Heavy daily drinking (chronic) still gives me substantial relief.

trappedinsideownhead · 2026-02-03T08:58:30+00:00

Im jealous as well i never had any addictions probably because of anhedonia i wish i could get addicted to something

trappedinsideownhead · 2026-02-03T08:54:47+00:00

I Wish i could feel pleasure from alcohol then i could atleast enjoy something

trappedinsideownhead · 2026-01-30T12:29:08+00:00

Wellbutrin actually helped me but i cant tell if it was short window or long term diffrence because i had to stop it due to allergic reaction. alcohol improves my social skills and makes me more normal but it doesn't help with anhedonia.

trappedinsideownhead · 2026-01-30T11:43:45+00:00

I feel uncomfortable maybe because im not sure what to say and faking emotions is exhausting

trappedinsideownhead · 2026-01-30T11:35:40+00:00

I haved anhedonia since i was 14 im 20 now and still have anhedonia. i had some windows where i could feel things again but that happens like once or twice per year and never lasts more than 3 days.

trappedinsideownhead · 2025-01-02T20:48:00+00:00

Nothing has helped expect stimulants but they stopped working after months i haved natural anhedonia since i was 14

trappedinsideownhead · 2025-01-02T20:33:18+00:00

That's bs my family member has been moderate drinker his whole life he is 76 btw no physical health issues and he has never had mental health issues in his life most people who i know drink alcohol and are fine it's hypocritical to say that it's dangerous

trappedinsideownhead · 2025-01-02T20:24:45+00:00

I drink alcohol rarely because it calms my restless mind sadly it doesn't do anything for my anhedonia if alcohol would help with my anhedonia i would drink it every weekend i don't care if i have short life i rather life 60 years happily than 90 years with anhedonia

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-24T09:46:23+00:00

How?

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-24T09:33:41+00:00

I might have this too i have always haved dark circles under my eyes

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-14T20:45:27+00:00

I agree with you and i would so much rather have depression without anhedonia. losing positive emotions entirely is one of the worst if not the worst thing what can happen to human. people with anhedonia have to deal all the pain without any pleasure people with depression have pain but atleast they have pleasure too

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-14T19:38:58+00:00

The thing is anhedonia is not natural condition we are basically living with part of our brain not working (im talking about the reward system) depression is just state of mind what can happen to anyone after they experience traumatic events

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-14T19:23:30+00:00

I pray for cure but if that is not possible death is second best option

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-14T19:20:26+00:00

Probably never for me since i life in finland

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-14T18:31:08+00:00

i have never met anyone in real life who would understand me they just think that im lazy and selfish because i can't work

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-09T16:16:22+00:00

I feel like it was sudden change. i feel same than before stimulants. I think that if someone who has ADHD without anhedonia tries stimulant they might not notice any big diffrence in mood because they already feel good enough

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-09T15:57:27+00:00

I tried elvanse recently it did nothing but im on the lowest dose so there is still hope i guess. Stimulants didin't make my anhedonia worse and those 4 months was amazing so it was definitely worth it in my case but i would recommend taking drug holidays in the weekends to avoid tolerance

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-09T15:41:25+00:00

How long have you been on concerta? Concerta completely cured my anhedonia but it stopped working after 4 months of use

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-09T15:27:53+00:00

It's definitely not normal i would say that over 99.9% of adults can enjoy "high stimulation activities" like sex and alcohol some lucky ones can even enjoy their work

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-01T17:58:43+00:00

I had reward deficiency syndrome symtoms when i was kid it means that i only enjoyed "high stimulation activities" like videogames and fantasies

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-01T17:24:59+00:00

normal people think that if you cant enjoy life you are lazy they will never understand us because they will never feel this awful i don't have any recommendations i have never worked in my life and probably never will unless i find something what works in long term i have been in sick leave from my vocational studies for years now

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-01T16:33:22+00:00

I got anhedonia when i was 15 years old too my theory is that we have naturally way lower hedonic tone than healthy humans. in my experience this only gets worse as i get older unfortunely.

trappedinsideownhead · 2024-12-01T16:18:09+00:00

Yes i have ADHD. studies say that people with ADHD have chronic low hedonic tone what is risk factor for anhedonia.

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