
firemonkey
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How much is a difficulty in experiencing pleasurable emotions related to the state of being depressed?
It is possible i believe to be muted or indeed lacking in a sense of pleasure and yet not be in a state that would be defined as depression.
I tend to feel positive emotions with far less intensity than negative ones. When it comes to things that are not negative ie neutral or positive my response is either matter of fact/neutral or lacking a full degree of pleasure. I am to some extent anhedonic or in a state of mental greyness as opposed to blackness.
When it comes to things that are of a negative quality there is much more of an emotionally charged reaction.
Whereas in the former ie neutral/positive i feel too little in the latter i feel too much.
I sometimes wonder whether both are differing parts of a personal hell.
When in a state of greyness and emotional sterility/emptiness there is the longing to feel more alive and yet when that occurs it is of such an acute and unpleasant quality there is the wish to sink into a mental coma and be devoid of the ability to feel.
It is possible i believe to be muted or indeed lacking in a sense of pleasure and yet not be in a state that would be defined as depression.
I tend to feel positive emotions with far less intensity than negative ones. When it comes to things that are not negative ie neutral or positive my response is either matter of fact/neutral or lacking a full degree of pleasure. I am to some extent anhedonic or in a state of mental greyness as opposed to blackness.
When it comes to things that are of a negative quality there is much more of an emotionally charged reaction.
Whereas in the former ie neutral/positive i feel too little in the latter i feel too much.
I sometimes wonder whether both are differing parts of a personal hell.
When in a state of greyness and emotional sterility/emptiness there is the longing to feel more alive and yet when that occurs it is of such an acute and unpleasant quality there is the wish to sink into a mental coma and be devoid of the ability to feel.