[ComfortablyNumb5]

Anyone else ever unable to find pleasure in things you normally would? I find I get like this when I'm depressed. I can't laugh, nothing makes me smile, I don't even listen to music anymore and if you knew me when I was younger, you'd be shocked. This really is a horrible feeling. When I'm depressed people will try to intervene and get me to do things. Well I don't want to do **** because I hate everything at that moment.

Just want to say I'm ok now. But I've been cycling between mixed and depression so I may get like this again soon. I guess I'm wondering if anyone else gets like this? Are there any meds that help you? When I get like this all I do is sit in front of the tv watching shows I like. That's about all I can do I feel.

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[Wander]

I totally get anhedonia when depressed. It is one of the symptoms that makes me realise I am clinically depressed. For example; I love the ocean, especially snorkelling on the reefs near my home. Usually I feel great joy or at least some pleasure doing it. I'm a water and nature girl. It can really turn a bad day around for me. However when I am depressed I will dive in, see the beauty of nature and feel dead and empty. I am completely unmoved by the experience.

The only thing that helps is getting out of the depression and med changes can help with that. Still, I found it important to keep doing activities I used to find pleasure in while depressed. It seems to help me come out of it faster than if I hid in my bed all day.

[BleakGeek]

Yeah, I know what you are going through. It's a wicked feeling! When it first happened to me I panicked. I was on the forums asking people what was happening to me. I didn't think I would feel joy again.

[hopeless2015]

I think I had this and didn't know it. When I'm depressed all I do is sleep and there is definitely no pleasure in life

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[MobiusPsyche]

My depression is better than it has been, except for inability to concentrate and anhedonia. It's so difficult to do things when nothing is even slightly interesting.

[Unrigged64072835]

I've been going through this quite a bit lately. I have projects, yet I feel no pleasure in doing them. In fact I feel more anxious than anything. I really want to do something I enjoy, but I don't know what that is anymore. I end up spending all my time on these forums and Facebook. I wish I could get out of this.

[Daonnachd]

Yeah, I've been experiencing anhedonia for a long time, now. I just plod along. It feels so hopeless to me, but it's important to stay active, even if at a very minimal level.

[jacky8807]

I was 10 the first time that feeling hit and been battling it off and on ever since. I don't have much advice but I know how bad it is and I feel for you

[MobiusPsyche]

So much of my life is just spent waiting for it to be time to go to bed.

I'm going through this right now. Absolutely nothing brings me pleasure. Everything in this world feels wrong, why would I enjoy it when it feels like it has no meaning. Everything feels pointless and I feel like I always feel like this, but I know that is not true. It feels like I've figured out the world and there is no coming back from this. I keep reminding myself it will pass but it feels like it never will.

[Bolivar83]

jeez, I can relate - it sucks. I usually feel listless, even breathing is an effort. I fold into myself, watch comfort tv (ex Golden Girls re-runs) something strictly background noise.

I keep a chart for when I hit the emotional skids, to make sure I do what is minimally necessary for myself, and ensure the pets are cared for. It's a literal checklist, only 10 or less items, so I can crash w/out guilt, and not create significant irreversible damage. Nothing give me any pleasure, total "why bother?" mindset, dissatisfaction w/out the energy or care to change it