I realized this happened few months after I was taking Bipolar meds, Risperidone and Valproic. It's like, my feelings and emotions are all flat for most of the things that used to give me pleasure. This is one of the reason I've gone off those meds totally 3 months ago, but I'm still facing this problem. It's like I don't know what to feel about a particular thing I do or events/situations that happen around me. It might sound like Anhedonia, but I don't think it is because mine is not related to depression. I'm still interested to do so many things that I always enjoy doing but I don't get the joy out of it(even when I really want to). Oddly enough, I don't feel sad either when I'm depressed or even cry due to it as compared to last time. The hopelessness feeling is there but don't feel it "physically". On a side note, I feel sleepy all the time ever since(even though I sleep more than 10hours a day) and due to that my head feels heavy. I find it very hard to communicate with people when I need to, can't focus properly too. It kind of feels like my brain is deteriorating. I don't know whats happening to me...
Some examples:
1) This is the worst one. I am very fond of music and I've collected thousands of it over the years. To me, those music used to be a powerful thing. It's like, the moment I heard them, I felt like I was in that period of time I heard them, sometimes the events or incidents that had happened in my life. It used to give me the feelings, be it happy or sad. But now, it doesn't give me the nostalgic vibe or stimulate me anymore. It's like i'm hearing the song for the first time again which sucks because the feeling I get out of it is priceless to me and I can't have that.
2) I used to be mad crazy about TV shows and movies, when new season or movies premiered I would feel so excited about it. Currently, I feel like i'm forcing myself to feel excited, even when I'm watching it. I just can't get into the show. Even when I look back at the old episodes I used to relate to it so much, I don't feel a thing.
3) I should be feeling proud of myself for losing a lot of weight over the months but I don't feel a thing. I am aware that I should be feeling sooo over the moon but alas I feel like a freakin' mannequin.
4) When someone talks to me about something interesting, I usually give a "poker face" because it don't ignite any feelings in me. It is so embarrassing and it gives me panic attack just thinking how pathetic I'm appearing to them. It never happened before when I was out of depression btw.
And there are plenty plenty more to add to the list.
Does anybody here experienced this? What it this that's happening to me? Can I cure this? Is it just a psychological thing or the side effect of the meds I used to take? I just wanna feel human again and not some emotionless robot...
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