Anyone else have anhedonia?

[Relaxman]

Just joined and my first post. Feeling very lonely and listless.

from online: Anhedonia is the lack of interest, enjoyment or pleasure from life's experiences. You may not want to spend time with others or do activities that previously made you happy

A classic symptom of depression and I cannot shake it. I don't enjoy all the things I used to and it is making me crazy. Since nothing interests me anymore, life is horribly boring and at times pointless. I avoid people and groups which makes the problem even worse. No friends, no family, no interests...

If you have or had this miserable condition, I would love to find out if/how you solved it.

[letthelightin]

Hey I also just joined, and this was one of the first posts I saw. I seriously feel so seen right now, I know exactly how you feel. Unfortunately, I don't have a solution, I haven't gotten over it myself, but it's still nice to know I'm not the only one who deals with this. It's like I want to be happy and do things that I will enjoy, but I don't enjoy anything at all. I don't know how to fix it or to start enjoying things again. All I have is hope that one day I will experience joy that matches this pain. I hope you can have that too

[Relaxman in reply to letthelightin]

Thanks. Hope you do also!

[Lin1944]

Hi, I have suffered depression/anxiety for nearly 30 years. These are all the signs of being depressed that you have though I didn’t know the official name. I am normally very sociable and love chatting and socialising but when I get a bout I am a different person and become a different person. I have tried every holistic treatment under the Sun but none have helped. If you go on Utube look at Douglas Bloch who is very helpful. I

I just make the most of when I am normal and enjoy every minute till the black cloud descends again.

Good luck x

[woodpeckers1 in reply to Lin1944]

Hi sorry you feel this way, I can relate 100% with this, I am normally social chatty, now can hardly talk, it's so hard , been like this for a year now , I exercise , try to eat healthy take vitamins and meds but nothing seems to work!

[Relaxman in reply to woodpeckers1]

Yes! I think the worst part is that you feel like a different person - someone who "used to" enjoy this or enjoy that. It is a miserable condition. Used to love to exercise, now it is really difficult to get out there and do things. Used to enjoy food, but now hardly and appetite. I've been experimenting with behavioral activation where "doing something" comes before "feeling like doing something". Seems to help a little bit.

[faucet]

I have had the same for years, tried a lot of meds, therapy, TMS, but am yet to find something that helps. It can be a very lonely place but still keep trying. Hopefully someday there will be a cure for this terrible illness

[woodpeckers1 in reply to faucet]

Yeah you would think something of a cure for it by now in this day and age, not enough money funded towards depression although it's said 1 in 4 people experience mental health

[Relaxman]

Thanks for the response! Have you lost interest in things you used to enjoy? I have and it is very frustrating as it feels like I was a different person then.

[faucet in reply to Relaxman]

Ya, I used to have lots of hobbies, things I used to like but absolutely none of them interest me anymore, I wish I could find at least 1 thing to spark an interest

[Relaxman in reply to faucet]

I've been trying to do a little bit of things I used to enjoy. Even though I don't necessarily enjoy while I am doing them, a least get a bit of satisfaction having done something.

[Vonus5591 in reply to Relaxman]

It's like my nonverbal son - had interests stickers and youtube but all he wants to do is go out

Sitting down and doing something - is no now