In conclusion, patients with schizophrenia, especially those with prominent negative symptoms, showed deficits in both reward motivation and anticipatory pleasure experience.
i can definitely agree i have a deficit in anticipatory pleasure. I see most tasks just not being worth it. but when i eventually get the will power to do it , it becomes rewarding.
With some tasks it’s hard to see the pleasure especially if they are everyday household tasks. I have to change my sheet and duvet cover etc and have been putting it off for weeks . There is little anticipation of pleasure beyond a clean bed being nicer to sleep in for a few days.
For me it’s even things like going for a bike ride. I can’t see how it’s going to be worth it until I actually get myself to do it. Then I end up enjoying it.
Or a video game. I’ll just look at the game console and think if it’s worth even turning it on to play then I just sit there stuck.