How to overcome Anhedonia? (Lack of positive feelings)

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Most of the time I don't feel strong emotions, just mental numbness/fatigue and an overall lack of energy. Nothing really excites me or makes me feel good. I don't even enjoy eating, but I am disciplined enough to eat a caloric surplus so that going to the gym won't be a waste. Winning or being superior in some way, like reaching personal records in the gym, gives me a short lived positive feeling, but it is overshadowed by my overall numbness. I am still able to feel negative emotions like sadness and anger.

I previously used a small dosage of Zoloft for a year, but it didn't really do anything for me. I coped growing up by putting a ton of time into video games, especially competitive games where I could show I was better than other people. I grew tired of them and have no interest in playing them anymore. Other vices never interested me that much, because I knew they would just be masking the problem instead of doing anything to help me.

Is being completely disciplined and cutting out any and all distractions (including stuff like music) and just working on improving myself the whole day regardless of how I currently feel a path out of this state? Is it just something I and others will have to live with our whole lives?

 

[JohnDoe]

Vitamin D megadose

 

[Whatashame]

I also have this i feel it gets better when i eat correctly and take sun

 

[ifyouwannabemylover]

do you have hobbies/friends?

 

[.*my*.]

Most of the time I don't feel strong emotions, just mental numbness/fatigue and an overall lack of energy. Nothing really excites me or makes me feel good. I don't even enjoy eating, but I am disciplined enough to eat a caloric surplus so that going to the gym won't be a waste. Winning or being superior in some way, like reaching personal records in the gym, gives me a short lived positive feeling, but it is overshadowed by my overall numbness. I am still able to feel negative emotions like sadness and anger.

I previously used a small dosage of Zoloft for a year, but it didn't really do anything for me. I coped growing up by putting a ton of time into video games, especially competitive games where I could show I was better than other people. I grew tired of them and have no interest in playing them anymore. Other vices never interested me that much, because I knew they would just be masking the problem instead of doing anything to help me.

Is being completely disciplined and cutting out any and all distractions (including stuff like music) and just working on improving myself the whole day regardless of how I currently feel a path out of this state? Is it just something I and others will have to live with our whole lives?

I'm like you and I think I'm fucked. The reason why I'm unhappy and have no motivation is because I could never get a girl, and I never will, so I don't see the point in doing anything.

 

[gribsufer1]

exploit this to do immoral things

 

[foobar]

Buyo, I agree with you that insane discipline towards your goals is the way to escape anhedonia. Be mindful that normies do not like when you mind your own business so they will talk trash/isolate you, ignore that BS and keep moving forward.
You may have to eat shit with spoon before you start to win, results are what matters at the end.

\\foobar

 

[Deleted member 15302]

inject t

 

[manlet cUnt]

you will feel like shit as long as your circumstances are shit

 

[EverythingCel133]

Did you take any medication recently? I have drug induced anhedonia from Ashwaganda and its been 2 years since i am suffering,usually anhedonia is caused by medication