empty feeling inside my chest most of the time - I've noticed that I can't focus on anything and my body and brain would involuntarily look elsewhere instead of where I'm trying to direct my focus Let me know if you were similar and if Wellbutrin helped and what dosage too”
    Cause:
    Reddit r/schizophrenia first-person OP u/VisualAd3265 (post 1qwlb8s): lists severe negative/cognitive cluster while asking whether Wellbutrin might help (Wellbutrin not claimed as cause). OP comments: schizoaffective (depressive), two past psychoses, not currently in active psychosis; attributes inability to generate thoughts (blank mind) + lack of ability to enjoy anything / no reward system + void empty chest feeling to that illness context. Unused r/schizophrenia BOTH. Non-Invega.
    Duration:
    Duration since onset not quantified; still bed-bound / unable to self-care at posting
    Recovery notes:
    Still bed-bound / unable to self-care at Feb 2026 posting; OP comments describe exhaustion with meds and hope without claimed improvement. Live Reddit + arctic-shift enrichment 2026-09-13.

    Open post ↗logged as 229-reddit-1qwlb8s-schizophrenia-blank-mind-anhedonia-void

  2. reddit.com/r/schizophreniaopNot recovered
    “I've tried countless medication to get my blank mind back, my inner will/centre and my motivation... I thought I could live without my imagination and ability to visualise but I can't anymore. After my most recent psychosis, it's made me become so aware of what I'm missing such as my imagination, my emotions and my actual thoughts in my head. It's even made me feel so stupid because I can't process anything or read or what is said to me during a conversation.”
    Cause:
    schizoaffective diagnosed ~4 years before posting; blankness framed after most recent psychosis and countless medication trials (specific current drug not named in snapshot text). Attributes missing imagination/emotions/thoughts to illness+treatment course.
    Duration:
    ~4 years since schizoaffective diagnosis; worse awareness after most recent psychosis; still ill at posting
    Recovery notes:
    Tried countless medications; doctor said situation 'doesn't make sense scientifically'; relying on AI for med ideas. No recovery claimed. Asking how to get blank mind / will / motivation / imagination / emotions / thoughts back.

    Open post ↗logged as 72-visualad3265-schizoaffective-blank-emotions

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