Why Don't You Enjoy Anything? (anhedonia)

Literally EVERYTHING feels like work I’d rather stay in bed

Don’t feel like sleeping, don’t feel like going out, socialising, working, hoping, wishing, wanting anything

I literally don't enjoy anything anymore and haven't for years. Seeing friends puts me on edge, shows and movies don't hold my focus, my hobbies bore me. Nothing has helped from therapy to SSRIs, benzos, and stimulants. Every day it feels like I'm just waiting and I don't know what for.

Bliss of childhood is one of the best things a person can experience. It's limited and when it's gone, you'll only be jealous of it.

I can't even bring myself to watch my favorite shows on Netflix anymore because it feels like a chore. I've felt like this for months. :(

Life was better in childhood, entering into adulthood has made my life hell with mental issues

I want my older version back ,the person i used to be competitive,cheerful, enthusiastic .

When I first realized I felt total apathy toward things I used to enjoy, I thought there was something horribly wrong with me. It wasn't even the thought that it was troublesome or meaningless--it just... wasn't doing ANYTHING. This lead to a lot of shame and guilt and beating myself up about why I can't enjoy things anymore, like maybe I was just being fickle. In my case, the anhedonia was a byproduct of grief--but for a lot of people, we don't know why it's there. It just is. I don't have any awesome tricks to help with this, but if you're reading this and you're struggling, you're not alone.

The way I like to describe it is like when you have a cold that takes out your sense of taste, and then you go to have your favorite meal. The disappointment is almost painful.

I have felt this way for YEARS and had no idea that there was a name for it or that it was more then just feeling blah and depressed.

I used to love drawing, painting and just art overall. There were times when i would paint for 6-7 hours without a break like not even a toilet break or water break. I used to get so immersed in it and everything i loved. I used to love to dance and sing and now i think painting is too much work. Today i just painted for 5 mins and procrastinated the whole day. I just dont feel like myself anymore.

I suffer from depression and apparently from this too and for me I find what helps are new challenges and growing, challenging myself. I also do ice baths, laughteryoga, dance, juice fasting sometimes to help with enjoying food again, go to massage. These help me when done regularly!

I think my lack of interest in various things is/was caused by experiencing a lot of failure,disappointment and anxiety.

This happened to me after I finished chemotherapy. I went to Niagra falls for the first time and felt "It's just water".

I have suffered from clinical depression for years. However what you described is exactly how I feel even when I don’t feel the depressed “life is not worth living “. After years of therapy this is the first time I feels a description that accurately describes how I feel.

how can i sum up anhedonia in one go " i feel like i have seen everything in this world and nothing matters in this illusion, when i am gonna die "

I always grew up wondering why would anyone hurt themselves? Me as an adult is now fully comprehensive as to the WHY

Anhedonia literally robbed me of everything I once was. I used to have engaging conversations, interests, and emotions and now there's nothing. I'm so tired of living in this grey world.

It rises and falls for me, but never goes away.

It's hard to describe if you've never experienced it. I was abandoned by my parents when I was a teenager. I lived in the bushes and on rooftops. I didn't have close friends or family I was on my own. I remember waking up in the bushes one day and I was dead inside. I felt numb. People would remark about my facial expression. My eyes were dead and only half open. I remember wandering around for a time like this not sure how long it lasted. It's like a living death. I'm still struggling with depression and sometimes I'm dead inside like when I was homeless. Right now I feel great and I'm living life to the fullest without becoming manic and getting out of control. I'm 58 I've learned to cope with solitude and depression. It can be done you don't have to suffer loneliness. You have to teach your brain that life isn't fair and you don't always get what you want. I have nobody but I'm okay with that because it's how life has to be for me. Life can make you hard but don't let it destroy you.