What is Anhedonia?

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  • Anhedonia is the inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable or the impaired ability to pursue, experience and/or learn about pleasure, which is often, but not always associated with conscious awareness. Anhedonia is a symptom of clinical depression.
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    • @Maykay1312
      @Maykay1312 6 років тому

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    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +2

      @Mirco, that's really generous of you. To be honest, your support to share the video means more than supporting us financially. We don't actually need the money, but it would be nice to know that we could all chip in on the vision. @Fenrir That would be so adorable! @Xpert_Destroyer 4 RSD? Could you elaborate? @JustCurtis, do you mean you want a shirt that's bigger?

  • @Fisolino
    @Fisolino 6 років тому +1308

    please leave that music out.

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +108

      Did you not like it?

    • @Blindboard100
      @Blindboard100 6 років тому +331

      Psych2Go it’s overused and does not pair with a serious topic like this....

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +209

      Feedback taken. Let us make the adjustment and re upload this upcoming week. Thanks :)

    • @spritzberry16
      @spritzberry16 6 років тому +50

      reminds me of spiderman and elsa..................

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +80

      Got it :) So we're working at reuploading this video without the bg music.

  • @smammy9581
    @smammy9581 6 років тому +210

    Odd music choice

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +8

      You're not the only person that thinks that, so we made another version of this video without the music. Here it is if you'd like to see it. ua-cam.com/video/uNJ5oiQPEzQ/v-deo.html

    • @kainthjaskaran
      @kainthjaskaran 5 років тому +1

      @@Psych2go Thank you!

  • @ContinualImprovement
    @ContinualImprovement 6 років тому +591

    Everyday is a school day.

  • @squirmtastic
    @squirmtastic 6 років тому +48

    I have a problem that I will purposely avoid things I like when I have strong motivations to do them. For example, I'll get a motivational whim to finish a story, but instead will distract myself from doing so with other midly pleasurable activities like watching tv. Why am i like this

    • @tracik1277
      @tracik1277 6 років тому +8

      Krista Miller never heard anyone else say this. Thank you, I get this it is sooooo annoying. I call it reverse ocd. I can really want to say, watch a series I really like but put it off over and over, as if it seems I’m a afraid of either enjoying it too much or not enough. It feels weird.

    • @squirmtastic
      @squirmtastic 6 років тому +3

      Traci K I get your feel man.

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +9

      @Krista Miller @Traci K Thank you both for sharing! You are definitely not alone in doing this: many people let their fear of living up to expectations (or letting them down) stop them from doing things. It's especially a shame when it crushes wonderful possibilities or keeps you from doing things that would give you joy. Don't be afraid, set small realistic goals, and enjoy your endeavours. All the best∼

    • @markbroad119
      @markbroad119 5 років тому +1

      Your afraid of success, you might feel guilty about bettering yourself.

    • @minisode_be2117
      @minisode_be2117 4 роки тому

      I think you should try watching videos about ADHD. Because I have the same problem. I know, self-diagnose is not good, but maybe it helps you.
      Sorry for my English.

  • @ObamaoZedong
    @ObamaoZedong 6 років тому +114

    I was shocked to hear about musical anhedonia. That's exactly what I've been feeling but I thought I was just crazy. I'm a musician too so it really sucks to have your craft not give you any pleasure anymore.

    • @christianr.5868
      @christianr.5868 4 роки тому +12

      I'm so sorry, I'm an artist and I can relate, I hope you can find enjoyment soon

    • @Sinsightcity
      @Sinsightcity 4 роки тому +5

      i very much relate to this it all starts to sound like just noise after a while and lose its meaning

    • @cosmicfreeway
      @cosmicfreeway 3 роки тому +5

      Hi, I've been dealing with this for years. I didn't know it's so common. It's horrible.

    • @moeyoru2073
      @moeyoru2073 2 роки тому +2

      @@christianr.5868 Samee it's so annoying have this feeling, Idk what should I do lol. :')

    • @MichaelTurner856
      @MichaelTurner856 2 роки тому

      Do any of you know how to stop it or what caused it for you

  • @atlantabaruah
    @atlantabaruah 6 років тому +219

    People keep telling me that I get bored way too easily and I feel so too. I can't figure out why but I think this is it.
    I went to concerts, coffee shop dates, house parties and ugh, god. It all feels so bland but I refuse to believe I am depressed or whatever.

    • @johnthursday2
      @johnthursday2 6 років тому +6

      Same here, i have to first 3, sexually i have no problems, i think YOU can do something interesting without procastinating, that can make you feel better and probably make those social meetings better because you can talk about you recent experience, While for the things you don't like you do them less but you keep in touch with people, i send you a kiss from italy

    • @johnthursday2
      @johnthursday2 6 років тому +1

      Evil Goku shit sorry for My English, i didn't mean with me i was saying do something you like and then have you normal social meeting, among My problems Im an empathic, lol

    • @GS-cg3yn
      @GS-cg3yn 6 років тому +11

      Why do you "refuse to believe you're depressed"? Depression often is chemically based in the brain and treatable. It's nothing to be ashamed of, and "refusing to believe" you might be suffering does not mean you aren't. You would never say "I refuse to believe I have a thyroid problem" or "I refuse to believe that my pancreas isn't producing insulin". Depression is just another illness. Meds and therapy help a LOT.

    • @JustinK0
      @JustinK0 3 роки тому +2

      Anhedonia is a common symptom of depression but you can still have anhedonia without feeling depressed.
      I try really hard to feel enjoyment but usuallly dont. I dont feel depressed nor apathetic which is lack of concern for different things.
      Feeling bored easily can also comes from ADHD because its a lot harder for things to grab and keep your attention. Could be either or both. If you were depressed i think you would definitely know it.

    • @alphasunset2647
      @alphasunset2647 2 роки тому +1

      Did you get better?

  • @Angie-yl6gp
    @Angie-yl6gp 6 років тому +259

    Literally can't even focus on the video or what she's saying because the music is so annoying, I had to rewatch the start three times. Please either take out the music or put in something more appropriate, just stay away from royalty free music in general it's so overplayed and annoying

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +8

      A lot of our viewers didn't like the music in this video so we made a version with no music. Here it is ua-cam.com/video/uNJ5oiQPEzQ/v-deo.html We hope you like this one better.

    • @sjsjs5555
      @sjsjs5555 6 років тому

      Angie h truth

    • @kainthjaskaran
      @kainthjaskaran 5 років тому +2

      @@Psych2go Thank you!

  •  6 років тому +87

    This music is killing me...

  • @soldierside365
    @soldierside365 6 років тому +279

    When you tell people you’re depressed:
    ‘’Oh you just have to do things you like, what do you like to do?’’
    Me/everyone with depression: ‘’nothing.’’
    The cycle continues...
    Anhedonia ftw 👍🏼

    • @ShadowTheRipple
      @ShadowTheRipple 6 років тому +7

      soldierside365 I'm not even depressed myswlf. It's Anhedonia, and nothing else usually associated with it. Kinda wish it was recognized on its own.

    • @avoidbeing
      @avoidbeing 6 років тому +2

      you seem to enjoy the state of being an outsider, aside from "people" and you derive pleasure from the aesthetic side of being "depressed", yet not really depressed.

    • @pendlera2959
      @pendlera2959 6 років тому +28

      +Roseman You seem to enjoy making sweeping judgements about other people based on a very small amount of information. You seem to find it especially pleasurable to minimize their suffering and imply that their problems are their own fault without any possibility of mental illness or trauma.
      See - not so nice, is it?

    • @eijirokirishima253
      @eijirokirishima253 5 років тому

      Ftw = F the web

    • @sparkshot
      @sparkshot 4 роки тому

      @@eijirokirishima253 FTW = "For The Win" where I come from.

  • @tavo24vv19
    @tavo24vv19 6 років тому +78

    Music is wack.

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +6

      Hopefully in the good way! We got a lot of negative responses so far so this is by far a really good one!

  • @raincoat6006
    @raincoat6006 6 років тому +88

    Great video, but please leave the music out.

  • @needleimag5031
    @needleimag5031 6 років тому +34

    "disease can only be diagnosed by a doctor/counselor" thaaank youuu, my friend self diagnoses all the time and it bugs the shit out of me especially when I actually have what she says she has

    • @neneyashirothegirlwhoevery8022
      @neneyashirothegirlwhoevery8022 3 роки тому +1

      Same I self diagnose too like ALOT lol

    • @TheTrueAltoClef
      @TheTrueAltoClef 2 роки тому +1

      I don't really self diagnose, whenever I see something that it could be, I regard it as such. After thinking about it for a while and considering the possible symptoms of that condition, I often disregard having it. There are some rare cases such as misophonia (hatred of sound) where I don't need a diagnosis to realise I'm suffering from it. The indescribable pain I get from trigger sounds that feels deeper than even psychological pain, and the irrational anger, giving me panic attacks and making me want to hurt the person making those noises or myself is enough of a clue that it is misophonia.

    • @CrystalCat24
      @CrystalCat24 Рік тому

      Ur friend sounds like an idiot LMFAO 🤣 sorry, that wasn't nice at all

  • @Scarlet_OA
    @Scarlet_OA 6 років тому +29

    I've been clinically depressed my whole life, so anhedonia is basically a part of my personality now.

    • @Yanisbelmeza33
      @Yanisbelmeza33 4 місяці тому

      Have you got any better? Or does it comes in emotional waves??

  • @deadsoon
    @deadsoon 6 років тому +226

    My whole life is imbued with anhedonia.

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +12

      We're sorry to hear that. You might want to talk to a mental health professional. We hope you feel better soon.

    • @idolihs7
      @idolihs7 6 років тому

      Same

    • @cinnamon2369
      @cinnamon2369 6 років тому

      Maruzca Shyle?

    • @faizahibnat3133
      @faizahibnat3133 5 років тому +2

      Is it? Don't you feel pleasure from stanning bts?

    • @lubdub1990
      @lubdub1990 5 років тому

      I still like sex though .. everything else is just eeinhh .. 😏😐

  • @parn2160
    @parn2160 6 років тому +39

    I'm currently going through this. I face complete lack of motivation to do anything at all. Anything and everything that I loved to do, that were my hobbies and I just feel so depressed, like I'm not good enough and that I'll never be. And the worst part is knowing the fact that the others around me, of my age and my class, are just working so hard and getting more and more ahead of me. I've wasted an entire year sulking and feeling uninspired and not doing anything. My parents are worried too and they never thought that they would have to face a day where they would have to force me to do something, at least something. I just feel more and more depressed and pressurized. I couldn't define what this feeling was called, until now and I'm so glad that I did find this. And that something like this does exist, knowing this feels much better. At least I won't feel like I'm making this up and making excuses anymore, like everyone else feels. I've felt worthless for way too long.

    • @ljnv
      @ljnv 2 роки тому

      How are you doing now

    • @CrystalCat24
      @CrystalCat24 Рік тому +1

      I feel the same way and I have for years. I used to be the social, happy person. I'm so fatigued now that I'm starting to think there is something else going on as well. My psychiatrist suggested another test for vitamins/thyroid even tho it always comes back fine.

    • @EV143
      @EV143 10 місяців тому

      How are you feeling now? Is it good now or at least slightly better? I think that I can relate to you because I've been feeling this way for some time but it is better now, it is not completely fine but it is better than it used to be

  • @bcxers1033
    @bcxers1033 6 років тому +23

    I was diagnosed with this and it truly sucks. Losing interest in art and other things has truly screwed up my life and I'm hoping there will be a way to help it in the future. :(

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +3

      bcxers don't worry. There are always ways to become happy again, even if it seems impossible now. Just know that if you were happy once, you can and will be happy again! We're rooting for you :)

    • @Aaroncadwell
      @Aaroncadwell Рік тому

      How r u now?

  • @flohardy2000
    @flohardy2000 6 років тому +339

    Bad tone, bad music

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +59

      Hmm, we might redo this one. Stay tune.

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +5

      We did another version with no music here ua-cam.com/video/uNJ5oiQPEzQ/v-deo.html We hope you like this one better.

    • @kainthjaskaran
      @kainthjaskaran 5 років тому

      ​@@Psych2go Thank you

  • @zoranabanana
    @zoranabanana 4 роки тому +43

    As someone that’s been struggling with depression since the age of 12.. and wondered why I don’t feel joy in anything I do.. this explains a lot. Thank you for this.

    • @Dalu660
      @Dalu660 11 місяців тому +1

      Me too, I hate this “non-feeling”

    • @zoranabanana
      @zoranabanana 8 місяців тому

      @@emu1028 Hi emu, I have been through this. They are demonic attacks. If you don’t already, I highly encourage you to start believing in God and try to do research and get into knowing about Him.. all good things come from him, but all bad things and attacks are from demons. They attack us at our lowest and try to kill us (mentally, emotionally, spiritually)

  • @taliarronen
    @taliarronen 6 років тому +9

    I barely even noticed the music...
    Then I looked at the comments

  • @isaachunter4879
    @isaachunter4879 7 місяців тому +2

    I can relate to feeling interest in watching a particular movie then all of a sudden I’m not into it. It sucks and I think usually the reason why I’d succumbed to alcoholism is because of anhedonia. Seems to be the only substance that temporary fixes it.

  • @nanafa370
    @nanafa370 6 років тому +14

    I don’t know how long I stay happy. And the whole social anhedonia sounds like me but it’s too vague to self diagnosis. And there are people scared of music!

  • @mircodhd4326
    @mircodhd4326 6 років тому +53

    I don't understand how you can feel pleasure for a long time.
    You did something good (or anything rewarding) and you are happy about.
    For me the happiness lasts from a minute to twenty minutes, it's normal right?
    Life is like that, be happy about everything you can and become happy whenever you can (even I know I don't deserve it).
    have a nice day
    Mirco

    • @jean-lucgagnon1947
      @jean-lucgagnon1947 6 років тому

      for me qhen im happy its for a day or less if someone break my fun i change of mood for want fight

    • @daddypression
      @daddypression 6 років тому +7

      I feel u. Whenever I’m happy it only lasts for a couple hours max until I retreat to my normal kinda “meh” mood.

    • @ValetudoTheNeko
      @ValetudoTheNeko 6 років тому +16

      In anhedonia you just don't feel anything at all.
      You go out with your friends, you do funny things with them and they are all happy, but you don't feel anything, even if the situacion is funny your brain seems just to not react

    • @katethekitkat8826
      @katethekitkat8826 6 років тому +2

      Wait, isn't that normal though? How could someone be happy about one thing for more than an hour? That's kinda exessive...

    • @suruxstrawde8322
      @suruxstrawde8322 6 років тому

      Yeah this is definitely confusing the similarities between simple loss in interest or "anhedonia".

  • @rubymerry
    @rubymerry 6 років тому +2

    _Whenever a family member dies, I dont feel that sad or cry. Its not that i didnt love them, its just that i forget about all the good and bad memories of them, so I treat it like I would if some random person I dont know died. Also, things like videogames and talking to my friends make me more bored and sad then happy. I dont know what happened to me, but I because of this video, I can finally understand why I'm like this. Thank you_
    _yet again, i shouldn't diagnose myself, but at least I am more aware of what I could have_

  • @RoyalKingA73
    @RoyalKingA73 6 років тому +209

    I have all the symptoms of that. Especially the sexual part

    • @NejedNiko
      @NejedNiko 6 років тому +17

      Same here .... Frustrating.
      More reasons to stay alone.

    • @NejedNiko
      @NejedNiko 6 років тому +4

      Goofy ... ?

    • @levismith6464
      @levismith6464 6 років тому +4

      RoyalKingA73 me too

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +35

      Anhedonia can be associated with depression. You might want to talk to a mental health professional. We hope things get better for you soon.

    • @gugutenberg
      @gugutenberg 6 років тому +6

      Maybe you're asexual?

  • @thettproject4534
    @thettproject4534 6 років тому +32

    Wow I had no idea my “personality” had a name. I just thought I was smarter than everyone because I realize nothing has meaning. Shit I might be depressed 🤔

  • @domilontano
    @domilontano 6 років тому +8

    Types 1, 2 and 3, definitely. I'm diagnosed with major clinical depression, and although I've never been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, that really rings true as well. It's really difficult to beat since I can't find the motivation to try on my own, and my social withdrawal makes it nearly impossible to ask for help. Exercise, especially yoga, is what I have found to be the most effective method to get some temporary relief.

    • @billsimms2511
      @billsimms2511 3 роки тому +1

      Major depression and anxiety creates a reinforced and intertwined trap of sorts .. it makes it very hard to do much if anything and then you factor in anhedonia and it’s awful

  • @user-kp6td2sr8s
    @user-kp6td2sr8s 5 років тому +3

    I have anhadonia and one of the first symptoms i notice is the lack of joy from muzic

  • @Kay-tw6sm
    @Kay-tw6sm 6 років тому +3

    I’m just numb and emotionally tired. I feel empty, I can’t even force a fake smile anymore. I don’t really have true joy in anything I do and struggle to see the true point in life.

    • @justanamed6847
      @justanamed6847 6 років тому

      Same but i got use dto it after 2 years so i dont even care i get medical help or not. I am lost beyond salvation as far as i am concerned (not that i care about that).

    • @VengefulPolititron
      @VengefulPolititron 3 роки тому

      @@justanamed6847 I lost God.
      did you?

  • @kRVRKV
    @kRVRKV 6 років тому +46

    pretty inappropriate soundtrack selection, I say.

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +1

      Note taken. Let us reupload this video in something more appropriate. Thanks!

  • @Vas384
    @Vas384 Рік тому +4

    i love how this video talks about depressing and brutal stuff with happy music

  • @asdfgh6210
    @asdfgh6210 6 років тому +15

    might as well replace the music with darude sandstorm and it would have the same effect

  • @myadougherty1242
    @myadougherty1242 Рік тому +4

    This makes me feel so much less alone that others feel this way too.

  • @PuffAdder8565
    @PuffAdder8565 Рік тому +3

    1] Comsumatory
    2] Motivational
    3] Social
    4] Sexual
    5] Musical

  • @liv2dreamc.848
    @liv2dreamc.848 6 років тому +15

    My abuse of opiates benzos and amphetamines over the course of a decade and a half has certainly caused most of those symptoms to the extreme. Its absolutely horrible. I feel so empty. Hopefully they will come out with something to help combat these horrible feelings of loneliness, despair and desolation. The methadone I'm on sure doesn't help me emotionally but does physically and I'm sure there will be people who think someone like me did this to myself and to an extent I accept that but no decent individual deserves living a life of pure emptiness. I honestly feel like my soul has been stolen from me. If anyone else can relate you are not alone.The fact that I welcome death now is disturbing to say the least.

    • @pthebeast2
      @pthebeast2 2 роки тому

      Did you commit suicide, or did you decide to let your genetic material survive?

    • @liv2dreamc.848
      @liv2dreamc.848 2 роки тому +1

      Nah I'm still kicking. I'm still on Methadone and I was close to ending it one night but I was arrested and my shotgun was taken from me. Possibly for the best. I can only hope others feeling the way I constantly do find some form of escape but I'm always here to talk to anyone who feels the same way and can relate

    • @liv2dreamc.848
      @liv2dreamc.848 2 роки тому

      @@pthebeast2 currently my genetic material as you put it is still in tact and functional, im Still waiting on a miracle to release my soul from this hellish prison I so naively and unintentionally created

    • @pthebeast2
      @pthebeast2 2 роки тому +1

      @@liv2dreamc.848 I'm not sure if I can relate, but I am also a poly addict. Weed, alcohol, cigarettes. Weed (7years) alcohol (5years) cigarettes (4 years). I started doing coke HEAVY as well last year. At least 2-3 times a week. Slowed down to once every 2 weeks though because that shit is too expensive and I HAVE to smoke my herb.

    • @pthebeast2
      @pthebeast2 2 роки тому +1

      @@liv2dreamc.848 You're definitely not alone and heavy drug use can cause this. I won't say that my situation is equal or worse than yours tho because you said you were hooked on your drug(s) of choice way longer. I didn't start smoking until I was 18, heavy at 19 so I'm a late bloomer in that regard.

  • @Squidbeep
    @Squidbeep 6 років тому +43

    i think the music is fine with videos like this. the less serious tone makes it feel like these are just facts about some people instead of something thats horribly wrong with me. if it were done any differently it would probably just be stressful to listen to. these videos are supposed to be informative, not a pity party.

    • @raizensamson6723
      @raizensamson6723 6 років тому +1

      Yeah, but this type of music is the problem. It's bland and overplayed here on youtube, I can't even count the number of different videos I've heard this music on. It gets really hard to watch yet another video with it.

    • @tswizzle2020
      @tswizzle2020 6 років тому

      my problem with it is i could hardly hear what she was saying over the music.

    • @shiroaranea2741
      @shiroaranea2741 6 років тому

      Or just no music. I like silence over quality. PS, when are they getting a better microphone?

  • @maryati6088
    @maryati6088 6 років тому +31

    the music is super annoying as if this topic is not to be taken serious. It is like playing party song at funeral/dying person. It is better no music at all and the narrator should be improved. Peace!

  • @somber-sun7312
    @somber-sun7312 6 років тому +3

    It's all apathy at the end of the day, created by those overwhelmingly dark realizations of depression. Kind of like being numbed by over-stimulation, the mind can only handle so much feedback before it fries.

  • @Joseferberger
    @Joseferberger 6 років тому +104

    People claiming to have anhedonia INCOMING

    • @Joseferberger
      @Joseferberger 6 років тому +12

      Man I really have anhedonia, listn to me, also i have both schizotypal and schizoid PD together with social anxiety

    • @Joseferberger
      @Joseferberger 6 років тому +14

      Don't fall for the mental hipochondria.

    • @cryptidofthemarshes1680
      @cryptidofthemarshes1680 6 років тому +9

      Josef Allerberger Are you 6?

    • @ShadowTheRipple
      @ShadowTheRipple 6 років тому +2

      I think my only real issue is Anhedonia, besides my ADHD. It blunts my emotions or my emotions seem to be constantly MIA.

    • @fsirjyy147
      @fsirjyy147 6 років тому +4

      I don’t have it, I just wanted to watch the video.
      Haha. Who am I kidding. I actually do have it.

  • @MkTential
    @MkTential 5 років тому +2

    It seems as though I’m the only person that appreciates the music...

  • @lawbnowercuj
    @lawbnowercuj 6 років тому +12

    I am confused like well, recently I stopped hanging out with friends, I stopped going places, I stopped liking some foods, I stopped playing with my dogs and I got bored of a lot of things... You see I am only about 11 years old and I don't understand things properly so, do I have any problems about this subject?
    If I do then witch one?

    • @firstnamelastname7244
      @firstnamelastname7244 6 років тому +2

      I think you should talk to someone. Probably a school counselor.

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +2

      @Eva We're sorry to hear that you're going through such a confusing and isolating time... @Supernova 444 makes a great suggestion; talking to your school counselor would be a good start. They can point you and your family in the right direction for more help if necessary. We hope you feel better!

  • @penn7998
    @penn7998 6 років тому +11

    Could you perhaps make a video on schizotypal personality disorder if you haven't already?

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +5

      We'll try to get a video about schizotypal up soon. Thanks for the suggestion. :)

  • @lalaluv093
    @lalaluv093 6 років тому +1

    i think i was diagnosed with anhedonia last year i believe and this video hit the nail on the head with it you guys really do a good job of explaining mental illness to the general public.

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому

      Thanks for sharing your own experience, and glad to see you found the signs accurate!

  • @ohohvalerie
    @ohohvalerie 6 років тому +6

    I learned about this in my therapy group. I have this 😕

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +1

      We're sorry to hear that. We hope you feel better soon.

  • @elizabethroa6970
    @elizabethroa6970 6 років тому +10

    Subs please. It's hard to understand from the bad mic and the loud music. No ofense. Also from the comments it seems I might have this but I couldn't even watch the video 😢

  • @minimonkey252
    @minimonkey252 6 років тому +1

    People here are complaining about the music. Just want to say, I’m anhedonic, been depressed for 10 years, and frankly I don’t give care. It doesn’t need some special “tact” it’s just information. Who cares.

  • @ztilthedawn7330
    @ztilthedawn7330 6 років тому +4

    Just realised I was an anhedonia lol
    To me, angst and dissatisfaction is normal compared to happiness and content. Doing things right is what I should do while doing things wrong is unforgivable.

  • @caydendiel3818
    @caydendiel3818 4 роки тому +1

    i actually prefer the music choice, f the haters

  • @The_Motive.101
    @The_Motive.101 3 роки тому +1

    Hh everyone one in the comments saying they have it but it’s far more than a teenage experience it’s a very rare case

  • @itscesarbtch3451
    @itscesarbtch3451 6 років тому +3

    I finally found why I am the way I am except it goes away sometimes like when I have a crush on somebody

  • @georgeryan1437
    @georgeryan1437 6 років тому

    I've had this for so long I was depressed for a long time and nobody knew I listened to music and eventually I didn't feel depressed. I started not feeling my emotions correctly and didn't find pleasure in any things I used to love doing. My girlfriend broke up with me and I barely felt anything until subtle reminders of her made me go into sadness over a period of time. I have tried to look up what was going on with me and most of the things I saw was, There is a difference between feeling nothing and not knowing what you are feeling. Now I know that I've been experiencing anhedonia. Thank you so so much!

  • @moonstonepearl21
    @moonstonepearl21 6 років тому +3

    Wait, so what are people supposed to do about this? Do they give the treatment for depression and anxiety since it's often related to disorders like that? There has to be something to improve this.

  • @elibjo01
    @elibjo01 6 років тому +3

    I have depression and the thing is sometimes I feel satisfied from doing things sometimes I enjoy but other times it just feels like there is no point doing it. It is more so that I try to have fun, or try to get motivation but I get so much more sad when I can’t enjoy anything and it often lasts for days in a row and sometimes I have depressive episodes where I can feel better doing things I enjoy but always feel depressed again soon or just numb. It just sucks and I wish I could die, I get so bad panic attacks as well when I get depressed compared to normally when I rarely even feel anxious and I just feel my mind racing, heart beating so fast and the worst is that it can happen anywhere. Even at home I can get this sudden fear feeling and it is really hard to calm down and breathe, I am diagnosed with depression, is moderate at times, severe other times and mild like I can barely notice it some days on good days.

  • @claudiag.9307
    @claudiag.9307 6 років тому +5

    Please change the music

  • @farajaraf
    @farajaraf 6 років тому

    Fits me a million times better than depression. I finally found a word for me.

  • @kotamae963
    @kotamae963 5 років тому +2

    I've been dealing with emotional flatlining/anhedonia for four months now. I look into my moms eyes a feel nothing, and overall I just feel like I don't have feelings anymore...

  • @Acalamity
    @Acalamity 6 років тому +27

    Maybe people could consider that social anhedonia means that a person has much better things to do sometimes than to waste time partying.

    • @teresatarkkala7623
      @teresatarkkala7623 6 років тому

      so they’re basically an introvert, or if younger just has basic logic?

    • @Acalamity
      @Acalamity 6 років тому +8

      I mean, how can I enjoy partying when I have a ton of really joyful things, that I would much easier do alone? People simply tend to think that partying and going out with friends is really the most enjoyable thing ever. When I feel lonely - sure. When I do not - boring as hell.

    • @marnizavaleta
      @marnizavaleta 6 років тому +9

      Acalamity then that's not anhedonia. At the start it said it can be the lack of enjoyment from things you used to get enjoyment from, but also it's the lack of enjoyment from basically anything. In this case, there is still enjoyment to be had from things, just not the social 'norm' of partying. If there are much better things to do, then you are still enjoying some things so not suffering from anhedonia. This is more of a personality or preference issue

    • @teresatarkkala7623
      @teresatarkkala7623 6 років тому +2

      Acalamity I would just consider you an introvert maybe, or at the least an ambivert, but i don’t know the details

    • @Psych2go
      @Psych2go  6 років тому +12

      Great discussion here. Yeah, there's a difference between not enjoying what you used to enjoy and not enjoying things that other people consider enjoyable. I too don't really like parties, but I could see others using it for social purposes and relationship building. So it's really what you value in life and what you prefer doing.

  • @chibiwoldenberg
    @chibiwoldenberg 4 роки тому +2

    Now I know that my inability to enjoy things has a name.

  • @s0m3guy
    @s0m3guy 6 років тому +35

    I'm depressed

    • @mircodhd4326
      @mircodhd4326 6 років тому +7

      You are not alone.
      I like you

    • @HectorBenitoMinguez
      @HectorBenitoMinguez 6 років тому +4

      Another one here

    • @Boni0absn
      @Boni0absn 6 років тому +2

      S0M3GUY you are not alone... in this ship. We are all depressed in this fucking hell. The sad part is that there are some that can't be helped. But the only way to know, is looking for help...

    • @emmareverie1694
      @emmareverie1694 6 років тому +1

      You’re not alone . I have it to.

    • @BitchChill
      @BitchChill 5 років тому +1

      I am too

  • @Davinci-xl9st
    @Davinci-xl9st 2 роки тому +1

    It's not that I get bored easily always, but it is rather that I just can't do anything for a long period of time. But there are a lot of things I kinda like to do.

  • @reoffending
    @reoffending 2 роки тому +1

    I felt this way 24/7 until I started smoking. Once I quit, I felt like this 24/7 again.

    • @saskiao492
      @saskiao492 Рік тому

      How are you now? Try bupropion bc it activates the same part of your brain smoking does without the addiction

  • @moonstonepearl21
    @moonstonepearl21 6 років тому +4

    From looking at the comments, I see a lot of people think the music was a poor choice with the video because the music was peppy while the topic was serious, but I actually don't see a problem with it personally even though I understand where they are coming from. I enjoyed listening to the music. It actually made me feel better and less upset about the rather sad issue of people having difficulty experiencing pleasure from things, something which I seem to experience sometimes likely from depression and anxiety issues. I have it to a degree right now, so I'm A okay with the music perking me up a bit while learning more about this.

  • @coal9205
    @coal9205 6 років тому +2

    *Holy shit it has a word?!*
    "responses being flat or not being able to feel anything*
    *Holy shit I finally have the word about what is up with me!*

  • @SevCaswell
    @SevCaswell 6 років тому +1

    I often have social anhedonia, where being around people is just so exhausting there is nothing good about it. I have apsergers, and suffer mostly with the social aspect of that.

  • @youtubemenganster
    @youtubemenganster 6 років тому

    I like the music, because it makes me feel better with my disorder of this topic

  • @doglove8820
    @doglove8820 6 років тому

    You don’t need the music, it’s interesting and we are here to listen to this. (It’s a little loud also, maybe if it was lower it would be better)

  • @tjsoares4826
    @tjsoares4826 2 роки тому

    When when are consuming high-dopamine rewards, we lose the ability to take joy in ordinary pleasures.

  • @rozzyhi1827
    @rozzyhi1827 6 років тому +1

    Tbh, the more I try to draw cartoons of myself, the more I find my self lost for thinking of expressions and poses to define me, and I end up drawing very monotone, casual poses of myself. And I don’t know if it is because I lack enthusiasm, or if it is just my personal image of myself. But I do find it hard to express enthusiasm and joy, on a daily basis. And it took me a while to notice these patterns I have when drawing myself. People always saying I’m so chill, but really it’s cuz I just don’t have that positive reacting nerve. I usually have to willfully force myself to be surprised, and i can’t say that I don’t feel reward at all, but I do think a part of me has given up with it. I haven’t even heard of this mentality until today, and I’m wondering why it was never mentioned in my psychology class. I have felt love. But not for a long time, it is slowly coming back to me.

  • @wongenom4042
    @wongenom4042 6 років тому +3

    spring in my step

  • @ayakaphria
    @ayakaphria 4 роки тому +1

    me.. i guess this is the answer to my questions.. why i easily get bored.. why i lose interest to what i like previously.. why i am not happy..

  • @GetPsyched
    @GetPsyched 6 років тому +2

    Really interesting concept and video! My initial thoughts connect to depression, but this does seem like an advancement of depression. The apathy experienced by someone suffering from this to enjoyable activities or feelings seems massive. I wonder how personal therapy would impact such an individual. This lack of understanding of concepts such as this is why I have such an interest in mental health and attempt to rely positive concepts in psychology on my channel. Thanks for another great video!

  • @amansagar8048
    @amansagar8048 5 років тому

    I am feeling these systems since last year . That's why I search for this video.

  • @GlenHunt
    @GlenHunt 6 років тому +10

    Not enjoying music despite being able to process the beat is pathological?? Um...respectfully disagree.

    • @Name-ul8es
      @Name-ul8es 6 років тому

      Good thing they listened the audience.

  • @magda6650
    @magda6650 6 років тому +3

    the video and the drawings were great, but it would be a bit better without the music, in my opinion

  • @CollinMichaels-z8f
    @CollinMichaels-z8f 9 днів тому

    Depression, Anxiety, Social Anxiety, PTSD, Separation Disorder, Bipolar and now Anhedonia.. yay life! I don’t want to wake up anymore

  • @iceguy904
    @iceguy904 2 роки тому +1

    I'm having a panic attack because I'm scared if it's permanent and I'm 12 😥😨

    • @MichaelTurner856
      @MichaelTurner856 2 роки тому

      Same but I'm 15. You're not alone and I'm still hoping the pleasure from music will come back.

  • @soy.sauce6917
    @soy.sauce6917 3 роки тому +2

    Think i suffer from motivational, it took me a week to muster up the motivation to play the new game i got for christmas, then only played for like an hour and havnt touched it since

    • @49seffy
      @49seffy 3 роки тому +2

      I kinda suffer from that as well, I just bought code Veronica re4 and beyonetta and I haven't touched my games also, tbf both re4 and Veronica are ridiculously difficult

  • @patinom2
    @patinom2 5 років тому +1

    yes feel I suffer from this. this is not a life to live

  • @thefreakybean2495
    @thefreakybean2495 6 років тому +1

    I have all of those symptoms. I usually feel nothing.

  • @thejellyranger7679
    @thejellyranger7679 3 роки тому +1

    I used to love learning about new things on YT. Irony brought me here.

  • @Emu-lb4wc
    @Emu-lb4wc 3 місяці тому

    The anhedonia is so painful it’s killing me 😞 I can’t live with the constant discomfort and loss of enjoyment in anything . I am in pain 24/7

    • @Emu-lb4wc
      @Emu-lb4wc 2 місяці тому

      I’ve lost all my sensory pleasures in life and I’m severely blunted emotionally. So I can’t feel sex, love, touch , bathing everything good essentially. I am being punished and it makes me angry

    • @Emu-lb4wc
      @Emu-lb4wc 2 місяці тому

      I am stuck in bed , I can’t work can’t date , can’t do anything pleasurable . I can’t even be bothered to get up

  • @VLAD-yu6ul
    @VLAD-yu6ul 6 років тому +1

    i have been feeling nothing for awhile now and i don’t like it, i like something for a while then it becomes nothing to me like that... it’s awful

  • @Emu-lb4wc
    @Emu-lb4wc 24 дні тому

    Anhedonia is such a horrible condition, I can’t feel pleasure from sex , eating , even bathing . I can’t feel it when someone hugs me or touches me . I can’t get excited about seeing friends or family . Nothing moves or excites me. It’s incredibly frustrating , I feel like a zombie or a robot , I can’t feel pleasure from being around people sometimes as well , I don’t know the cure for it . I’ve tried exercising, eating well , spending time with friends

  • @waqasdurrani5852
    @waqasdurrani5852 6 років тому

    Was actually waiting for this

  • @ak123cric
    @ak123cric 6 років тому +2

    What was that music?? Didn't make sense to put that in there... serious topic

  • @_souldier
    @_souldier 4 роки тому

    i love the background music

  • @rosepetunia1829
    @rosepetunia1829 3 роки тому

    I didn't even notice the music till I read the comments...

  • @LaraChristine
    @LaraChristine 6 років тому +1

    YAY new video :)

  • @RJ-ek8zu
    @RJ-ek8zu Рік тому +1

    How do you overcome it ??!

  • @annisasabrina8259
    @annisasabrina8259 4 роки тому +1

    I've dealt with aa large amount of stress for 3 months. its been 2-month ns now and there's nothing much I've done but I noticed that I lack the interest in anything. it stresses me out more because I feel like a shell of a human with nothing inside

  • @Juniper122
    @Juniper122 6 років тому

    Well you just described my entire life

  • @Coffee_Boffee
    @Coffee_Boffee 2 роки тому

    My counselor says that I might have this and I wanted to look it up so I can understand what she means better and the first video I went to was psych2go, thanks for the video

  • @Senaid-dv9iw
    @Senaid-dv9iw 6 місяців тому

    I have anhedonia, i hate it so much, its hard to control it and live with it

  • @fidelguerra2164
    @fidelguerra2164 7 місяців тому +3

    I'm Ann Edonia

  • @coffeeosu
    @coffeeosu Рік тому +1

    I have this, music and videogames not enjoyable now, life feels like a chore, what do i do?

  • @kentmichaelgalang686
    @kentmichaelgalang686 6 років тому

    i have no complaints about the background music at all
    fite me

  • @mufarreh30
    @mufarreh30 6 років тому

    Now it makes much more sense.

  • @hailey3454
    @hailey3454 6 років тому +1

    Wow, all of them apply to me, I thought it was just the depression....

  • @ph8883
    @ph8883 6 років тому +1

    Each time I watch one of these videos I know how truly messed up I am. But it's all good if I laugh it off like I always do.

  • @dennisfraudman9847
    @dennisfraudman9847 3 роки тому

    Holy shit, the music is so inappropriate for the topic I laughed. Thank you.