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Incredibly lonely, shutting down: Suffering with Anhedonia

Mental Health | Last Active: Jul 24, 2022 | Replies (40)
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@emu567

Hi,
Im a 26 year old student from Wales . I have been hearing voices for the past couple of years . They are loud derogatory unpleasant and nasty.
I have also been suffering from unbearable anhedonia . This has intensified in the last couple of days . It is an unbearable burning discomfort in my head and underneath my scalp everytime I do something that would bring me pleasure or comfort for example lying in bed , drinking a cup of tea or having a shower.
I no longer feel hungry and the food turns to ash in my mouth - I don’t want to eat
I also struggle to sleep as the discomfort makes it difficult for me to lie down and relax . Does anyone have any advice on how to relieve this unbearable absence of pleasure

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Jul 23, 2022

Hello @emu567 and welcome to Mayo Connect. I can understand how difficult these symptoms must be for you. As a young person, in school, this is a time for you to be preparing for your life with education and social activities. Not being able to feel pleasure certainly limits your ability to grow.

As some of these symptoms (such as hearing voices) have been bothering you for a couple of years now, have you seen a mental health professional? I hope you have. As you are a student, perhaps your school has a health clinic and they can refer you to a psychiatrist who can help.

Do you have some close friendships or activities that you participate in? Have you ever taken mental health meds?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jul 24, 2022

I'd like to add my welcome, @emu567. You'll notice I moved your post about dealing with intensifying anhedonia to this existing discussion:
- Incredibly lonely, shutting down: Suffering with Anhedonia https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/incredibly-lonely-shutting-down/

I did this so that you can easily connect with @januaryjane @jimhd @marjou @jimmy370 and others.

Emu, I'm not a doctor, but we all know that food and sleep are important for improving health. Are you able to eat even if you don't feel hungry and food is not as pleasurable? Take small steps.

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