no emotions and no interest

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Hi everyone,

 

I am still tapering off Valium and for some weeks now I am experiencing a total lack of interest in doing anything and don't care about things that were important to me. I also seem to have lost all emotions except anger, fear and dread. This is so unlike me it is driving me madder.

 

Any input appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

B

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What you are feeling is very common.  Myself, and many others have also experienced a lack of motivation, the ability to feel in the way we used to, and the not caring so much about the things that were once important to us .

 

Since i am about healed now, my motivation, my energy, my spirit, and zest for life have all returned.  It will be the same for you.

 

You will be yourself again, blower.  Sometimes it takes longer then we would like it to.

 

the best to you

 

pj 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I echo this...emotional flatness is one of my worst and most persistant.  Like you I have PLENTY of fear and dread.  I describe it as 'catastrophic thinking'.

 

MANTRA: "It's not you, it's the drug"...just keep telling yourself this.

 

best,

spatler

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Same here, same here....in fact I just posted about this anhedonia...

 

What drives me bonkers is the feeling of fear/dread/anger towards everything I used to like the most....it is all backwards! It does not make sense...like I used to love to paint watercolors and now just looking at my artwork I feel fear/dread...worse is when I am afraid of family