I literally don't enjoy anything anymore and haven't for years. Seeing friends puts me on edge, shows and movies don't hold my focus, my hobbies bore me. Nothing has helped from therapy to SSRIs, benzos, and stimulants. Every day it feels like I'm just waiting and I don't know what for.
hear me out bro i used to suffer from DPDR was emotional numb and always felt like i was high like there is an invisible thin cloth wrapped around my brain, in the beginning i was "Exxxxtremely" frustrated and the worst part are the negative thoughts (will i ever be normal again ?, What did i do to deserve this, etc) but let me tell you the real cure is time and theres nothing you can do about that, spend all your money on therapy and antidepressants if y0u want but as long as you keep asking yourself "what is wrong with me" the more you will feel down. Again, the worst thing you can do with this situation is to isolate yourself and get lazy cuz those negative thoughts will come in flowing depressing you even more, before i tell you what helped me let me tell you that you will never be the same as you were just forget and make peace with that idea or this solution won't work TRUST ME! instead strive to be better ...i wont make this too long i will go straight to the point but if you want to know anything more lemme know Step 1: Make peace with the idea that this is the situation i am in... let me just say i didn't succeed on my first try i went through ups and downs trying to make peace step 2: Occupy yourself,,,(yes you can still learn new things don't think that you are dump ) it will be difficult in the beginning but keep doing the things you do regardless of the negative thoughts just keep pushing until the task is done no matter what don't keep pushing you will take pride in that there is no particular order for this step iM just saying what helped me step3 :Forget about running motivation what i mean by that is do not think that you need to get motivated before doing a task instead, you do the task first and then motivation comes naturally to keep you going im kind of tired now i want to go to bed its late here but hey if u want me to continue with what helped just lemme know cuz there are still many byebye
@@apenguinwithasign7572 hey be careful what u post, u may end up being partly responsible for someones suicide cos of this. And the only way out isn't suicide, she just made a whole video about what u can do.
The way I like to describe it is like when you have a cold that takes out your sense of taste, and then you go to have your favorite meal. The disappointment is almost painful.
Anhedonia literally robbed me of everything I once was. I used to have engaging conversations, interests, and emotions and now there's nothing. I'm so tired of living in this grey world.
I can relate with you 100 percent. I feel like an abomination. Everything I look at is dull, I've lost the ability to have sex,I no longer am able to laugh I've lost interest in every one of my hobbies. I've lost all my friends and my doctors can't help. The only thing I do everyday is try not to commit suicide. If you need a friend or someone to talk to I'm here for you whoever you may be. My name is Brett.
@@Catlover955. how do you take care of yourself? Im at the point where I can't barely bath anymore or eat. My parents won't put me away but my doctors say I need to be in a living facility. I tried going to church but every said that I will go to hell because of the way I'm living.
Same here. When I did run across this and presented it to my therapist, I was dismissed about it. It's like if they don't come up with it themselves, it isn't valid. Well, that doesn't change anything for me. I still have no pleasure in any of the things I used to be and can't find any new things to be interested about.
Same here, despite being slightly better now (but honestly still not much motivates me at all) i never even heard of this before. I guess it does make sense now
To be fair I think most people are/have been on the same boat, so telling people that you feel "blah and depressed" might be more effective at communicating what you're going through than telling them that you "have/experience anhedonia." And I feel like professionals wouldn't necessarily use this term with their patients in discussing their anhedonic symptoms and would rather repeat the patients' words like "don't feel motivated" or "Nothing is exciting anymore" because that can help cultivate a feeling of being connected and understood, unless they want to normalize or smtg
I can tell you exactly why it happens. When the pain gets too great we turn off the pain receptors. Unfortunately those are also the parts of the brain that feel the fun. we kill our brain to save ourselves.
sounds like survival mode. when we deal with so much pain our body prioritizes keeping us alive throughout that pain, our brain doesn't care about making us happy its just trying to stay alive.
I’ve recently come through cancer treatment too. From stage 4 to complete healing. But I just feel lost now with nothing but emotional numbness and apathy towards everything.
When I first realized I felt total apathy toward things I used to enjoy, I thought there was something horribly wrong with me. It wasn't even the thought that it was troublesome or meaningless--it just... wasn't doing ANYTHING. This lead to a lot of shame and guilt and beating myself up about why I can't enjoy things anymore, like maybe I was just being fickle. In my case, the anhedonia was a byproduct of grief--but for a lot of people, we don't know why it's there. It just is. I don't have any awesome tricks to help with this, but if you're reading this and you're struggling, you're not alone.
I searched "how to find a hobby when nothing interests you" and I wound up here. How fitting. I didn't know it had a name, I just thought I was this sort of recluse with no life.
i used to love video games and history as a child and when i got to the age of 16 i lost my interest to everything i used like i dont know what to do with my life+sorry for my bad english
@@Faisal-alhajri-d5b Please seek professional help as soon as you can, i felt the same exact thing as you do when i was 15 years old and i wish i have managed to heal myself but the problem with depression if you don't treat it as soon as you can the more difficult it can get, I'm 33 now and i still suffer of anhedonia particularly social anhedonia, being around people doesn't make me feel happy quite the opposite so my advice for you seek professional help immediately, you're young for this
Me too.!!!! That what I keep saying.! I too was enthusiastic, competitive, happy, very busy with hobbies and a dream job of driving the city bus. Then, a coworker said I can retire, like he is... and everyday would be like a day off.... I tried for 2 weeks, it wasn't. I wanted back so badly. I tried desperately to get back,.. but co. doesn't and union says, you out, your seniority is gone. I lost it... I lost it!.... I got so stressed, anxiety, insecurities. ... I even got insomnia and depression. I don't know how to live anymore. I can't get my life back .. so there's no possible cure?... I've lost all my muscle, and still unable to go outside. Lost all interests. Are you like this as well. ?🙏
That could be a loss of direction in life. Like, back when we were kids we were excited to become adults. It was like a goal. But now what? Now that we're grown ups what are we looking forward to? What's the point?
I feel empty inside :( I would do anything to feel. It's almost like I can only feel pain, anger and sadness but my joy or happiness is gone completely, makes life feel pointless
I don't feel like a human anymore. I can't feel satisfaction, happiness, love, excitement... I might aswell be a machine and don't feel anything, because then atleast frustration and despair would also go away.
I thought it was only music the first 6 months but then i noticed that its other things as well, its the feel-good that you get from doing the things you enjoy ...also accomplishing things doesnt make me feel good anymore.. every feeling happy or sad is toned down by 70%, i still have desire to do things but they just dont feel like they used to
Literally everything I loved: music (I have a whole degree in it and it's my career field), painting, crafting, playing with makeup, video games, watching shows, spending time with family... feels so hollow now unless I'm already up and dressed and highly stimulated. Having 8 autoimmune diseases doesn't help either because the chronic pain and fatigue are hard to separate from the depression. The chemo, the procedures, the constant doctor visits, the mounds of medication/supplements, and the BILLS MY GOD (not to mention the unsolicited recommendations of essential oils and other "cures")... Depression alone was one thing, but depression BECAUSE you're chronically ill is a completely different monster. I don't want to die- I want to WANT to live.
My situation is the same I have injuries and illness that has greatly increased this to what feels like it can’t get any worse the next day but it does
I used to love drawing, painting and just art overall. There were times when i would paint for 6-7 hours without a break like not even a toilet break or water break. I used to get so immersed in it and everything i loved. I used to love to dance and sing and now i think painting is too much work. Today i just painted for 5 mins and procrastinated the whole day. I just dont feel like myself anymore.
I m the same. I used to do craft work. I have piles of beads and yarn. I d make a few pieces of jewellery a night and dream catchers. I just have no interest at all now. I forced myself to make my grand daughters some bracelets and it was so hard. Everything is hard life has been stolen away from me. 😢
@@suegrevell1977 aww that must have felt so bad 🥺 i really appreciate even after not wanting to do it you still made bracelets for your grand daughters! I'm sure your grand daughters appreciate it as much as I do so let's carry on each day for our loved ones 💗 I wish you lots of hope and love in whatever you're going through.. we'll all come out of this stronger and happier! 💞
@@jones2277 it just breaks my heart how the situations and surroundings and even one self's mind, change people so much that we can't even enjoy what we used to love. I wish you find something again that you love doing whether it be art or anything else that you truly enjoy and feel like yourself while doing it.. 💓
Yeah same nothing makes me happy all that gives me happiness in Hawaiian baby woodrose seeds you can do them everyday gives me meaning to life maybe should try cause I lived for weed cause love it most in world now can't do it so hbws
I didn‘t know that this is an actual mental illness... I thought I‘m just lazy af and got bored of literally everything. Even my favourite hobby - drawing - because it started to cause me like a lot of stress lately even tho it always used to calm me down... One year ago it was my dream to study arts at a university for fine arts, but now I don‘t even want to apply anymore, because it‘s too much work and I don‘t feel like I stand a chance to get accepted...
adi I decided that for me it‘s best if I don‘t go to an art university. At least not now. I‘m trying to do art for myself maybe even earn some money with it, but study something different at the same time. If I still feel like going, I can do that later.. but actually I don‘t want to draw things I HAVE TO draw and I don‘t want to compare my skills to other artists. That would just discourage me again... But everyone has to decide on their own. I just realized that art school is not necessary.
@@blackswan6756 I'm thinking of taking a gap year - meaning a year off education where I can travel and gain work experience from a part time job so that I don't feel so drained when I'm starting uni.
I had/have Anhedonia. That, coupled with isolation and depression are a dangerous mix. Unfortunately there is no pill for hope and no pill can restore wasted crucial decades of your life.
Love your caring videos! What works for me is to do the activity any way and stay focused and present. I look for things that are pleasing and practice the feeling of appreciation. I think about how some people cant even walk and i count my blessings and keep going for myself because i matter to me and everyone reading this is precious and i wish them great enjoyment in this life. If you cannot walk i bet you are good at alot of things and can still feel joy. Peace and love to everyone!
I've been feeling this lately. Literally nothing excites me anymore even the things I loved... it's weird. I don't feel sad or depressed but I feel like I crave a major change in my life but that is unachievable because of the pandemic.
I feel like this about EVERYTHING. Literally nothing is enjoyable to me. Everything is a chore that requires all my effort, even the simple things like showering or brushing my teeth.. it's so disheartening because everyone says "do what you love", follow your passions.. but even the things I do, like drawing, I hate doing it. Everything is so difficult to do. Worst feeling ever
Cam totally relate. Everything is a pain and a chore. Right now whatever I'm doing is because I have to. I'd rather do nothing at all! Yeah, it's a bummer!
I’ve never related more. I don’t feel particularly sad or depressed but just feel a lack of enjoyment and energy that I used to not feel, thank you for this.
It doesn’t matter what I do at all I don’t feel any pleasure from anything at all, it’s scary because it’s like living for no reason at all and I don’t know who to go to so I can get treated.
@Ace K please never touch in any drugs if you have that type of tendencies since i am excatly like how you described yourself, and when my interest went to drugs it lead me to very bad place so please never touch drugs, try to find something positive, anyways i just wanted to say that since i really dont want people to end up like i did!
@Ace K yeah im doing much better than i was at one point but i have still pretty much work to do, and i feel the same and its my dream one day to be able to help others with similar issues since we live in a pretty cold world!
This is happening to me at the moment. I've been a gamer since i was a kid. All the way up until this point i've loved and enjoyed gaming. Even as an adult. Some people like sports or reading books or art or movies. Gaming is my thing for enjoyment when i have a moment. But for the past 3 to 4 months ive been slowly losing any enjoyment at all in them. But its not just that its starting to become everything. Making food seems a lot harder to do and more of work than enjoyment, including eating said food. Other things i did for enjoyment or as a hobby dont seem fun either. 90% of the time i just want to sit in bed and stare at the ceiling because nothing i do feels enjoyable or rewarding at all. I just feel flat about everything. But it all started with gaming just not feeling the same. Now when i open up a game i just quit out of it because as soon as i want to play something Is almost as fast as its something i really dont feel like doing. My ability to concentrate on anything has tanked and i just rush through anything i do rather than taking my time which isnt normal for me. I've had this before for very short periods of time. Never for almost 4 months straight. I'm a bit worried i'll never get that feeling of enjoyment back from gaming or anything else at this point. Useless bringing it up to my mental health person because its already been blown off as nothing. Guess i'll just have to deal with it and hope whatever this is goes away. But at least i have a name for it now. Just weird it started off with lack of interest in one thing to almost everything.
I can't remember the last time I've genuinely enjoyed myself. I've lost a lot of family members and friends in my life, and paying for therapy just isn't possible atm. I hope everyone else is doing well, at least ❤
You cant cure Anhedonia with therapy. whatever caused it you need to get rid off in your life. if it was caused by heartbreak, that was the case for me. only way i can cure it is to find new love. if i dont ill have to suffer my entire life. stress is mainly what causes Anhedonia.
I think you should seek help instead of blaming something else that everyone is going through for your current predictament It sucks bro but i don't think you should keep up the attitude of blaming smth else as much as you feel its that way. It kinda becomes an excuse for you not to do anything else in the future out because it is such an convenient excuse for you to not do anything. Regardless I hope you find your way out of this situation asap.
Same here. That’s why I left corporate 2 years ago and I began feeling free and happy again. Hopefully after this terrible pandemic employers will give their workers more freedom and be less soul sucking robots.
I used to love reading, writing, painting, cooking...etc. Now I'm completely down. I stay in bed all day and don't feel the push to do anything. Everything feels like a difficult, boring chore!
I have suffered from clinical depression for years. However what you described is exactly how I feel even when I don’t feel the depressed “life is not worth living “. After years of therapy this is the first time I feels a description that accurately describes how I feel.
That's crazy I went to the doctor thinking I had depression but I realized this same thing along the way that these symptoms of growing up were perhaps the reason I was feeling the way I was. Always wondered if I was correct about that and I guess, after reading this, I was.
This is exactly what im going through right now everything in my life i have quit, school, dancing, singing and hairdressing and so many more things i have no idea what to do about it but i feel nothing. I usually don't leave my house for weeks unless i have an appointment.
I've had two extreme episodes of this and many mild episodes. It's literally the worst state to be in. It feels like life is meaningless and there's no hope. I can remember one instance where I was compelled to drive recklessly after contemplating my lack of interest or excitement for anything in my life. I didn't do it. But the fact that I wanted to so badly really stuck with me. I had no idea it was so strongly linked to suicide. Thank you, Kati. As always, you've taught me something. Wishing you and Sean the best, always.
@@rodytalks3989 I don't think there's a specific time frame. It depends on your chemistry. Try to eat healthy and get plenty of sleep. Also, practice positive self talk. Those are the things that helped me. I really hope you feel better soon. Please talk to your doctor as soon as possible. They will be able to tell you if the steroids are linked to the anhedonia.
I used to write and read all day and I loved learning new things. I can't do anything but sleep and scrolling on TH-cam without even watching the videos now. It's a literal hell... I don't see the point in anything anymore.
Yes, if people understood body / brain chemistry they would know that with extreme highs comes extreme lows. The middle road is the way, balance, not extremism. If you find yourself needing to do extreme things to be happy, something is off and needs addressing. That doesnt mean your life needs to be vanilla, bland, dull.
I loved drawing. I used to draw everytime I got the chances to. At home, during classes, recesses, no matter the time, the only things I needed were my pencil and papers. With little money, I was willing to go faraway places by foot to find the equipment that could help my passion, even if they were cheap and ineffective. Nothing could stop me. Not even my dad who torn my sketchbook apart because I drew instead of taking nap break at noon to his schedule, not the people who told me I would never be good enough, not my cousin who said drawing what I wanted wouldn’t get me to college. I didn’t set my passion asides for the things they referred to as “more important”. Then, it just happened. Slowly, I found myself staring at a blank paper when college started. Years passed by and the paper is no longer on my table. Now that I’m a working adult with money to buy the fancy tablet that I would die for when I was younger, drawing became something hard to start doing. It’s not like I gave up on it. I really tried. I took out my gears time after time. I forced myself to push out 1-2 drawings a year. I brought the Wacom One. But it’s always the same blank paper. I would give away everything, just to have my passion back. I’m so tired of living in a loop, working day after day just to survive and then coming home sleepy and hopeless. I guess the only thing that comes close to a passion for me now is sleeping. Just like Elvis has sung: I lost the only treasure that means anything to me. What now, what next, where to?
@@ulyanagaydunova2620 Thanks for checking in. Not much has changed in the last 2 years. Still can't rekindle my passion. At least the silver lining is I still enjoy drawing and want to keep on doing it, on the rare occasions I forced myself to. Although everything resets to how it is every time I put down the pen and it is incredibly hard to pick up again, as long as I can keep the tiny bits left of my passion in those little moments then it is fine with me. For now, that is.
It almost like you described what I felt like as a child who loved to draw - I was always told that it wouldn't get me anywhere in life and I needed use my time for something 'real'. I managed to get that passion back as an adult - and only after slogging in soul crushing corporate jobs for decades until I could 'do what I wanted to do' in my free time. It was good for a while but my passion and interest in that has been slowly dying as well - it just feels like too much work and the fear or failure is constantly there. Not to mention all this buzz around genAI and AI "art" is further killing my motivation. I just end up buying supplies, hoping that will spark some motivation and having ideas in my mind but never really doing anything with it.
Lisa Manary it would be a symptom of the depression that those things would cause, not a symptom of the issues themselves. still correlated, but the direct correlation would be to depression as those things may cause depression
though not generally measured by psychiatrists or health professionals, i think mental health problems can themselves cause or be caused by hormonal insufficiencies too. I know some men's depression can be treated by using medications to improve testosterone levels, and certainly women most likely have post natal depression because of depleted hormones. I know these kind of insufficiencies are different to hypothyroidism, and wouldn't show in the same way in blood test's, but i think modern medicine misses a lot of stuff.
@Tayla yeah, some people think that tests aren't sufficient for all types of thyroid problems, so a lot of people may have minor irregularities that don't get picked up on. Though i have blood regular blood tests because of the meds i'm on, i think i at least have adrenal fatigue, before my mental health was assessed, i was admitted to hospital with kidney pains, which turned out to be benign. But i think this was to do with anxiety putting stress on my adrenals, i'm trying to take supplements to improve thyroid and adrenal health, but I've got a lot of psychological stuff i need to resolve too, that's the hardest part. I believe we are more complex than medicine currently understands, as they say mind, body and spirit, but most doctors don't know about spirit, sometimes i think they're the crazy ones, lol.
So I’ve slowly fell into this as the years have passed. From around 15 to now (18) it’s just went from I thought I was losing pleasure doing things since I was more grown and I had new responsibilities, but it’s shifted into me constantly trying to start a new show, or new food, or new people, or whatever to feel something, and I never feel anything. I get more out of the idea of doing something rather than when I actually do it.
I suffer from depression and apparently from this too and for me I find what helps are new challenges and growing, challenging myself. I also do ice baths, laughteryoga, dance, juice fasting sometimes to help with enjoying food again, go to massage. These help me when done regularly!
@@Katimorton im so proud of you Kati been here since i cant even remember haha 😂 but yes our community has grown and we learned a lot ! couldnt be more proud of you 😊 amazing!
This is me lately. I haven’t been really depressed. I’ve been pretty stable actually but I can’t find joy in anything at all like when I was depressed I could find things that made me happy ,I can’t do that anymore . Also I feel very asexual ,I can’t find any sexual drive within me anymore .
I feel as if I’m alone even though I have a 7 year old and a new girlfriend who seems to love me, my only outlet is bedtime as it gives me some peace and allows me to be free from the daily struggle which is living ☹️ I’m so so tired.
@@WitchOnABroomstick I wrote that to express how I feel, did not expect a reply in all honesty so thank you 🙏🏻 I’m now using antidepressants which are working, my days have become a lot easier 😀🌞 thank you for asking 💙
@@stevosteph1000 bro, go see a doctor like me! It can be better for you trust me, I’m in 🇬🇧 where u from? I’ve been prescribed sertraline but I think it’s called Zoloft in US.
guys thank you for making me feel less alone :) it's really hard for me to do hobbies anymore I felt like I killed my creativity and when I do something I used to really love (like watching Netflix, Drawing Etc) I instantly get bored and just feel nothing
I have had anhedonia years ago. It was such an absolutely miserable feeling. I don’t think I could even describe it properly without sounding too cliche. I was terrified at the thought that it might not end. I was hospitalized for A.N. at the time and I felt like I was dead and no one told me yet. I cannot tolerate any psychotropic medications and my doctors and I agreed on ECT; it was a life saver. It absolutely saved my life and I am so happy it was available.
I've been suffering from anhedonia for a year now, ever since I started my SSRI, after I talked to my doctor he prescribed me abilify, didn't help at all. I still take in hoping one day I'll wake up and be able to enjoy little things like I used to. Or rather enjoy anything at all. I'm not suicidal, but I feel myself wanting to do out of character things in an effort to feel something, anything. All I feel right now is a brain observing the world, cut off from it. It's the most maddening thing I've ever went through.
I personally have found that serving or doing things for others at least once a week tends to bring back balance in life including joy. Although it often is mixed with exhaustion which is overcome by a peaceful nights sleep from having served, the joy remains through the week!
I think that's what I'm missing in my life, lost my job after it burnt down 5 months ago and my mental health plummeted. I struggle to enjoy anything lately, but things used to be better when I worked. Maybe one day soon I'll land a job again.
I started having this problem at age 15. I'm 35 now. I've tried celexa, buspirone, effexor, prozac....Now, I'm taking wellbutrin, cymbalta, and ziprasidone. Any time I've switched meds, I feel like life is ok and even good, maybe, if I'm lucky. Then, my brain realizes I'm not feeling sad and that I actually want to participate in life. Apparently that is threatening because then, I go back to being numb. If I'm lucky. Usually sad and on the verge of tears is normal. I would trade everything I have, all my talents, gifts, luck, friends, family, health, anything....everything to have my baseline mood not be sad. Before I even have a thought, I wake up sad. I cry myself to sleep. I've cycled through so many self-destructive behaviors cutting, over-exercising (no lie, I would jog at least an hour and a half 5 out of 7 days of the week no matter if it was 0 degrees or 100 degrees. As I got older, I got a little more lax and let it be at least 10 degrees out and not more than 90 degrees. I ended up getting ishemic collitis (usually extreme athletes can get it or really old people.) Basically the body doesn't pump enough blood to the colon. Very active people can get this if their body perceives a threat and pumps all the blood to the legs and heart (in my case), diet pills, laxitives, binging and purging, starvation, drugs, its a never ending cycle. Honestly, I do these things to prolong my life and stay here. I was willing to run in any weather for a set amount of time no matter how sick I was or if I injured something before, I would run on it anyway just to get a little more serotonin. I try not to be negative around people. Nothing feels worth doing, it feels like work. If you're sad or bored all the time you're awake and nothing changes it no matter how hard you try...it really really sucks. If I didn't believe in hell, I would have probably ended my life a long time ago. Fortunately for everyone around me, (my immediate family who doesn't care that I'm suffering because if I hide it good enough, its like I'm not.) I was raised Catholic. The only consolation I got from my religion growing up is if I try and end my suffering, hell will be my new home for all eternity reguardless of how good I was to everyone around me. Having anhedonia, along with major depression, and generalized anxiety all my adult life, I know there is a hell. If if can be this bad, it could be so much worse. So, I continue to exist because of fear. I wouldn't wish this on anyone and no one deserves to have to feel like this for any amount of time, there is not an explanation good enough.
Antidepressants have messed me up ,I was okay before, I was just tired from having a new baby and was drinking too much caffeine. 10 years later I've come off them and ive ruined a happy life . Every day feels like im in a horror film .I'm so sorry for your pain. These meds should be illegal ❤️
I thought I wasprocrastinate, but thanks to you I just realised it's anhedonia. Things that I like to do seems tiredsome now...Just want to stay in bed!
Every time I look at my guitar or telescope and see the dust of neglect, I wonder what happened and how I can ever love them again. Among other things I used to enjoy now lost on the wayside. Thank you Kati for bring awareness to this so often misunderstood condition. Meds have never worked well for me, and despite all kinds of tests done, it still hasn't been determined why they don't work for me. I believe I will look into the TMS and give it a try.
i literally dont want LOVE and everything, i dont want my family and when i stand up and just do simple tasks i feel so tired and my im out of breath even just walking, im not even overweight i actually just lose weight and ive always been a skinny girl so its really hard to deal with and gain weight
Shit! Me too! I can barely keep my weight up to 95lbs (7st). Everything is such a chore and so tiring. My family think I'm just a dull recluse but visiting them is overwhelming. Even being visited is hard work. I'm so depressed I've even thought about ending it all...
I get anhedonia when I sleep for too long, make sure to not oversleep. Sometimes 7 hours of sleep is the best to avoid feeling "numb" or "flat" Some people even say that sleep deprivation gets rid of their anhedonia for some time, it's because of the natural stimulant from lack of sleep that your body creates.
I wasn't aware of this until now, but I think this could be my problem. I'm sleeping a lot more due to a recent breakup but I have zero motivation. I sleep around 9 hours.
Wow. I definitely have anhedonia, I don't enjoy anything I used to. But to go get diagnosed with it would probably be really hard. All the psychiatrists and psychologists in my area only know the most basic shit. /: I feel like I'm never gonna get better.
Joy Rose anhedonia like she mentioned is likely a symptom of another issue... it could be linked to something “basic” that they may be able to diagnose & help you with? if by basic you mean common things, like major depression
Joy Rose not trying to insult you in any way shape or form i’m literally just trying to help as someone with diagnosed major depression & supposed mild bipolar, i think the feelings of you never getting better & so on seem to be feelings of hopelessness & helplessness... which is strongly linked to depression
STEFANIA 11 I definitely agree with what you’re saying. I know I suffer from anhedonia but I’m also realizing that I’m lacking certain vitamins so that could be a major part of it.
I have not been diagnosed with this, and this is the first time I have heard of it. But what your describing is very similar to what I have been experiencing the last three of four years. I cannot get into anything, like books or painting or music, like I used to. I suffer from an anxiety disorder and have treated it with talk therapy only. It has been successful, but I'm interested in discussing this with my therapist. Thanks for this video.
I feel the exact same way everything even in the simplest takes feel too overwhelming, I feel like I can't get myself into doing anything that requires the simplest effort I just almost always feel anxious and drained..
This is so weird, I feel like this 24/7, it also was tough when I was in the military because I “lacked spirit” and literally walked away without a word after my service was up, I felt literally nothing for the people, mission or the job(still don’t). It all seemed pointless, but Atleast my outlets are less extreme, I found myself engaging in very difficult courses in college just to feel “challenged” I ended up with an engineering degree but realized I was more addicted to the journey than the actual career-field. I kept on with the schooling until a masters when I realized, how the hell is any of it going to help if I’m just living for the feeling. Traveling has helped me a bit, to see other places in the world.
I feel the same. Learned german just for the challenge. Now I am thinking about getting a Computer Science degree, I did a BootCamp a few months ago, got a high-paying job last week but I could not care less about it, already feel like quitting.
Kind of like that episode of South Park where literally everything is "shit" like when Stan turns on the radio instead of hearing music is was just literal crapping sounds and he doesn't enjoy all the things that he normally enjoyed because it was "shit" as a child I always related back to that episode to explain the way I was feeling
I relate to this SO HARD. Almost nothing is enjoyable anymore. Food never sounds appealing. I have almost no interest in sex, but even when I feel up to it, I don't enjoy the sex at all. None of my hobbies interest me. I don't spend any time with my friends because I just don't want to leave the house. ETA: I have been diagnosed with GAD and depression and have experienced both for most of my life. I also have hypothyroidism which can sometimes be the cause.
if ur reading this i wish you love, fulfillment, and joy. nobody deserves to feel like this. i hope you figure things out and find something meaningful again beyond all this mess ❤️
the fact that none of these videos regarding anhedonia never have any sort of treatment plan is discouraging. Nobody seems to know how to recover from this. “Learning to live with it” is not the same thing as recovery.
thankyou Kati, this is video that i never knew i need it. its an insight for me. im a psychology student but never heard of this, and i want to know it more now. i begin to feel losing interest of everything and search why and how to overcome it. heres to people who maybe need it, based on my experience. 22 dec 21 my conclusion about me. 1. parents expectation become my standard. i dont blame my parents. its because i respect them so much, sometimes im not filtering things they said about me, and it become things that i believe too. (which is not good). social standard can affect too. 2. when im not achive the standard, i feel failure. 3. failure makes me guilty of things that i used to enjoy. 4. i stop enjoying things, i dont feel anything enjoyable again. 5. not feeling joy but not feeling depressed either for a long time, its become anhedonia. my feeling is my responsibility. i choose happiness and i work for it. its a process, maybe its a long journey. but its better than just living for chores. i hope you who work for your happiness can achived it soon! ❤️
It's hard to describe if you've never experienced it. I was abandoned by my parents when I was a teenager. I lived in the bushes and on rooftops. I didn't have close friends or family I was on my own. I remember waking up in the bushes one day and I was dead inside. I felt numb. People would remark about my facial expression. My eyes were dead and only half open. I remember wandering around for a time like this not sure how long it lasted. It's like a living death. I'm still struggling with depression and sometimes I'm dead inside like when I was homeless. Right now I feel great and I'm living life to the fullest without becoming manic and getting out of control. I'm 58 I've learned to cope with solitude and depression. It can be done you don't have to suffer loneliness. You have to teach your brain that life isn't fair and you don't always get what you want. I have nobody but I'm okay with that because it's how life has to be for me. Life can make you hard but don't let it destroy you.
Even opening TH-cam and watching this video feels like I'm doing something just because I've nothing else to do and like a chore. I've no interest in watching this video or any video. Somebody help!
I think mine comes from the fact that every enjoyable pursuit eventually leads to disappointing experiences. Playing a sport and getting injured, making friends and being betrayed, ridiculed, or neglected by them, getting promoted at work and having more pressure and things on your plate, enjoying desserts or fast food and having your health diminished by it, buying a house and having a higher cost of ownership. This is on top of life feeling like a routine.
I remember literally feeling brain zaps from depression and i tried a lot of things, which usually give me dopamine rushes, but then i peeled a mango open and i really enjoyed eating that mango and also giving the person i love one and we shared eating those... that small experience made me instantly feel better and i could feel that my joy for life was coming back.. I realised how fragile our brain actually is and how fast life has become over the years of growing up. Please take care of yourselves out there.
does that mean to enjoy the little things in life again? i used to have depression and got out of it by doing small things like drawing and getting really into it and enjoying it and now that i have depression again i cant figure out how to think that way again because i cant even enjoy the process and i just take joy out of the outcome which most of the time isnt even satisfactory
why someone could maybe be having a feeling of no enjoyment or pleasure is probably because of.. mental struggles / deep-rooted issues / hopeless/depressive experience/ worries / hurt and pain and suffer or worse
The food part resonated so much, it's been.. years? That I haven't actually enjoyed something I ate. I eat out of obligation because I know I should and have to or out of anxiety because I need something to do.. but not out of pleasure. Same with music, I listen to music because I know I used to really love listening to music but I don't even get goosebumps from songs that used to be my favorite.. I can't have music sounding in the background anymore because I feel like I can't coexist with the 'noise'. Sometimes I'll cut myself just to see and feel that I'm still alive in some ways- Whenever I see my own blood and feel the pain, relief washes over me for a second because pain is more than nothing, anything is better than nothing at this point. Pain has turned into my idea of pleasure, and sometimes it scares me. Just leaving this here to get it off my chest, thank you for your video and taking the time to create content, have a nice day! :)
Also I sometimes consume Ketamine, not prescribed tho, and probably in bigger doses than one should.. but it depends on the quality whether it makes me feel better or not, there's different kinds of Ketamine (or at least the high changes a lot)- And it has helped me through some really rough patches. But tolerance is a huge thing with these kind of drugs and it can also be really addictive- So even tho it has got me OUT of some rough patches, it has also thrown me into others. Be mindful about your use of any kind of drugs.
binglesnort yeah everytime I have a good time w friends and then come home it feels sooo empty like i just feel numb and nothing helps I feel like I always need to be around other people in order to not be left alone with my thoughts and feelings and therefore I try as hard as I can to avoid being alone
I can't remember the last time that I laughed so much c my cheeks hurt. There's just no excitement in anything anymore. So things that were my passion for 30 years, I don't enjoy or even care about. So I've replaced them with things to fit into my introverted life like reading a lot instead of sports.
I was an avid reader my whole life. Now I can barely read a page without losing interest. My comprehension is a wreck too. I was an accomplished artist until September 23rd. Painted everyday, until that day and haven't picked up a brush since..I rarely laugh too. It's taking a toll on my well being for sure. Everyday a little harder than the last.
Food is boring. Days are boring. Sleeping is boring too. life is boring, everyday's the same, It's just that I have understood this pattern of life that there will be sad times and happy times. Happy times will be short in which we'll worry of sad times coming. Sad times will be long. I have understood this pattern and it's never ending, boring and sad days are longer than happy days.
Same. People always say "wait for the bad to pass, the good will come and go too." But seems like the "good" just never out weighs the bad. Nothing good in my life is worth living for. Not friends, family, pets, video games, food, drugs, hobbies, nothing. Im just an empty vessel that experiences brief moments of anxiety filled boredom in between non-stop horrible or miserable or terrifying events. And theyll tell me the brief moments of pure anxiety and boredom are the "good times". Because they dont know im not happy. If youre not screaming and fighting and trying to off yourself, youre "happy"... sigh
At 58 I've lived with MDD most of my adult life. I have always been a successful musician and never thought that a day would go by without playing music. This last depression episode has robbed me of my enjoyment of music or more specifically I don't have the drive to play. It's been almost 2 years now. The depression itself is under control but this one symptom remains.
For years, I could never put a word on what I was experiencing. This makes so much more sense. Thank you for sharing, I have been diagnosed with OSFED, genderalized anxiety disorder, gender dysphoria, borderline personality disorder, generalized anxiety disorder.
What did you have to go through/do to get tested? I have tried so many medications, several different doctors, and therapist and physiatrist. Literally had one doctor say to me that If I think I have it, then here's some medication. She literally prescribed me meds without testing me to see if I was autistic or not?!? Every doctor I see just throws their hands up in the air. I was explaining my symptoms to another doctor who walked out of the room and said I can't help you and literally just left me there sobbing. No guidance, direction or anything and I think I have a lot of the disorders you have but they just want to walk away from me or treat me like a guinea pig.
the only thing that makes me feel something is being with someone romantically, but it’s made it so that i get attached extremely fast and cling to anyone
It only sucks when you get stuck in a long tern relationship, then it dulls out. You arent gonna cheat nor do you wanna break up but its hard living every day not truly happy
I started to suffer with this years ago so I started saving back more and more money from every paycheck, I figured I wasn’t enjoying anything so I might as well save that money anyway. As the months went by my bank account grew and grew! Doing this gave me something to get excited about. As I continued saving I started to day dream of things I could save up for like a car or a house. I encourage those of you with the means to do so to do the same. I mean it won’t cost ya anything and you’re adding a sense of security to your life so give it a shot. Also it starts to feel like a game for example what all areas can you cut spending or save money and you start to look for ways to make more of it.
When you said low levels of dopamine, I instantly knew what is happening. I've been squeezing the dopamine dry from my brain from my phone so nothing is enjoyable. Thanks, Now I will throw my phone away
I'm watching as this turns my relationships to ashes. I'd be panicking if I could feel that. I don't know where this is coming from but I've had it for months. I just can't genuinely care about much anymore. Staying connected with friends feels like a chore, I don't can't even express love to people close to me, I get instantly bored with my hobbies. This whole thing is bleeding into apathy and it's just... disgusting. I hate how conscious I am of it and it seems like nothing changes. I try to find new experiences to hopefully reinvigorate whatever feeling I had but... nothing. I could see everyone around me have the time of their lives and I just keep wondering what I suddenly lost. Before all this, I'd say I was pretty obnoxious and carefree. I had fun with just about anything and I could share that energy with the people around me. It was great. Now? Actually stone cold. I can't even fake emotions because it's too much effort. I'm actually growing exhausted with all this. I want this to end...
Lately I really feel anhedonia. When I want to play my favorite games or when I want to watch some series on Netflix. It really lost its charm and I'm just not enjoying it anymore. Also, really on point video Kati. I needed it right now.
Maybe you just got bored and need something more stimulating than playing or watching. This is something you can grow out of or just got bored because it is not really demanding. Not everything we feel that is not positive is mental illness.
@@darius2372 that's funny you have shane in your avatar because your comment soundes a lot like him haha :) get a new more stimulating hobby maybe you are already too smart for just consuming games and tv series. Maybe try to watch some more ambitious movies or be creative yourself :D best wishes! :*
Mon Manon no not for me you may not understand what this video is about. My brain WILL NOT produce the feel good chemicals you get when you do something you enjoy instead it just tells me why aren’t you in bed all this life shit is pointless
![กี่หมื่นฟ้า | Your Sky Series EP.1 [1/4]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vLGjxFL6U_I/mqdefault.jpg)
Don’t feel like sleeping, don’t feel like going out, socialising, working, hoping, wishing, wanting anything
I feel the same thing. Is this what they call depression? 🙁
This is me honestly
Yes same😔
same i just wanna be dead
i am feeling the same. not sure if its a sign of depression
Literally EVERYTHING feels like work I’d rather stay in bed
Victoria Jension currently in bed 🙌
Laura Olson same:/ should be out with a family but have been tormented with this my whole life
Still in bed
@@Elm98 same.
Try vitamin d supplement
I literally don't enjoy anything anymore and haven't for years. Seeing friends puts me on edge, shows and movies don't hold my focus, my hobbies bore me. Nothing has helped from therapy to SSRIs, benzos, and stimulants. Every day it feels like I'm just waiting and I don't know what for.
No,no, and no
hear me out bro i used to suffer from DPDR was emotional numb and always felt like i was high like there is an invisible thin cloth wrapped around my brain, in the beginning i was "Exxxxtremely" frustrated and the worst part are the negative thoughts (will i ever be normal again ?, What did i do to deserve this, etc) but let me tell you the real cure is time and theres nothing you can do about that, spend all your money on therapy and antidepressants if y0u want but as long as you keep asking yourself "what is wrong with me" the more you will feel down. Again, the worst thing you can do with this situation is to isolate yourself and get lazy cuz those negative thoughts will come in flowing depressing you even more, before i tell you what helped me let me tell you that you will never be the same as you were just forget and make peace with that idea or this solution won't work TRUST ME! instead strive to be better ...i wont make this too long i will go straight to the point but if you want to know anything more lemme know
Step 1: Make peace with the idea that this is the situation i am in... let me just say i didn't succeed on my first try i went through ups and downs trying to make peace
step 2: Occupy yourself,,,(yes you can still learn new things don't think that you are dump ) it will be difficult in the beginning but keep doing the things you do regardless of the negative thoughts just keep pushing until the task is done no matter what don't keep pushing you will take pride in that
there is no particular order for this step iM just saying what helped me
step3 :Forget about running motivation what i mean by that is do not think that you need to get motivated before doing a task instead, you do the task first and then motivation comes naturally to keep you going
im kind of tired now i want to go to bed its late here but hey if u want me to continue with what helped just lemme know cuz there are still many
byebye
Life was better in childhood, entering into adulthood has made my life hell with mental issues
Yep! Just went numb.
Maybe you don't have as many mental issues as you think. You just see this realm for what it is, Hell, and you're honest about it.
Even my childhood was horrendous
Call me lazy all you want but playing video games and going to school is more enjoyable than working a 9-5 job that I hate.
Welcome to the world!!! That's life!
I can't even bring myself to watch my favorite shows on Netflix anymore because it feels like a chore. I've felt like this for months. :(
Same like I don’t wanna watch anything I don’t have a hobby I don’t want to do anything I think what’s the point
Absolutely 😑
How r things now?
@@crimmerz2000 not the one that has been asked but for me it hasn't disappeared since it has started..5 years
@@apenguinwithasign7572 hey be careful what u post, u may end up being partly responsible for someones suicide cos of this. And the only way out isn't suicide, she just made a whole video about what u can do.
I always grew up wondering why would anyone hurt themselves? Me as an adult is now fully comprehensive as to the WHY
Me to bud
same.. :(
Same !
please read the Quran. I overcame anhedonia just by reading it
@@mouslimalg7771 fuck religion
The way I like to describe it is like when you have a cold that takes out your sense of taste, and then you go to have your favorite meal. The disappointment is almost painful.
ooft. yes. 💛⛅ i hope this passes for you
I am so glad it was relatable... and I hope helpful too! xoxo
Wow, this comment really struck a chord with me. Tears welled up because that is exactly what it feels like. Thank you for putting it into words.
Yessss that’s the best way to describe it
Ya extended to every formerly enjoyable area of life, a very good analogy indeed
Anhedonia literally robbed me of everything I once was. I used to have engaging conversations, interests, and emotions and now there's nothing.
I'm so tired of living in this grey world.
hey, *hugs* im sorry you feel this way.
I can relate with you 100 percent. I feel like an abomination. Everything I look at is dull, I've lost the ability to have sex,I no longer am able to laugh I've lost interest in every one of my hobbies. I've lost all my friends and my doctors can't help. The only thing I do everyday is try not to commit suicide. If you need a friend or someone to talk to I'm here for you whoever you may be. My name is Brett.
Such a black and white world it is.
I feel you. Going through the same thing for over a decade
@@Catlover955. how do you take care of yourself? Im at the point where I can't barely bath anymore or eat. My parents won't put me away but my doctors say I need to be in a living facility. I tried going to church but every said that I will go to hell because of the way I'm living.
I’m sitting here crying that I found people that feel the way I do. I feel so validated. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.❤️
I think my lack of interest in various things is/was caused by experiencing a lot of failure,disappointment and anxiety.
I agree on this one👏
For me it was realizing that no activity brought any kind of long term satisfaction. Nothing is ever enough.
Yeah i think its the same with me
Same here
@@automnejoy5308 exactly my case
I have felt this way for YEARS and had no idea that there was a name for it or that it was more then just feeling blah and depressed.
Same here. When I did run across this and presented it to my therapist, I was dismissed about it. It's like if they don't come up with it themselves, it isn't valid. Well, that doesn't change anything for me. I still have no pleasure in any of the things I used to be and can't find any new things to be interested about.
Same here, despite being slightly better now (but honestly still not much motivates me at all) i never even heard of this before. I guess it does make sense now
To be fair I think most people are/have been on the same boat, so telling people that you feel "blah and depressed" might be more effective at communicating what you're going through than telling them that you "have/experience anhedonia." And I feel like professionals wouldn't necessarily use this term with their patients in discussing their anhedonic symptoms and would rather repeat the patients' words like "don't feel motivated" or "Nothing is exciting anymore" because that can help cultivate a feeling of being connected and understood, unless they want to normalize or smtg
Same here dude
I've had it all my life
I can tell you exactly why it happens. When the pain gets too great we turn off the pain receptors. Unfortunately those are also the parts of the brain that feel the fun. we kill our brain to save ourselves.
sounds like survival mode. when we deal with so much pain our body prioritizes keeping us alive throughout that pain, our brain doesn't care about making us happy its just trying to stay alive.
@sonnyman9468 thats exactly what i feel. Like shit!
Damn..
This happened to me after I finished chemotherapy. I went to Niagra falls for the first time and felt "It's just water".
It took the life out of you 😥
I’ve recently come through cancer treatment too. From stage 4 to complete healing. But I just feel lost now with nothing but emotional numbness and apathy towards everything.
@@patrickcahill7998 i wish u the best of luck
Cos it is just water:(
It can you safe you a lot of money, because frugal lifestyle feels just right.
I feel like everything i try to get into i get bored of really quickly and drop because it's not fun
Same
Ok that one's different, something related to the "explorer's syndrome".
Same happens to me too
The first cause of anhedonia are psych meds!
@@antobioety4386 do you have any actual sources for that?
When I first realized I felt total apathy toward things I used to enjoy, I thought there was something horribly wrong with me. It wasn't even the thought that it was troublesome or meaningless--it just... wasn't doing ANYTHING. This lead to a lot of shame and guilt and beating myself up about why I can't enjoy things anymore, like maybe I was just being fickle. In my case, the anhedonia was a byproduct of grief--but for a lot of people, we don't know why it's there. It just is. I don't have any awesome tricks to help with this, but if you're reading this and you're struggling, you're not alone.
This is sooooo me. I just exist, I don't live and I haven't in a very long time 😔
I'm the same
You know, when I gave up caring about anything, I felt better.
Count me in the club.
Same you're not alone keep on ;)
I searched "how to find a hobby when nothing interests you" and I wound up here. How fitting. I didn't know it had a name, I just thought I was this sort of recluse with no life.
i started to freak out because I thought I didn’t have a hobby that fit me even when I used to love art. I hope you feel better!
i used to love video games and history as a child and when i got to the age of 16 i lost my interest to everything i used like i dont know what to do with my life+sorry for my bad english
@@Faisal-alhajri-d5b Please seek professional help as soon as you can, i felt the same exact thing as you do when i was 15 years old and i wish i have managed to heal myself but the problem with depression if you don't treat it as soon as you can the more difficult it can get, I'm 33 now and i still suffer of anhedonia particularly social anhedonia, being around people doesn't make me feel happy quite the opposite so my advice for you seek professional help immediately, you're young for this
@@iicii77 im from sea, our cultures doesnt believe in mental health problems. If i told my parents, they will tell it is because of satanic shit
@@Faisal-alhajri-d5b go to a psychiatrist who cold help you. You need treatment. You need professional treatment
I want my older version back ,the person i used to be competitive,cheerful, enthusiastic .
Me too.!!!! That what I keep saying.!
I too was enthusiastic, competitive, happy, very busy with hobbies and a dream job of driving the city bus. Then, a coworker said I can retire, like he is... and everyday would be like a day off.... I tried for 2 weeks, it wasn't. I wanted back so badly. I tried desperately to get back,.. but co. doesn't and union says, you out, your seniority is gone.
I lost it... I lost it!....
I got so stressed, anxiety, insecurities. ... I even got insomnia and depression.
I don't know how to live anymore. I can't get my life back .. so there's no possible cure?... I've lost all my muscle, and still unable to go outside. Lost all interests.
Are you like this as well. ?🙏
This started happening to me after I graduated and now I can't feel joy in anything.
Growing up sucks.
Felt this
yeah same. covid isn't helping either
Felt ya
blame capitalism baby
That could be a loss of direction in life. Like, back when we were kids we were excited to become adults. It was like a goal. But now what? Now that we're grown ups what are we looking forward to? What's the point?
I feel empty inside :( I would do anything to feel. It's almost like I can only feel pain, anger and sadness but my joy or happiness is gone completely, makes life feel pointless
Ah feel ya
Same here and the worst is being isolated from everyone cause they can't understand anything 😭😭😭
Ditto. Happiness, Curiosity, unconditionally enjoying the company of someone else... something is going on. Maybe a biological weapon creating this.
Sick of being empty.
Hey I feel this too. I hope you’re doing better now. 💖
Bliss of childhood is one of the best things a person can experience. It's limited and when it's gone, you'll only be jealous of it.
not everyone had a blissful childhood.
I don't feel like a human anymore. I can't feel satisfaction, happiness, love, excitement... I might aswell be a machine and don't feel anything, because then atleast frustration and despair would also go away.
I have anhedonia in music. I used to love music and couldn't imagine living without it. Nowadays I can't be bothered to listen to music.
Yeah this is happens to me. i think this has something to do with the gut health.
I thought it was only music the first 6 months but then i noticed that its other things as well, its the feel-good that you get from doing the things you enjoy ...also accomplishing things doesnt make me feel good anymore.. every feeling happy or sad is toned down by 70%, i still have desire to do things but they just dont feel like they used to
You just described my life. I knew there was something wrong with me when I stopped listening to musicm
This is where my symptoms began
My god me too😢💔
Literally everything I loved: music (I have a whole degree in it and it's my career field), painting, crafting, playing with makeup, video games, watching shows, spending time with family... feels so hollow now unless I'm already up and dressed and highly stimulated. Having 8 autoimmune diseases doesn't help either because the chronic pain and fatigue are hard to separate from the depression. The chemo, the procedures, the constant doctor visits, the mounds of medication/supplements, and the BILLS MY GOD (not to mention the unsolicited recommendations of essential oils and other "cures")... Depression alone was one thing, but depression BECAUSE you're chronically ill is a completely different monster. I don't want to die- I want to WANT to live.
My situation is the same I have injuries and illness that has greatly increased this to what feels like it can’t get any worse the next day but it does
Hope you're doing well🙂
Let's trade
I relate to this so much. I was already depressed before…now losing my health and my hair? This feeling of existing in a void is too much.
I'm so sorry ❤️
I feel like I've had this most of my life. It's definitely hard to figure out what you want to do in life when you don't enjoy anything.
I haven't felt like this all my life I'm so sorry that must be so hard, but I relate so much to your second sentence.
you're not alone
Welcome to poop world
I feel like a machine going through the motions of life.
Me too :(
I know exactly what you’re talking about man
same broo but i am so small at age and i think i am sure i can not get mental illness
same
Yesssss
I used to love drawing, painting and just art overall. There were times when i would paint for 6-7 hours without a break like not even a toilet break or water break. I used to get so immersed in it and everything i loved. I used to love to dance and sing and now i think painting is too much work. Today i just painted for 5 mins and procrastinated the whole day. I just dont feel like myself anymore.
I m the same. I used to do craft work. I have piles of beads and yarn. I d make a few pieces of jewellery a night and dream catchers. I just have no interest at all now. I forced myself to make my grand daughters some bracelets and it was so hard.
Everything is hard life has been stolen away from me. 😢
i haven't felt like myself in at least a decade.
@@suegrevell1977 aww that must have felt so bad 🥺 i really appreciate even after not wanting to do it you still made bracelets for your grand daughters! I'm sure your grand daughters appreciate it as much as I do so let's carry on each day for our loved ones 💗 I wish you lots of hope and love in whatever you're going through.. we'll all come out of this stronger and happier! 💞
@@jones2277 it just breaks my heart how the situations and surroundings and even one self's mind, change people so much that we can't even enjoy what we used to love. I wish you find something again that you love doing whether it be art or anything else that you truly enjoy and feel like yourself while doing it.. 💓
I didn't know this had a name but i'm sobbing because it's ruining my life
@@user-hj7ww7jh5o sameeeee
Yeah same nothing makes me happy all that gives me happiness in Hawaiian baby woodrose seeds you can do them everyday gives me meaning to life maybe should try cause I lived for weed cause love it most in world now can't do it so hbws
This video just made me realize I need to get help. Thank you.
same.
Good luck fellow bee
anything changed?
“It can and will get better” I really needed to hear that I’ve been feeling really hopeless
please read the Quran. I overcame anhedonia just by reading it
@@mouslimalg7771 how long did u have it? can you elaborate please
I didn‘t know that this is an actual mental illness...
I thought I‘m just lazy af and got bored of literally everything. Even my favourite hobby - drawing - because it started to cause me like a lot of stress lately even tho it always used to calm me down...
One year ago it was my dream to study arts at a university for fine arts, but now I don‘t even want to apply anymore, because it‘s too much work and I don‘t feel like I stand a chance to get accepted...
I’m in the same position as you idek if I wanna do art at uni
Lelouch Yagami I do. I love mangas and anime!
adi I decided that for me it‘s best if I don‘t go to an art university. At least not now. I‘m trying to do art for myself maybe even earn some money with it, but study something different at the same time.
If I still feel like going, I can do that later.. but actually I don‘t want to draw things I HAVE TO draw and I don‘t want to compare my skills to other artists. That would just discourage me again...
But everyone has to decide on their own.
I just realized that art school is not necessary.
@@blackswan6756 I'm thinking of taking a gap year - meaning a year off education where I can travel and gain work experience from a part time job so that I don't feel so drained when I'm starting uni.
Finally, I have that same exact thing... Art is my favourite thing to do as well and have that feeling.
I had/have Anhedonia. That, coupled with isolation and depression are a dangerous mix. Unfortunately there is no pill for hope and no pill can restore wasted crucial decades of your life.
What was her name?
@@ThomasDoubting5 Lol! There was one in particular but there never was the "one." That's been a real sore spot for me.
@@WitchyE They say youth is wasted on the young. I've found wisdom to be wasted on the old.
Love your caring videos! What works for me is to do the activity any way and stay focused and present. I look for things that are pleasing and practice the feeling of appreciation. I think about how some people cant even walk and i count my blessings and keep going for myself because i matter to me and everyone reading this is precious and i wish them great enjoyment in this life. If you cannot walk i bet you are good at alot of things and can still feel joy. Peace and love to everyone!
Sad part of life is that while watching this video I don't have interest in this and lost somewhere else
@888 😂😂😂 anhedonia period is over now
😄😄
Hahaha same
@@mohituniyal4587 wait so your enjoying life now??
@@DankLord-tb6uo ya completely
I've been feeling this lately. Literally nothing excites me anymore even the things I loved... it's weird. I don't feel sad or depressed but I feel like I crave a major change in my life but that is unachievable because of the pandemic.
Oh Melanie..Melanie, Melanie.. same
I have the exact same thoughts 😄
I feeling currently like you as well
I found a solution, worked for me, take daily magnesium citrate or glycenate, vitamin b12 and vitamin d (minimum 1000 ui)
U just put my thoughts into words lmao
I feel like this about EVERYTHING. Literally nothing is enjoyable to me. Everything is a chore that requires all my effort, even the simple things like showering or brushing my teeth.. it's so disheartening because everyone says "do what you love", follow your passions.. but even the things I do, like drawing, I hate doing it. Everything is so difficult to do. Worst feeling ever
Cam totally relate. Everything is a pain and a chore. Right now whatever I'm doing is because I have to. I'd rather do nothing at all! Yeah, it's a bummer!
I am not even interested in food and sex. Even eating feels like a chore. So I eat just 1 meal. Only music feels a little helpful to get off a day.
please read the Quran. I overcame anhedonia just by reading it
It is me😢
I’ve never related more. I don’t feel particularly sad or depressed but just feel a lack of enjoyment and energy that I used to not feel, thank you for this.
Yes but Anhedonia is a symptom of depression and can kill emotions and feelings in general
It doesn’t matter what I do at all I don’t feel any pleasure from anything at all, it’s scary because it’s like living for no reason at all and I don’t know who to go to so I can get treated.
@Ace K please never touch in any drugs if you have that type of tendencies since i am excatly like how you described yourself, and when my interest went to drugs it lead me to very bad place so please never touch drugs, try to find something positive, anyways i just wanted to say that since i really dont want people to end up like i did!
@Ace K ok thats really great to hear, i hope you the very best in life ✌️
@Ace K yeah im doing much better than i was at one point but i have still pretty much work to do, and i feel the same and its my dream one day to be able to help others with similar issues since we live in a pretty cold world!
same, idk what to do
This is happening to me at the moment. I've been a gamer since i was a kid. All the way up until this point i've loved and enjoyed gaming. Even as an adult. Some people like sports or reading books or art or movies. Gaming is my thing for enjoyment when i have a moment. But for the past 3 to 4 months ive been slowly losing any enjoyment at all in them. But its not just that its starting to become everything. Making food seems a lot harder to do and more of work than enjoyment, including eating said food. Other things i did for enjoyment or as a hobby dont seem fun either. 90% of the time i just want to sit in bed and stare at the ceiling because nothing i do feels enjoyable or rewarding at all. I just feel flat about everything. But it all started with gaming just not feeling the same. Now when i open up a game i just quit out of it because as soon as i want to play something Is almost as fast as its something i really dont feel like doing. My ability to concentrate on anything has tanked and i just rush through anything i do rather than taking my time which isnt normal for me. I've had this before for very short periods of time. Never for almost 4 months straight. I'm a bit worried i'll never get that feeling of enjoyment back from gaming or anything else at this point. Useless bringing it up to my mental health person because its already been blown off as nothing. Guess i'll just have to deal with it and hope whatever this is goes away. But at least i have a name for it now. Just weird it started off with lack of interest in one thing to almost everything.
Same situation
how ru doing now?
Same here
Yo how is it going are there any hope for me
Exactly this. It's just completely frustrating.
spending time with someone who loves being alive helped me, not being around depressing ppl
Absolutely! One's thoughts can be changed 100%!!!
Really? For me it’s the opposite like fuck everyone who is enjoying and lying to themselves about how good this shit world is
🙏🙏💞💞🙂
I cling to ppl who are similar to me. It just naturally happens.
Then that person comes to the conclusion that your your own enemy. That you choose to feel like that. Maybe we do in a way..damn
I can't remember the last time I've genuinely enjoyed myself. I've lost a lot of family members and friends in my life, and paying for therapy just isn't possible atm. I hope everyone else is doing well, at least ❤
You've described my life.
You cant cure Anhedonia with therapy.
whatever caused it you need to get rid off in your life.
if it was caused by heartbreak, that was the case for me.
only way i can cure it is to find new love. if i dont ill have to suffer my entire life.
stress is mainly what causes Anhedonia.
It rises and falls for me, but never goes away.
Screw the corporate world that made me turn from a creative mind passionate about life to an empty bowl of nothingness.
I think you should seek help instead of blaming something else that everyone is going through for your current predictament
It sucks bro but i don't think you should keep up the attitude of blaming smth else as much as you feel its that way. It kinda becomes an excuse for you not to do anything else in the future out because it is such an convenient excuse for you to not do anything.
Regardless I hope you find your way out of this situation asap.
Same here. That’s why I left corporate 2 years ago and I began feeling free and happy again. Hopefully after this terrible pandemic employers will give their workers more freedom and be less soul sucking robots.
Yeah man =(
We are slaves
Empty bowel of nothingness.
@@badchunky1 so what you do now??
I used to love reading, writing, painting, cooking...etc. Now I'm completely down. I stay in bed all day and don't feel the push to do anything. Everything feels like a difficult, boring chore!
Same
I have suffered from clinical depression for years. However what you described is exactly how I feel even when I don’t feel the depressed “life is not worth living “. After years of therapy this is the first time I feels a description that accurately describes how I feel.
That's crazy I went to the doctor thinking I had depression but I realized this same thing along the way that these symptoms of growing up were perhaps the reason I was feeling the way I was. Always wondered if I was correct about that and I guess, after reading this, I was.
This is exactly what im going through right now everything in my life i have quit, school, dancing, singing and hairdressing and so many more things i have no idea what to do about it but i feel nothing. I usually don't leave my house for weeks unless i have an appointment.
I'm the same. I really hope your situation improves. Keep fighting, don't give up. And please ask for help when you need it.
I went through this very same thing and I ended up going to a mental hospital. Going to get intensive care and therapy really helped me.
@@Ricki_Raquel hey i hope everything goes well with your situation too
@@megan7030 how are you now?
hey im suffruing from anhedonia and lock dow made my condition worst.ithow are you now then please give me solution.
I've had two extreme episodes of this and many mild episodes. It's literally the worst state to be in. It feels like life is meaningless and there's no hope. I can remember one instance where I was compelled to drive recklessly after contemplating my lack of interest or excitement for anything in my life. I didn't do it. But the fact that I wanted to so badly really stuck with me. I had no idea it was so strongly linked to suicide. Thank you, Kati. As always, you've taught me something. Wishing you and Sean the best, always.
I took medical steroids and now I feel this way how long does it take to recover
@@rodytalks3989 I don't think there's a specific time frame. It depends on your chemistry. Try to eat healthy and get plenty of sleep. Also, practice positive self talk. Those are the things that helped me. I really hope you feel better soon. Please talk to your doctor as soon as possible. They will be able to tell you if the steroids are linked to the anhedonia.
Ricci Raquel I’m gonna be starting TMS soon quite possibly
@@rodytalks3989 That's great! I really hope you feel an improvement.
I used to write and read all day and I loved learning new things. I can't do anything but sleep and scrolling on TH-cam without even watching the videos now. It's a literal hell... I don't see the point in anything anymore.
doddleoddle DODIE!!!!!
Oh hi dodie fancy seeing u here
Hi dodie ❤️ you make me feel something again
Yes, if people understood body / brain chemistry they would know that with extreme highs comes extreme lows. The middle road is the way, balance, not extremism. If you find yourself needing to do extreme things to be happy, something is off and needs addressing. That doesnt mean your life needs to be vanilla, bland, dull.
I've had anhedonia for over ten years and it is progressively getting worse. Been unable to finish studies or get a job. I don't even enjoy sleeping.
same
Omg that sucks. Did you try to go to therapy ? Please take care.
That's me
Try wim hof breathing method might help
You're not alone.
I loved drawing. I used to draw everytime I got the chances to. At home, during classes, recesses, no matter the time, the only things I needed were my pencil and papers. With little money, I was willing to go faraway places by foot to find the equipment that could help my passion, even if they were cheap and ineffective. Nothing could stop me. Not even my dad who torn my sketchbook apart because I drew instead of taking nap break at noon to his schedule, not the people who told me I would never be good enough, not my cousin who said drawing what I wanted wouldn’t get me to college. I didn’t set my passion asides for the things they referred to as “more important”.
Then, it just happened. Slowly, I found myself staring at a blank paper when college started. Years passed by and the paper is no longer on my table. Now that I’m a working adult with money to buy the fancy tablet that I would die for when I was younger, drawing became something hard to start doing.
It’s not like I gave up on it. I really tried. I took out my gears time after time. I forced myself to push out 1-2 drawings a year. I brought the Wacom One. But it’s always the same blank paper. I would give away everything, just to have my passion back. I’m so tired of living in a loop, working day after day just to survive and then coming home sleepy and hopeless. I guess the only thing that comes close to a passion for me now is sleeping. Just like Elvis has sung: I lost the only treasure that means anything to me. What now, what next, where to?
the only escape is death
Sorry for interrupting you. Does this situation change after 2 years? It’s a pity to see you losing your passion…
@@ulyanagaydunova2620 Thanks for checking in. Not much has changed in the last 2 years. Still can't rekindle my passion. At least the silver lining is I still enjoy drawing and want to keep on doing it, on the rare occasions I forced myself to. Although everything resets to how it is every time I put down the pen and it is incredibly hard to pick up again, as long as I can keep the tiny bits left of my passion in those little moments then it is fine with me. For now, that is.
It almost like you described what I felt like as a child who loved to draw - I was always told that it wouldn't get me anywhere in life and I needed use my time for something 'real'. I managed to get that passion back as an adult - and only after slogging in soul crushing corporate jobs for decades until I could 'do what I wanted to do' in my free time. It was good for a while but my passion and interest in that has been slowly dying as well - it just feels like too much work and the fear or failure is constantly there. Not to mention all this buzz around genAI and AI "art" is further killing my motivation. I just end up buying supplies, hoping that will spark some motivation and having ideas in my mind but never really doing anything with it.
This can be a symptom of physical illness too such as hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, and other conditions that cause fatigue or chronic pain.
Lisa Manary it would be a symptom of the depression that those things would cause, not a symptom of the issues themselves. still correlated, but the direct correlation would be to depression as those things may cause depression
i have hypothyroidism and i do feel like that, i feel like some sort of a zombie at this point
though not generally measured by psychiatrists or health professionals, i think mental health problems can themselves cause or be caused by hormonal insufficiencies too. I know some men's depression can be treated by using medications to improve testosterone levels, and certainly women most likely have post natal depression because of depleted hormones. I know these kind of insufficiencies are different to hypothyroidism, and wouldn't show in the same way in blood test's, but i think modern medicine misses a lot of stuff.
@Tayla yeah, some people think that tests aren't sufficient for all types of thyroid problems, so a lot of people may have minor irregularities that don't get picked up on. Though i have blood regular blood tests because of the meds i'm on, i think i at least have adrenal fatigue, before my mental health was assessed, i was admitted to hospital with kidney pains, which turned out to be benign. But i think this was to do with anxiety putting stress on my adrenals, i'm trying to take supplements to improve thyroid and adrenal health, but I've got a lot of psychological stuff i need to resolve too, that's the hardest part. I believe we are more complex than medicine currently understands, as they say mind, body and spirit, but most doctors don't know about spirit, sometimes i think they're the crazy ones, lol.
I have thyroid disease, too, and I've definitely experienced this a lot. Everything seems too exhausting some days.
So I’ve slowly fell into this as the years have passed. From around 15 to now (18) it’s just went from I thought I was losing pleasure doing things since I was more grown and I had new responsibilities, but it’s shifted into me constantly trying to start a new show, or new food, or new people, or whatever to feel something, and I never feel anything. I get more out of the idea of doing something rather than when I actually do it.
Try being 38..... It's God awful then.
please read the Quran. I overcame anhedonia just by reading it
brutal, I am starting to develop Anhedonia at 17, I can't imagine living the rest of my life like this
I suffer from depression and apparently from this too and for me I find what helps are new challenges and growing, challenging myself. I also do ice baths, laughteryoga, dance, juice fasting sometimes to help with enjoying food again, go to massage. These help me when done regularly!
can we pause for a moment because i just noticed Kati is close to 1Million subscribers 🎉😭 omggg ! so proud of you !
ohitsjaq woot woot!! ❤️
Awe thanks!!! xoxo It's all because of you and our amazing community! xoxo
ikr!!! so crazy and amazing!!! I've been watching since 100,000 subs
@@Katimorton im so proud of you Kati been here since i cant even remember haha 😂 but yes our community has grown and we learned a lot ! couldnt be more proud of you 😊 amazing!
@@Katimorton I noticed that today too. Congratulations :)
This is me lately. I haven’t been really depressed. I’ve been pretty stable actually but I can’t find joy in anything at all like when I was depressed I could find things that made me happy ,I can’t do that anymore . Also I feel very asexual ,I can’t find any sexual drive within me anymore .
@Winter Huff - It's part of Major Depressive Disorder. Have you been diagnosed with MDD?
How are you doing now??
that's also another form of depression
I feel as if I’m alone even though I have a 7 year old and a new girlfriend who seems to love me, my only outlet is bedtime as it gives me some peace and allows me to be free from the daily struggle which is living ☹️ I’m so so tired.
yo how ru doing now?
Almost exactly like me. Sleep is my only joy.
@@WitchOnABroomstick I wrote that to express how I feel, did not expect a reply in all honesty so thank you 🙏🏻 I’m now using antidepressants which are working, my days have become a lot easier 😀🌞 thank you for asking 💙
@@stevosteph1000 bro, go see a doctor like me! It can be better for you trust me, I’m in 🇬🇧 where u from? I’ve been prescribed sertraline but I think it’s called Zoloft in US.
@@Mendleson im happy for you Defenitive!!!
How is your girlfriend and the little one doing?
guys thank you for making me feel less alone :) it's really hard for me to do hobbies anymore I felt like I killed my creativity and when I do something I used to really love (like watching Netflix, Drawing Etc) I instantly get bored and just feel nothing
I have had anhedonia years ago. It was such an absolutely miserable feeling. I don’t think I could even describe it properly without sounding too cliche. I was terrified at the thought that it might not end. I was hospitalized for A.N. at the time and I felt like I was dead and no one told me yet. I cannot tolerate any psychotropic medications and my doctors and I agreed on ECT; it was a life saver. It absolutely saved my life and I am so happy it was available.
🙏🏻🙏🏻
What’s ect?
@@ChanelROETV Electroconvulsive therapy!
I've been suffering from anhedonia for a year now, ever since I started my SSRI, after I talked to my doctor he prescribed me abilify, didn't help at all. I still take in hoping one day I'll wake up and be able to enjoy little things like I used to. Or rather enjoy anything at all. I'm not suicidal, but I feel myself wanting to do out of character things in an effort to feel something, anything. All I feel right now is a brain observing the world, cut off from it. It's the most maddening thing I've ever went through.
please read the Quran. I overcame anhedonia just by reading it
I personally have found that serving or doing things for others at least once a week tends to bring back balance in life including joy. Although it often is mixed with exhaustion which is overcome by a peaceful nights sleep from having served, the joy remains through the week!
I think that's what I'm missing in my life, lost my job after it burnt down 5 months ago and my mental health plummeted. I struggle to enjoy anything lately, but things used to be better when I worked. Maybe one day soon I'll land a job again.
I started having this problem at age 15. I'm 35 now. I've tried celexa, buspirone, effexor, prozac....Now, I'm taking wellbutrin, cymbalta, and ziprasidone. Any time I've switched meds, I feel like life is ok and even good, maybe, if I'm lucky. Then, my brain realizes I'm not feeling sad and that I actually want to participate in life. Apparently that is threatening because then, I go back to being numb. If I'm lucky. Usually sad and on the verge of tears is normal. I would trade everything I have, all my talents, gifts, luck, friends, family, health, anything....everything to have my baseline mood not be sad. Before I even have a thought, I wake up sad. I cry myself to sleep. I've cycled through so many self-destructive behaviors cutting, over-exercising (no lie, I would jog at least an hour and a half 5 out of 7 days of the week no matter if it was 0 degrees or 100 degrees. As I got older, I got a little more lax and let it be at least 10 degrees out and not more than 90 degrees. I ended up getting ishemic collitis (usually extreme athletes can get it or really old people.) Basically the body doesn't pump enough blood to the colon. Very active people can get this if their body perceives a threat and pumps all the blood to the legs and heart (in my case), diet pills, laxitives, binging and purging, starvation, drugs, its a never ending cycle. Honestly, I do these things to prolong my life and stay here. I was willing to run in any weather for a set amount of time no matter how sick I was or if I injured something before, I would run on it anyway just to get a little more serotonin. I try not to be negative around people. Nothing feels worth doing, it feels like work. If you're sad or bored all the time you're awake and nothing changes it no matter how hard you try...it really really sucks. If I didn't believe in hell, I would have probably ended my life a long time ago. Fortunately for everyone around me, (my immediate family who doesn't care that I'm suffering because if I hide it good enough, its like I'm not.) I was raised Catholic. The only consolation I got from my religion growing up is if I try and end my suffering, hell will be my new home for all eternity reguardless of how good I was to everyone around me. Having anhedonia, along with major depression, and generalized anxiety all my adult life, I know there is a hell. If if can be this bad, it could be so much worse. So, I continue to exist because of fear. I wouldn't wish this on anyone and no one deserves to have to feel like this for any amount of time, there is not an explanation good enough.
"If I didn't believe in hell, I would have probably ended my life a long time ago"...well I'm glad you're still here : )
That's my story too
I hear you.... i feel the same.
Antidepressants have messed me up ,I was okay before, I was just tired from having a new baby and was drinking too much caffeine. 10 years later I've come off them and ive ruined a happy life . Every day feels like im in a horror film .I'm so sorry for your pain. These meds should be illegal ❤️
i feel like a broken robot
Me too 😢
This has destroyed every relationship i've ever been in 🙄
Me too
I feel your pain
It's destroying mine now, nobody gets me.
@@KittenmittensXO Same
I thought I wasprocrastinate, but thanks to you I just realised it's anhedonia. Things that I like to do seems tiredsome now...Just want to stay in bed!
I've stopped exercising and playing guitar, the things that brought passion to my life.
*Holy F, you just made a video I didn't even know of that I needed it.*
Thank you so much, this is really relatable 😱
Same here
Awe yay! I hope it was helpful :) xoxo
Every time I look at my guitar or telescope and see the dust of neglect, I wonder what happened and how I can ever love them again. Among other things I used to enjoy now lost on the wayside. Thank you Kati for bring awareness to this so often misunderstood condition. Meds have never worked well for me, and despite all kinds of tests done, it still hasn't been determined why they don't work for me. I believe I will look into the TMS and give it a try.
I know I am late but I hope that u are doing good now😄
Everything feels like WORK to me. Don't want to get up, eat, cook, go to work, socialize, everything
I have no joy. I have to talk myself into getting a shower let alone doing things that used to bring me pleasure. I used to be such a happy person.
i literally dont want LOVE and everything, i dont want my family and when i stand up and just do simple tasks i feel so tired and my im out of breath even just walking, im not even overweight i actually just lose weight and ive always been a skinny girl so its really hard to deal with and gain weight
Hey I was just wondering if uve been feeling better at all? I’ve recently been going through the exact same thing
I relate, especially with being skinny and having a hard time to gain weight
Shit! Me too! I can barely keep my weight up to 95lbs (7st). Everything is such a chore and so tiring. My family think I'm just a dull recluse but visiting them is overwhelming. Even being visited is hard work. I'm so depressed I've even thought about ending it all...
@@steenystuff1075 Hei Steenystuff, Hope you are doing better. Reach out if you want to. God bless.
I get anhedonia when I sleep for too long, make sure to not oversleep. Sometimes 7 hours of sleep is the best to avoid feeling "numb" or "flat"
Some people even say that sleep deprivation gets rid of their anhedonia for some time, it's because of the natural stimulant from lack of sleep that your body creates.
I wasn't aware of this until now, but I think this could be my problem.
I'm sleeping a lot more due to a recent breakup but I have zero motivation. I sleep around 9 hours.
Wow. I definitely have anhedonia, I don't enjoy anything I used to. But to go get diagnosed with it would probably be really hard. All the psychiatrists and psychologists in my area only know the most basic shit. /: I feel like I'm never gonna get better.
I felt odd "liking' your comment but its a support-click really.
Joy Rose anhedonia like she mentioned is likely a symptom of another issue... it could be linked to something “basic” that they may be able to diagnose & help you with? if by basic you mean common things, like major depression
Joy Rose not trying to insult you in any way shape or form i’m literally just trying to help as someone with diagnosed major depression & supposed mild bipolar, i think the feelings of you never getting better & so on seem to be feelings of hopelessness & helplessness... which is strongly linked to depression
Sending you love and strength. I hope that this lifts from you soon. ♥️
STEFANIA 11 I definitely agree with what you’re saying. I know I suffer from anhedonia but I’m also realizing that I’m lacking certain vitamins so that could be a major part of it.
I have not been diagnosed with this, and this is the first time I have heard of it. But what your describing is very similar to what I have been experiencing the last three of four years. I cannot get into anything, like books or painting or music, like I used to. I suffer from an anxiety disorder and have treated it with talk therapy only. It has been successful, but I'm interested in discussing this with my therapist. Thanks for this video.
I feel the exact same way everything even in the simplest takes feel too overwhelming, I feel like I can't get myself into doing anything that requires the simplest effort I just almost always feel anxious and drained..
This is so weird, I feel like this 24/7, it also was tough when I was in the military because I “lacked spirit” and literally walked away without a word after my service was up, I felt literally nothing for the people, mission or the job(still don’t). It all seemed pointless, but Atleast my outlets are less extreme, I found myself engaging in very difficult courses in college just to feel “challenged” I ended up with an engineering degree but realized I was more addicted to the journey than the actual career-field. I kept on with the schooling until a masters when I realized, how the hell is any of it going to help if I’m just living for the feeling. Traveling has helped me a bit, to see other places in the world.
I feel the same. Learned german just for the challenge. Now I am thinking about getting a Computer Science degree, I did a BootCamp a few months ago, got a high-paying job last week but I could not care less about it, already feel like quitting.
Kind of like that episode of South Park where literally everything is "shit" like when Stan turns on the radio instead of hearing music is was just literal crapping sounds and he doesn't enjoy all the things that he normally enjoyed because it was "shit" as a child I always related back to that episode to explain the way I was feeling
I relate to this SO HARD.
Almost nothing is enjoyable anymore. Food never sounds appealing. I have almost no interest in sex, but even when I feel up to it, I don't enjoy the sex at all. None of my hobbies interest me. I don't spend any time with my friends because I just don't want to leave the house.
ETA: I have been diagnosed with GAD and depression and have experienced both for most of my life. I also have hypothyroidism which can sometimes be the cause.
Gad?
@@zoie4000 general anxiety disorder I believe
@@isbammoi3358 ah, thank you!
@@isbammoi3358 Correct. :)
This is so me. It really sucks
if ur reading this i wish you love, fulfillment, and joy. nobody deserves to feel like this. i hope you figure things out and find something meaningful again beyond all this mess ❤️
the fact that none of these videos regarding anhedonia never have any sort of treatment plan is discouraging. Nobody seems to know how to recover from this. “Learning to live with it” is not the same thing as recovery.
God found me and I found the answer. It is spiritual, your true self, who He made you to be. It’s not only a psychological remedy.
She listed at least three things you could try
She DID offer several solutions
thankyou Kati, this is video that i never knew i need it. its an insight for me. im a psychology student but never heard of this, and i want to know it more now.
i begin to feel losing interest of everything and search why and how to overcome it.
heres to people who maybe need it, based on my experience.
22 dec 21
my conclusion about me.
1. parents expectation become my standard. i dont blame my parents. its because i respect them so much, sometimes im not filtering things they said about me, and it become things that i believe too. (which is not good). social standard can affect too.
2. when im not achive the standard, i feel failure.
3. failure makes me guilty of things that i used to enjoy.
4. i stop enjoying things, i dont feel anything enjoyable again.
5. not feeling joy but not feeling depressed either for a long time, its become anhedonia.
my feeling is my responsibility. i choose happiness and i work for it. its a process, maybe its a long journey. but its better than just living for chores.
i hope you who work for your happiness can achived it soon! ❤️
So thats what I have, people look at me like im insame if im telling them i dont have joy in anything
OMG I FLIPPING LOVE YOU! Finally understanding myself more than I ever have.
It's hard to describe if you've never experienced it. I was abandoned by my parents when I was a teenager. I lived in the bushes and on rooftops. I didn't have close friends or family I was on my own. I remember waking up in the bushes one day and I was dead inside. I felt numb. People would remark about my facial expression. My eyes were dead and only half open. I remember wandering around for a time like this not sure how long it lasted. It's like a living death. I'm still struggling with depression and sometimes I'm dead inside like when I was homeless. Right now I feel great and I'm living life to the fullest without becoming manic and getting out of control. I'm 58 I've learned to cope with solitude and depression. It can be done you don't have to suffer loneliness. You have to teach your brain that life isn't fair and you don't always get what you want. I have nobody but I'm okay with that because it's how life has to be for me. Life can make you hard but don't let it destroy you.
Even opening TH-cam and watching this video feels like I'm doing something just because I've nothing else to do and like a chore. I've no interest in watching this video or any video. Somebody help!
How are you feeling now??
Same
Same. I dont know wtf is wrong
@@lethall6609 dw just know one day it'll go away.
@@morndew272 dw just keep going on. I snapped out if it and u can too.
The comments makes my cry its like reading the emotions i feel but csnt express, not that i have someone to share it to hehe
Yeah I cant find fun in anything I feel bored when gaming or fun
I think mine comes from the fact that every enjoyable pursuit eventually leads to disappointing experiences. Playing a sport and getting injured, making friends and being betrayed, ridiculed, or neglected by them, getting promoted at work and having more pressure and things on your plate, enjoying desserts or fast food and having your health diminished by it, buying a house and having a higher cost of ownership. This is on top of life feeling like a routine.
I laughed reading this, but I know it's not funny because it's so true. I feel you! Same Same
I remember literally feeling brain zaps from depression and i tried a lot of things, which usually give me dopamine rushes, but then i peeled a mango open and i really enjoyed eating that mango and also giving the person i love one and we shared eating those... that small experience made me instantly feel better and i could feel that my joy for life was coming back.. I realised how fragile our brain actually is and how fast life has become over the years of growing up. Please take care of yourselves out there.
does that mean to enjoy the little things in life again? i used to have depression and got out of it by doing small things like drawing and getting really into it and enjoying it and now that i have depression again i cant figure out how to think that way again because i cant even enjoy the process and i just take joy out of the outcome which most of the time isnt even satisfactory
@HemiSync7 Lol Thanks for making me laugh out loud!
It’s the first time I’ve laughed in 5 days.
Zawa, I feel a little bit like this, can we talk, I'd like to ask u something
why someone could maybe be having a feeling of no enjoyment or pleasure is probably because of..
mental struggles / deep-rooted issues / hopeless/depressive experience/ worries / hurt and pain and suffer or worse
You just described all of my life😢
The food part resonated so much, it's been.. years? That I haven't actually enjoyed something I ate. I eat out of obligation because I know I should and have to or out of anxiety because I need something to do.. but not out of pleasure. Same with music, I listen to music because I know I used to really love listening to music but I don't even get goosebumps from songs that used to be my favorite.. I can't have music sounding in the background anymore because I feel like I can't coexist with the 'noise'. Sometimes I'll cut myself just to see and feel that I'm still alive in some ways- Whenever I see my own blood and feel the pain, relief washes over me for a second because pain is more than nothing, anything is better than nothing at this point. Pain has turned into my idea of pleasure, and sometimes it scares me. Just leaving this here to get it off my chest, thank you for your video and taking the time to create content, have a nice day! :)
Also I sometimes consume Ketamine, not prescribed tho, and probably in bigger doses than one should.. but it depends on the quality whether it makes me feel better or not, there's different kinds of Ketamine (or at least the high changes a lot)- And it has helped me through some really rough patches. But tolerance is a huge thing with these kind of drugs and it can also be really addictive- So even tho it has got me OUT of some rough patches, it has also thrown me into others. Be mindful about your use of any kind of drugs.
That does make a lot of sense, thank you for the information
*depression and anhedonia gets worse after a good week*
Me: aw shit here we go again
binglesnort yeah everytime I have a good time w friends and then come home it feels sooo empty like i just feel numb and nothing helps I feel like I always need to be around other people in order to not be left alone with my thoughts and feelings and therefore I try as hard as I can to avoid being alone
I can't remember the last time that I laughed so much c my cheeks hurt. There's just no excitement in anything anymore. So things that were my passion for 30 years, I don't enjoy or even care about. So I've replaced them with things to fit into my introverted life like reading a lot instead of sports.
I was an avid reader my whole life. Now I can barely read a page without losing interest. My comprehension is a wreck too. I was an accomplished artist until September 23rd. Painted everyday, until that day and haven't picked up a brush since..I rarely laugh too. It's taking a toll on my well being for sure. Everyday a little harder than the last.
Food is boring. Days are boring. Sleeping is boring too. life is boring, everyday's the same, It's just that I have understood this pattern of life that there will be sad times and happy times. Happy times will be short in which we'll worry of sad times coming. Sad times will be long. I have understood this pattern and it's never ending, boring and sad days are longer than happy days.
Same. People always say "wait for the bad to pass, the good will come and go too." But seems like the "good" just never out weighs the bad. Nothing good in my life is worth living for. Not friends, family, pets, video games, food, drugs, hobbies, nothing. Im just an empty vessel that experiences brief moments of anxiety filled boredom in between non-stop horrible or miserable or terrifying events. And theyll tell me the brief moments of pure anxiety and boredom are the "good times". Because they dont know im not happy. If youre not screaming and fighting and trying to off yourself, youre "happy"... sigh
At 58 I've lived with MDD most of my adult life. I have always been a successful musician and never thought that a day would go by without playing music. This last depression episode has robbed me of my enjoyment of music or more specifically I don't have the drive to play. It's been almost 2 years now. The depression itself is under control but this one symptom remains.
For years, I could never put a word on what I was experiencing. This makes so much more sense. Thank you for sharing, I have been diagnosed with OSFED, genderalized anxiety disorder, gender dysphoria, borderline personality disorder, generalized anxiety disorder.
What did you have to go through/do to get tested? I have tried so many medications, several different doctors, and therapist and physiatrist. Literally had one doctor say to me that If I think I have it, then here's some medication. She literally prescribed me meds without testing me to see if I was autistic or not?!? Every doctor I see just throws their hands up in the air. I was explaining my symptoms to another doctor who walked out of the room and said I can't help you and literally just left me there sobbing. No guidance, direction or anything and I think I have a lot of the disorders you have but they just want to walk away from me or treat me like a guinea pig.
the only thing that makes me feel something is being with someone romantically, but it’s made it so that i get attached extremely fast and cling to anyone
It only sucks when you get stuck in a long tern relationship, then it dulls out. You arent gonna cheat nor do you wanna break up but its hard living every day not truly happy
I started to suffer with this years ago so I started saving back more and more money from every paycheck, I figured I wasn’t enjoying anything so I might as well save that money anyway. As the months went by my bank account grew and grew! Doing this gave me something to get excited about. As I continued saving I started to day dream of things I could save up for like a car or a house. I encourage those of you with the means to do so to do the same. I mean it won’t cost ya anything and you’re adding a sense of security to your life so give it a shot. Also it starts to feel like a game for example what all areas can you cut spending or save money and you start to look for ways to make more of it.
I just became a licensed physician and everything in my life lead to this event but I felt nothing when I learned that I passed
When you said low levels of dopamine, I instantly knew what is happening. I've been squeezing the dopamine dry from my brain from my phone so nothing is enjoyable. Thanks, Now I will throw my phone away
I'm watching as this turns my relationships to ashes. I'd be panicking if I could feel that.
I don't know where this is coming from but I've had it for months. I just can't genuinely care about much anymore. Staying connected with friends feels like a chore, I don't can't even express love to people close to me, I get instantly bored with my hobbies. This whole thing is bleeding into apathy and it's just... disgusting. I hate how conscious I am of it and it seems like nothing changes.
I try to find new experiences to hopefully reinvigorate whatever feeling I had but... nothing. I could see everyone around me have the time of their lives and I just keep wondering what I suddenly lost.
Before all this, I'd say I was pretty obnoxious and carefree. I had fun with just about anything and I could share that energy with the people around me. It was great. Now? Actually stone cold. I can't even fake emotions because it's too much effort. I'm actually growing exhausted with all this. I want this to end...
how ru now?
Lately I really feel anhedonia. When I want to play my favorite games or when I want to watch some series on Netflix. It really lost its charm and I'm just not enjoying it anymore. Also, really on point video Kati. I needed it right now.
Maybe you just got bored and need something more stimulating than playing or watching. This is something you can grow out of or just got bored because it is not really demanding. Not everything we feel that is not positive is mental illness.
@@monmanon572 Yeah, you might have a point. I'm doing those stuff like every each day. So I can see why do I feel this way
@@darius2372 that's funny you have shane in your avatar because your comment soundes a lot like him haha :) get a new more stimulating hobby maybe you are already too smart for just consuming games and tv series. Maybe try to watch some more ambitious movies or be creative yourself :D best wishes! :*
@@monmanon572 aw thanks!
Mon Manon no not for me you may not understand what this video is about. My brain WILL NOT produce the feel good chemicals you get when you do something you enjoy instead it just tells me why aren’t you in bed all this life shit is pointless