@neurodemon Hello and welcome to the forum family. It takes guts to reach out but I want to let you know the people here are so very kind, understanding and inclusive.
I have also suffered with anhedonia. I’m so sorry you have too for such a long time. I don’t propose to have all the answers. Firstly I want to say that you are a really strong person and I admire you persevering looking for ways to find enjoyment in the things you like. For me things I try is to do are be around people who I feel comfortable with I might not feel enjoyment at the time though. Sometimes the joy comes afterwards when I think back on the time we spent together. Other stuff though I realise it’s really really hard to do is go for a daily walk even for 5 minutes. To try to eat healthy and to try to do something I used to enjoy even if I don’t feel like it. There’s long periods where just getting out of bed and maybe brushing my teeth is a real achievement.
One thing that helps me get through the day is the SANE recovery club. You can join for free. We have Zoom meetings where we have a different topic Eg. Finding meaning/purpose. You don’t even have to talk or have your camera on. You can use the chat function but don’t have to do that either. You can talk about your struggles and people are so loving and understanding. It’s a real good safe space and helps with finding some joy and not feeling so lonely.
Medicine can help but being around people, looking after yourself by eating well and self care.
What does finding no joy feel like to you? Can you remember a time when you felt joyful? What was that like?
We’ve only just met but I really do care about how you are feeling. You are not alone. You can recover but it can take time. Coming to these forums has been such an awesome decision you’ve made.
@AlwaysMyself is currently on holidays overseas and not back for a couple weeks. I’m tagging them because they are so awesome and have had this for a long time too. They always give such amazing feedback.
