Anhedonia | What to Do if You're Struggling With This No Pleasure Feeling?

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People who experience anhedonia have lost interest in activities they used to enjoy and have a decreased ability to feel pleasure. It’s a core symptom of major depressive disorder, but it can also be a symptom of other mental health disorders. Some people who experience anhedonia don’t have a mental disorder.

The two main types of anhedonia are social and physical anhedonia.

Social anhedonia is a disinterest in social contact and a lack of pleasure in social situations. Physical anhedonia is an inability to feel tactile pleasures such as eating, touching, or sex.

[peanuthead]

I don't remember the last time I was happy. I genuinely can't remember good memories, and it scares me that I can't enjoy things in the moment. It's like im always being disappointed and traumatized, so nothing feels safe anymore.

[kimberlysmith]

I’m here because I’m 36 years old and I just learned that happiness and joy causes a physiological response in most people. And, when a person laughs, they FEEL something inside that provoked them to do so. I’m here because I want to feel these things, too.

[CrazyMax]

I don’t even have the motivation to accept this advice lmao

[marcvslicinivscrassvs]

I used to read 10 books a year, if not more. Since 2020, I've probably read 3 books. Phones are definitely a problem.

[anaabendroth]

I'm 74. Every day is one step closer to death. I know I should be "making the most of life" at this time but can't bring myself to even take a damn shower.

[random]

Food is boring. Days are boring. Sleeping is boring too. life is boring, everyday's the same, It's just that I have understood this pattern of life that there will be sad times and happy times. Happy times will be short in which we'll worry of sad times coming. Sad times will be long. I have understood this pattern and it's never ending, boring and sad days are longer than happy days.

[biongrenn]

I now lack the drive to go on with life.
Everytime I close my eyes at night I wish to never wake up.
I wake up and tell myself, this day is another opportunity to die.
I tell myself.. sorry, you have no choice but to go on, I cant commit suicide.

I know death will come.
Thanks for listening.

[cathykeith]

I had clinical depression for many decades and I had anhedonia Before the pandemic and nothing has helped. I appreciate your suggestions but it’s hard to eat healthy and move more when you can’t find any reason to get out of bed. Much less shower or have a cup of tea I had to go to the store is a major task I try to avoid. I wish my family understood depression and Anna Donia nobody’s interested

[maniac_onna]

I used be listening music, writing stories, sketching and cooking meals for my family bt recently i lose intrest everything i was enjoyed on those time i don't really know what's going on in my life...
1. I don't wanna engage myself in new activities
2. My mind is become numb and often i zoned out in middle of conversation with someone.
3. I was foodie and loves trying to various kind cuisines bt now i don't find any taste and exictment for my favourite dishes.
4. I wanna get rid my existence from the universe.
5. Whenever i try to Feel myself i bawling out from my eyes.
My life is nothing more than suffering i despise every human being and even i hate myself as well
Sorry for grammatical mistakes english isn't my first language

[errebusaether]

I feel empty just like the void. I can’t taste anything, smell anything, can’t see that far, and I can’t feel anything. I feel scared of how terrifyingly emotionless I am just like still water in the ocean…

[Aromatic.Bleach]

Love of my life dumped me, then 2 months later i was r*ped and had to move back in with my parents with my son, then lost all of my friends.. all in 2019. I havent happy or motivated since. I already had major depressive disorder...always been an outcast...before the guy who dumped me i was married 7 yrs. I left college and my job for him and our child. Now im left with nothing..no prospects..no job.. chronic pain and disability..and ill die alone because men my age want girls 10 years younger with no kids, and i havent found a single man ive seen since my ex as attractive anyway. What is even the point. Nothing interests me anymore. Modern society sucks.

[stevenrousseau]

Best video I've seen on the subject. Actually has some good ideas on how to help instead of a 30 minute definition.

[anneclarissedelossantos]

🙃💔😢 It's hard to pretend your happy when you're not, it's like you're broke into pieces but you want others to feel comfortable so you just chose to pretend to be happy 🙃💔

[JamesNGames]

I created a stunning home video game arcade that I poured my heart into. However, unexpectedly, my anhedonia set in and I lost interest in everything. It's been four months now, and I haven't even stepped foot in the room to play any of the games, except for occasionally turning them on to admire them. It's truly disheartening to see all these amazing machines sitting unused and unloved, especially when I know how beautiful my home arcade looks. It's a sad situation, but I'm hopeful that I can overcome whatever is causing this and rediscover the joy that these games once brought me.

[tomusic]

Life is cruel, being human is a curse

[jontyhartwig]

Genuinely helpful and encouraging in a way that doesn’t feel unrealistic or ‘too positive’. Thank you! I think the main thing that has helped me has been taking pressure off of myself by not doing things with the intention of receiving the pleasure I’ve gotten from those same activities in the past. Just simply accepting this phase(hopefully just episodic) of anhedonia and not doing things with an expectation. Hoping that soon it’ll dissipate and I’ll once again be able to find pleasure in language, learning and socialising again!

[francocagayat]

As a person with autism, I'm not exempted to this 😢,


If average people feel this way, and so i, 😢

[mliychan]

Since i don't know how to vent to my mom I'll vent here ig it's like nothing can bring me joy anymore the fandoms i was into are dying and i don't know what to do to be happy again because i don't have someone to vent about my struggles without them thinking I'm crazy or something i wish i could just vent to someone who would understand me and just be there for me i don't know how to continue this comment so I'm just gonna end it here
Edit : I've been doing better the last few days and getting into more fandoms and I'm doing alot better now also thx of the kind words :)

[sergioxszn]

I have social anhedonia and it just feel like theirs a bottomless pit and I feel something but it's just nothing if that makes sense

[GS-cgyn]

Which bank would you suggest I rob in order to pay for the therapy? The last therapist I saw charged $125/hr. Additionally, I had to take off work for the appointment since the therapist was only available during normal business hours. 💰💰💰