will ever my emotions come back iam struggling with flat affect anyone who did it and feel emotions again? will ever come back to me
Emotional numbness can go away over time. You might need a med doseage change or to try different meds.
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did it happened to you.You are better now ?
Yes i’m better now. I have emotions but they arent as strong as they were when I was off meds.
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how long did it take for you to feel emotions again bro?
I’m emotionally flat and numb. (I didn’t cry at my son’s funeral, nor my mother’s funeral). And I prefer it this way. It’s way better than being so full of emotion that you’re on the brink of suicide every day of your life.
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I agree with @SkinnyMe. Id rather feel numb than have to deal with anxiety and paranoia.
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I know how you feel. I hate being numb/flattened. Maybe do a med change like others have said? I’m considering upping/changing my AD to help with feelin music
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i dont know about this i have change a few meds but iam stable on olanzapine and amisulpride and i dont want to risk it
Also add activities and hobbies. That is what got me over the hump. Do The Things until The Things change you.
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Ive got anhedonia and have for over a decade
It is something you get used to but can be distressing sometimes when you cannot cry or show emotions too much
I cannot handle being off meds or feeling overwhelming emotions
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Yea the emptiness can b as bad as the delusions and unstable emotions …at least for me. Doing hobbies everyday really helps me
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Moved to DX’d - Other.
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voithos ellinas??
I have been empty for several weeks or months. Is this numbing? I sometimes have a rage boiling beneath the calm. Sometimes there doesn’t seem to be anything beneath, that I’m non-existent. I know this is sza. I just have a story behind how I got this way. I’m confused though: is it mind or matter?
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No risk means no fun.
That’s how I spent Sunday afternoon. BTW, it was raining with a strong wind when I took that video making steering extra fun.
Can’t wait to do it again.
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Yes @Jinx could be numbness from illness and meds. I can’t feel rage or any much emotions though but i guess it can be on a severity scale
I also prefer the numbness, better to be numb than on the verge of disaster.
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Life is always being within a stone’s throw of disaster. You can’t avoid it. Not feeling anything is a lousy way to cope with it.
Its not a choice