mood v thoughts: I have the absence of moods

[Readyforchangenow]

when I’m in a depression, as I am right now, I don’t identify with the idea of a low mood. I feel the absence of mood, up or down. And instead it’s all about negative thinking loops. Does anyone relate to this? If I’m not experiencing a low “mood” am I not actually depressed and just have a thought disorder?

[litethatnevergoesout]

I’ve always related depression to pain not mood, I can relate depression with negativity sort of, if I think about it. sadness is something completely different to me.

[Hidden]

Thought disorders can be a bi-product of anxiety and depression. I understand not experiencing a low mood. Some depression exhibits more of a numb type of no-mood feeling. Everyone experiences it differently. (Some thought disorders can be prevalent in dementia and other neurological diseases as well though.) Best wishes to u.

[Waterfun]

I’m not sure but the absence of a mood is feeling numb perhaps. Maybe you could read up on the difference between numbness and absence of mood. I’m thinking they are similar.