What helps your anhedonia?

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I don’t necessarily ask for more meds. I’d just like to know what some of you do to put a fight against it.

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Is that the motivation word or not enjoying life word? I get them mixed up.

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anhedonia

/ˌanhɪˈdəʊnɪə/

noun

PSYCHIATRY

  1. inability to feel pleasure in normally pleasurable activities.
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I made a thread about this already now that I think of it.

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Exercise, puzzles, picking up new hobbies. You kinda have to break through the anhedonia by forcing yourself to do something.

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Nothing actually helps, sometimes i do things and its not feeling fun so i just stop and go back to my routine of listening to music. Unfortunately, cigs are included in this routine. But if i quit, maybe some sensitivity will arise in my brain where i can enjoy stuff a little more

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My answer is that I do things, including fun things, whether I’m going to get pleasure in them or not. I used to go to comedy clubs and not laugh out loud or smile much. But I still enjoyed myself and was glad I had the experience. And I do that with a lot of things.

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I think nick has summed it up really well.

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Maybe I should try streaming movies again.

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I used to crave cigs when I felt very anhedonic.

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I typically try playing a new game. You can find a lot of super cheap games in sales on like steam or gamestop and when I find one that looks even remotely interesting I get it for those days.

Sometimes it gets through the numbness

I find that even if it doesn’t break through the numbness, learning the new mechanics helps distract.

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Yeah gaming is a good one. I really enjoy gaming lately when I get the chance. Not gonna lie though, my anhedonia is through the roof lately on abilify. It’s just general boredom.

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This sounds like something I should do. I was just playing a game and it felt great.

Pretty good option, for sure.

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If you figure it out let me know. My favorite thing to do is sleep. That’s pretty depressing.

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