Not recoveredreddit (snapshot r/schizophrenia)
“Left with no activity in my brain. No feelings, no emotions. / I'm an empty shell.”
Cause: forced risperidone ~2 months; off ~3 months at posting; attributes to antipsychotics
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Open original source ↗“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.