Excellent advice. I struggled with severe depression and anhedonia for nearly a decade. At times it was bad enough that I'd spend weeks only getting out of bed to eat or use the bathroom. No motivation or energy for anything except internet browsing and binge watching TV. And that was just to distract myself from the feelings of self-hatred and despair. It was so miserable I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Antidepressants were helpful but only in the sense that they gave me a bit of a push to start making sustained behavioral changes. I had to learn these lessons in the video the hard way, but I'm thankful I did. Now I'm off the anti-depressants and thriving.

I discovered, completely by accident, that if you do things in pieces, it makes a HUGE difference. Get your ass up and do something for 10 minutes. Go into it with the notion that it's only 10 minutes. You can retreat if you need to. Keep it up. You will have a far better day than sitting on the couch and the effect is TRULY CUMULATIVE.

I lost interest in life, things I want to achieve are now dead, I’m daydreaming and mindlessly going through life

Yes thanks for that, it is a horrible feeling and Very upsetting feels like my personality has vanished. Thanks very much x I love that you talk of the acceptance .

I felt like I wouldn't enjoy this video (lack of interest)...but decided to watch it anyway (action)...as a result, I actually enjoyed it (motivation)!

My mom always said "work comes first" and she was so wrong. Now I prioritize fun, even if I am not capable of having fun. Thank you for the water pump analogy. I was losing hope, but I will keep trying.

I’m finally able to put a word to how I’ve been feeling for the past 5 months. 5 months ago, I was in a stressful situation that made me feel very stuck and made my anxiety SPIKE. I’ve always been a very paranoid and magical thinking person, so it did not shock me how anxious I was. But during this time and after I even cut this person off, I was experiencing both rumination and anhedonia. It’s not only that my favorite hobbies don’t bring me joy anymore, it’s that all I do when I try to get back to it now is ruminate about the past event. It makes me think I’ve been cursed. Sometimes I believe that things will never be the same again.

i used to be quite happy and confident when I was younger. I did not realize that my happiness came from me actually just doing things rather than thinking about why I am doing them. and this video video made me realize that, just keep on grinding 💪🏼

I have suffered from anhedonia and lack of motivation for most of my adult life. Your analogies are perfect; I had already started to 'make' myself do things, and what you have said makes absolute sense. By making myself do things instead of sitting and waiting for inspiration to appear out of thin air, I've formed some good habits and am making some progress. Thank you for this insightful video.

Thank you. I hit rock bottom but your explanation on how behavior leads to enjoyment and motivation gives me hope to get out of bed. Today I took a walk to my fave place and sat in the sun, then was nice to strangers. It is a start. Thank you; you have a reassuring voice and style that I appreciate much!

this is what i call "dragging your corpse". doing a weekend at bernies type thing and accept to do things badly is better then not doing something.

I've cut lots of bad habits from my life recently: Coffee, sugar, porn. I feel so empty lately and don't have any desire to do anything else. I feel like all of my old hobbies I did for validation and not because I enjoyed them. I really don't even know who I am lol.

living like this isn’t living. i hate that i wake up each morning

i think anhedonia is a big part of why i've been struggling to quit smoking weed as I try to recover from my depression. I know the weed just makes me more sluggish but it also makes things feel more pleasurable. it's so hard to break this cycle, especially when you factor in the beating yourself up that you talked about

Sent too soon..,Anhedonia for over sixty years, and you describe my symptoms exactly and the advice you give is pretty much what I have been doing , but it returned every couple of years, now I know it is a recognised condition I understand it more, and thanks to you I have hope for the future…many ,many thanks🇬🇧💕

I've described it to others as. "Happiness and pleasure are separate. I am happy but I just can't experience pleasure. It's as if every experience has an enjoyment limit which is capped at 'nice'. "

Dr. Nader you don't know how much I need to hear this. So many things I've lost the enjoyment to do things. People absolutely do think you have to enjoy everything you do. Thanks for putting it in perspective for me cause I thought something was wrong with me. I am going to try to do more things now knowing I don't have to absolutely enjoy them, but I can learn to with repetition.

Thank you Dr.Rami. The best medicine to overcome Anhedonia is get rid of the STRESS. Is the main cause that brings you this symptom. I had it for 5 years, and I couldn't understand why. I'm musician for more than 20 years and I couldn't enjoy music anymore, even listen it, or go with friends outside, etc. I was very scared. (Too many worries in my head) Once your mind is relaxed, and needs time, your enjoyment comes again. I promise.

I make lists of things to do, set up activity prompters and create options. I joined a gym, I'm getting my bike fixed and I think I'm going to start walking, getting my nails done and massages. I call it exposure therapy 😮

This is so enlightening! I always felt so bad about not being motivated to do the activities I used to enjoy, but now that I know that action precedes motivation I felt like I have a chance at fighting this symptom off. So thank you for the invaluable information, Dr. Nader! 👍🏽😊

I just recently learned about this term anhedonia which perfectly captures how I've been feeling for the past few months. I appreciate the analogies presented in the video (pumping water, train cars) as they just make sense. This gives me hope and some sort of game plan and drive because I've learned that there is a way out. Hoping to be back to enjoying cooking, reading, and working. Thank you so much for this.

For the first time I saw a video about depression that really makes sense. The water pump example is perfect. First, you haven't water, but you must continue doing until eventually the water will come. And talking about the piano fits like a glove to me, because I am a pianist, abd I lost all the drive to play and make videos. The activities precedes motivation. And these steps on 5 minutes are essential, because I can't do for an hour, but certainly, I can do it for 5 minutes. And I already recognize it's not my fault, it's do to the illness itself. I used to feel guilty and worthless. Thank you so much. I will try, and I know the water will eventually come. 🙏🙏💕👏👏👏❤️

the flows of these advices are: Step 1, it is not a problem to accept you have it. The other people don't accept your apathy. Step 2, your lake of will taints the activity. Because you don't have the energy, it turn immediately into a torture. To find the will, it will turn quickly into a meaningless ritual and possibly into OCD. The metaphor of the pump is not how these pump work. You have to put a bucket of water into it before you pump (it is based in the Archimed push principle). The metaphor of the train doesn't work too. A train knows where it goes. You have to decide a destination before someone drive it, or it is just a waste of resources, time and space. And, no. When you decide to play an instrument, you have to have fun with it before you learn it. You confuse performance with pleasure. I know, in theory your advices work, but in practice, I tried them all and they don't. Sorry.

I’ve been “just doing it” for 3.5 years and I’m no closer to feeling the joy or love of motherhood that left me with the birth of my second child; that can’t be the only solution. To also not acknowledge the absolute torture and grief of doing it anyway and feeling nothing tells me you don’t get it. It’s debilitating and isolating and soul crushing.

Hello Rami, thanks for this video and callout regarding this case... I've paid lots of money on doctors whom only wasted my time and made me open myself and go through life stories. I'm done feeling that way and I think I have found a way to escape that feeling thanks to You ! Best wishes

Thank you so much for this video. I've been struggling lately and the whole pumping statement really reminded me that I can't expect things to happen overnight. I miss enjoying making art but I want to keep trying even though it's been over half a year. I will be back when, hopefully, I enjoy it again 💖

It took me couple of months to understand that I have been a victim of anhedonia. Been there and I see so many people are suffering with this, I pray every person who’s dealing with this heal magically as if it never happened to them and may all the loss they took comeback 100x stronger & faster to them. There’s a saying “we are living the life of one of our prayers we made, this time don’t ask for material things just pray to god to guide our soul on right path and to make this life, after life and all the things easier for us” please try this it worked for me after so many months. Ps: try to go out as much as y’all could and also try to stay with family and talk to them. If you stay alone then befriend god and talk to him. He’s the best healer.

One of my biggest breakthrough this month is you only need the intention to want something. You dont need to actually want it first, only the intention to want it and the rest follows.

Thanks for atleast addressing the topic Past 4 months have been worse for me.. Surprisingly I got anhedonia not only due to depression...more dominantly it increased because I got COVID and read about it everywhere That COVID can also cause mental issues Now I m product of many things Depression / anhedonia / Cognitive impairment / Suicidal behaviour / financial pressure/ poor social skills / no hope in life But I know I Will and I m getting better I trust my CREATOR

I've suffered with depression really badly in the last 7 years , my doctor put me on highest dose of Setraline and the side effects was horrible. I suffered with night sweats bad dreams and Anhedonia , so I stopped taking medication altogether thinking it would help . 2 years later and no medication I'm still suffering with these side effects and it has taken a massive toll on my health and shot my confidence, I hardly ever leave the house or my room anymore . I'm lonely in a house full of people/family , I have no friends, I have no motivation, I daydream about the things I used to love and the ife I used to live and wonder if I'm ever gonna be OK again .

Interesting, I am the person who sits and waits for the motivation which rarely comes, so I sit alone getting more depressed. I will watch your suggested video next time, I really need to push myself to try this. Thank you

You are absolutely correct in recommending ‘doing’ . Movement recharges the brain, like a battery. A little every day really helps! Eventually you get your life back. Singing and making yourself laugh also really helps. It helps to watch comedy snd funny animal clips.

love the pump and water analogy, sadly enough, a mind is not a water pump. I've tried and still do stuff on a daily basis but I just don't feel emotions about it anymore. I'm just like passing time until I die. I've been like this for several years already, I get help but they can only partly stabilize my mood.

I’ve had anhedonia since I was about 19 years old and I’m 24 now. I developed a drug addiction to pregabalin and adderall. If I pop both I find enjoyment out of social interactions, going places and living life. I become so motivated to improve my life…. I’ve been to treatment and I’m almost 2 years sober. I’m still dealing with anhedonia and depression. Ugh

I just came across one of your videos today and have been binge watching for hours now. Thank you so much for giving names to things that I thought "were just wrong with me" and ways of dealing with these issues in a realistic manner. Than you so much 💓

Thanks a lot for explaining all of this. I used to paint as a youth, with such passion, and the smell of oil paint was enough to make me discover new things to express. I used to see colors in things, that are now all but faded away. I used to so easily smile and laugh etc... And for too many years I've just given up and been wishing I could feel something again, and this is the first thing that really made me think that there's actually meaning behind even trying.

This is what I have been waiting for all along thank u so much may God reward you abundantly 🙏🙏🙏

Excellent material on this subject, very helpful!!! Thank you!!

This reminds me of an old saying: *"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."*

Love these advice. Not promising to get back the old stimulations but just a way to move forward. Ive been going through this for years. At this age I feel like Im centuries old and very little enthuses me anymore. I think this stage called anhedonia can be just another stage of being that is. Acceptance is key. And maybe every now and then, the feeling of joy will trickle as bonuses.

I have anhedonia and I don't see any improvement. :(

I went outside and felt more lonely than before i left. Saturday night.

You are so kind, caring, and informative. Thank you again.

After being on the front lines during the pandemic, I completely shattered even though I was a nurse with 41 years of working in a trauma ER, ICU neuro-trauma and surgery. My physical, mental and emotional health took a nose dive and I am struggling to get some sense of acceptance with the destruction and deaths of so many people. I'm getting therapy but you must know that you have given me so much more understanding, coping skills and hope that I will have some peace and joy in my life again. Thank you so much.

This makes a lot of sense, thank you.

Thanks for your words. I'm 27 and I've had mild anhedonia that's come and gone for years now, but what brought me here was how I feel after covid. It's been less than a week since developing it and my symptoms are mostly gone, but for the past couple days I've been hit with the worst anhedonia I've ever had. I feel pretty much nothing, like 'novocaine brain'.

Thank you Dr, brilliant!

Hi Dr. Nader, this is the first video of yours I've seen, and I want to thank you for giving me hope. I have Anhedonia and I've always known I felt this way but now I have attached the name to it and when I say to my therapist “I know I can't enjoy anything and don't have any control over it, so why care”? “If I know that my life is no joy and all pain, what kind of a life is that?” She doesn't tell me there's any help. The most she says is to "do something". She does not follow it up with, if you do X Y and Z, enjoyment will come back. You're the first person I've heard who says I have any control over this and that this can be over come. This whole concept is still new to me, so I don't know what to think. I don't know what to believe. But I wanted to thank you for putting this video out, I wish you were my doctor! Thank you

This is GOLDEN CONTENT . Thank you so much SIR🙏

POV: you are going through a rough patch Existence is so cruel

Thank you for this video. I have been sober for almost 5 years. I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder with psychotic features back in 2017. Luckily the psychosis was successfully treated with meds while in the hospital for 11 days. But the major depression has remained a struggle especially since the pandemic started and I have been working from home full time. While others have embraced the new way of remote working, I feel like the things that brought me joy on the job have been taken away, like mentoring a coop student or taking a new employee for coffee to welcome them and to offer help with any questions they may have. What I have noticed is I really find my current work extremely unrewarding and boring. I also find that the toxic positivity in the virtual environment very fake and scary at times with regards to how some seem to find a ridiculously positive lesson or silver lining out of almost everything. I have been really hard on myself lately because I have not been doing the activities I once enjoyed. But these steps are great. It truly validates how I’m feeling and makes me feel less alone. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you so much, I’ve been dealing with depression and anhedonia for a few years now, I’ve gotten the enjoyment of activities back but had no motivation to do any of them so this video was very useful. I’ve actually had this video in my watch later for a few weeks and finally had the motivation to watch it! All the times I’ve tried to look for videos to overcome anhedonia, they were always about bringing back the enjoyment, so I started to think the motivation was gone forever.

Thank you for this video I am inspired to start doing the things I once loved again

This was very helpful. I did not realize the pleasure can gradually return. When I try to do something fun and it does not seem fun, I have a hard time keeping from giving up. I will now try again. Thank you!

I appreciate your calm, reassuring style along with so much information and your unique perspective. All very helpful. Thank you so much.

This really helped convince me to be honest. I keep saying I need to paint but just never end up doing it and this is why. I just don’t feel the same passion for it that I used to and haven’t for years. I’ve made all kinds of excuses but that’s a big part of why so it was interesting to hear you speak about how action comes before motivation and to just do it will eventually lead to wanting to do it more. It motivated me because I’m going through a LOT of pain and grief and despair right now and really need to paint and give myself some therapy

Thank you sir. I’ve been struggling with this for years. I’ve sort of been doing what you described with small improvements, but this gave me a clearer understanding and I’ll try harder. I’m not giving up.

I think one important thing to note is the fact that you beat yourself up for not feeling enjoyment for something actually means that you really do care about that thing; like if you beat yourself up for not feeling enjoyment when playing with your kids, that's a clear sign that it's anhedonia why you don't feel pleasure, because you clearly know what feeling you expected in that moment and you value that feeling, hence why you're upset it wasn't there, which means it can't be that you're just a bad parent, it's that something is wrong. i hope this makes sense, i found thinking of it in this way makes it easier to stop beating myself up

Thank you Rami, I think the point you made about action being the priority that leads to the motivation is a critical point. I am going to bear this in mind and try and follow this. Thank you once again Rami, bless you sir.

Your videos have given me so much hope. The way you speak and teach is so calming and compassionate, thank you for being such a genuine soul.

These are wonderful videos, with lots of helpful information. I could just add that depression comes on, sometimes, to depress extreme anxiety symptoms. Unfortunately, all feelings can be depressed, so you don’t feel anything. What helped me, many years ago, was a couple of books by the same author. She really explained my anxiety symptoms and how to get better. That understanding enabled me to move forward slowly. The books are old and are called: Peace from Nervous Suffering and Hope and Help for your Nerves. Author is Dr. Claire Weekes. I’m sure you can still get them and they’re worth it. Without those books, I would have been sunk. So sometimes, it’s sustained anxiety first, then comes the depression to quell it. However, I’m sure every person is different, but it’s what helped me, decades ago. I was a mess. I’m now 76 years and doing fine. Hope this helps somebody.

Such a great video, thank you very much. I think this strategy also applies to depersonalization too: acceptance followed by a strong focus on behavior.

I was really enjoying the video but then I got to 08:30 and it really spoke to me. I've complained for weeks, nay, months that I can't enjoy anything. I get jealous of people who still enjoy reading, video games, making art etc. Just yesterday I discussed it with my mum and I could tell she was upset that I feel this way. All that aside, 08:30 got me because it perfectly explained how I felt, at this point I was grabbed because you knew exactly how I feel. Thanks to your video I'm going to make a list of activities I use to enjoy and make time for them tomorrow. Funnily enough, this was my Mum's advised just yesterday! Thank you so much Dr. Rami Nader.

I've seen stuff about "changing the way you think" or "changing your mindset" to help, but these haven't worked for me. Your suggestion to persevere with the activity is certainly a new one I will try. Thanks Dr. Rami.

This is the first time I've ever heard of anhedonia, but it describes what I've been going thru. Everything is boring to me. My sex drive is almost nonexistent. I lack empathy. I have suicidal thoughts often...maybe 3+ times a month. Music and performing on stage is something I really love to do, but over the past year it feels like I'm just doing it out of automatic habit...i get no rush being on stage anymore. I don't know what to do.

Thanks for this Dr Rami. I think this can certainly help certain types of anhedonia, however if there are other factors, like the thing that once brought you pleasure, is an area you have experienced specific trauma in, then behaviour alone won''t bring pleasure back, deeper work is needed in that case. So for example your method might work well with food and exercise, but perhaps not so well with areas where the person has experienced bullying or shaming, perhaps related to their art, sport, etc..I think some people who experience anhedonia, have reached a sort of breaking point from an overwhelm of trauma, so it can be quite complex. But there is very little info on remedies, so thank you for this useful angle.

Thank you so much for this video. I have only recently discovered I have anhedonia...and it was actually a relief. It's so important to know what is the cause as then we know how to cure it. Your video is a great help, I enjoy listening your voice and very useful advices. THANK YOU!

I'm so glad, I found your page! This describes me, so much! I'm even on two anti-depressants, and have reached this point. I'm going to make a concentrated, effort - to see if I can feel better. This is kind of a relief, knowing that there is a name/reasons to why I feel this way. I've just recently started journaling. So, I'll be able to keep track of my progress. And, just putting things in a secure online journal, I'll hopefully, see some progress, finally. Thank you!

ive been feeling this for about 20+ years and i have done my fair share of drug abuse , ptsd and depression even though not every moment is terrible it feels no different than the proud moments like i dont have proud moments even though ive pushed my self further in the last two years but still dont feel the slightest bit better i def lost my personality nothing feels good always anxiety over thinking even when i know nothing is a big deal it feels like a big deal for no reason i steadily think meh whats the point who cares and then i see people post things they feel good about and i catch my self thinking what are they so happy about doing things every person should be doing how is that a proud moment, like i just dont see joy in anything and im trying to figure how simple things people get joy from like cool you worked a full day of work you had to post every second of it for what approval from people online ? idk i started doing research about this anhedonia and it sounds very accurate to how i feel cause it says ptsd depression or schitzopherna which i feel like im all those things ? like i said this wasnt just a random thought its been something thats been occuring for 20+ years as im 30 now i feel like even as a kid i didnt really find joy in much i was just able to pretend better, as i grew older gets exhuasting pretending i dont like being around people and im feeling like people equally dont enjoy being around me but i dont care type thing and i think people do still want to be around me but i think they get the vibe off me that there isnt really joy or excitement which can lower energy around me i just kinda feel like my energy was drained from many past experiences and ill never get that part of me back. ive quit abusing things , i pushed my self further in most aspects of my life i cut off the negative people from my life i set goals etc but i really feel like im just pushing my self further for no reason cause im still not enjoying anything like i dont feel like i got anything completed like not satisfied with anything regardless of how much i accomplished i also read that head injurys could cause this at a early age which could be a very big possibility i just dont know how to go about any of this i tried to ask for help all through my 20s but no one understands it so i just keep it to my self.

I have been doing what you’ve said I should since u got anhedonia a year ago going out meeting atleast one friend and doing and engaging with things I used to enjoy everyday because I felt like I would lose who I am if I didn’t. but my anhedonia ha persevered. I’m stuck in the same place of nothingness

It's amazing that Rami is watching Dr. Rami

Thank you very much for this. You have given me hope.

My anhedonia stems from depression which itself stems from a deep anxiety about people and life. The only thing that I can say really helped me was throwing myself into situations that would usually make me anxious, such as nightlife, meeting new people, trying and doing new things (not all of them legal). Even participated in a riot despite being a quiet shy reclusive person. I threw myself in the deep end. I had to. Change is necessary. It shakes you up in a good way, but be careful, look after yourself, know what you are doing, be mindful of danger, be mindful of the law, be mindful of what substances you ingest, be mindful of people who may pretend to be something they’re not.

Thank you so much sir 😭😭I just can't explain ❤️ how much i needed this. I used to enjoy dance but now I don't actually I don't get that kick,that drive that I used to get from it when I dance so just wanted to give my greatest appreciation towards you and your work😃

Thank you for this video I had it at Christmas time last year and everyone expected me to enjoy the Christmas lights and just Christmas like I used to but I beat myself up because I couldn’t no matter how much I tried and then months later it just came back because I just got bored of it and started living with it and just doing things without even realizing what anhedonia was and now it’s back again but I’m glad I now understand what it is

You speak so calmly .God bless you dr. rami

Thank you for this video. I've been trying to raise my vibration and use the law of attraction, but depression has been getting in the way constantly - particularly because you need to live in the end result and do what you love, but of course I don't love doing anything now! I've tried to push through the depression and get back to art, but something that makes it harder is it can make me more depressed - I might even be feeling ok or a bit better because I'm doing something, then I get hit with a massive wave of depression and can't function to keep painting. Physical health problems that cause extreme exhaustion get in the way too and exacerbate the depression. I'll try to keep persevering with small actions as you suggest.

I am suffering terribly with this. It’s not just the lack of motivation/ shades of gray- people who know me have noticed- I’m terrified my personality has completely gone. I’m actually an LCSW- Professional insight hasn’t helped. It’s hard to fathom how much people struggle with this unless it’s been experienced. Your video has been helpful- Just to hear someone acknowledge the debilitating nature of Anhedonia. ~Grateful/ Trying to persevere.

“Action … first, motivation follows”, God that was so needed to be heard. Thank you.

I am currently recovering from addiction and I’ve been a month sober and anhedonia has really been fucking with me thank you for teaching me ways to heal instead of going back to substances

I keep coming back to this water pump analogy again and again because sometimes I forget but I believe that it is true and that it works. 5 month edit: I am doing better :-) going back to my past likes and dislikes rediscovering them. especially from the times I was self aware as a child. ITs helpful but I am yet to start feeling the emotions. Ill keep working on the water pump. The water is bound to gush out :-D

I’ve been suffering from this for a few years now. Nothing gives me enjoyment anymore. What I do is self isolating and just want to be left alone. I’m not said per se, I’m just…. There. Used to LOVE golf. Even now when my wife or friends force me to go…. When I hit that perfect shot, 2 inches from the hole… I remember feeling “high” and giddy. Now I’m just like “meh”. The worst part is that I seem content to just be like this.

It can be quite soul crushing. On top of recently having been diagnosed with adhd, not finding joy in activities I loved all my life is frustrating to be polite.

I am so grateful that this video came into my algorithm. Thank you so much and may your channel grow exponentially!

Sir, when you said that people with anhedonia beat themselves up for having anhedonia YOU COULD NOT BE MORE CORRECT. I can't stand myself. I hate that I am this way. And when I tell people I'm depressed they think I'm like a little bummed out or melancholy or they assume that I created the depression. I have tried everything from meds to meditation, positive thinking, dbt, forcing myself to do things that I have zero interest in doing. I feel lost. I find the most menial task difficult like looking someone in the eyes, or having a conversation. I'm a healthy 36yr male and I dread every minute at work and have cut my social life to zero because I have nothing to say, the brain feels heavy, like a pressure in my forehead with frequent head aches. I've researched hours and hours online anything I have tried will not alleviate the anhedonia, I don't even feel good after a work out. It was difficult to even comment

Anhedonia is NOT just a symptom of depression, btw, but can also be related to ADHD and other stuff. And meditation, for example, can make it worse since the part that's getting strengthened with it is actually hyperactive with anhedonia D: And Healthy Gamer has a few good videos about this also :)

This video is insanely good, he described what I'm going through and I can tell, I'm at the first stage of anhedonia, I'm an intern at a hospital in my country and I had no clue about all those details. Thank you man for this amazing video.

Best video I’ve seen on this topic. THANK YOU 😊 🙏🏼

In last 3 months, I don't like to meet my friends or any activity. I always lay down and do stuffs. I started eating unhealthy and Gained lot of weight. Before this 3 month, I started doubting my thinking. I can't discuss what's its about...But I came to know How life is unfair and unjust! Whatever I do, I can't control something. I was very anxious. How hard I try but it was failing. I was losing faith slowly. At night I became anxious. I was not able to sleep because of suffering and imagination. Because of that I became very mundane. Now, I have realized this... Although I dont feel much.. Even I don't know whether I want to cure or not... But I don't want this... I will try everything I can again... I will lose weight...I will work hard... Achieve my small dreams....I will try to become what I was before... I just don't want to lose myself.... I have accepted that Life is unfair. And everyone cannot get everything. But quiting is not option for me. Hoping best and Best of luck to everyone who are trying to move out of this fuckig Anhedonia ✨

How long is this supposed to take? I’ve been doing it for years

Thank you so much!!!

Thank you for making that so simple.

Great video Dr Nader! I’ve been experiencing Anhedonia a lot and wasn’t sure if it was my depression causing it or my antidepressants or my dopamine receptors being burned out from a sexual addiction I struggle with. Either way I believe this would work for however it would be caused.

This is how i cured my anhedonia after suffering from it for 10 years. I have used so much time studying anhedonia in this time. 1. Quitting drugs, alcohol and caffeine 2. Exercise atleast 3 times a week, i use treadmill 5x/week 3. Keeping a good circadian rhythm. Also not oversleeping, bad for dopamine levels. 4. NoPMO, very important 5. Getting atleast 15min of sunlight daily 6. Eating good

Thank you for your simple explanation and putting out this positive video. Recently I stopped taking antipsychotics, and try to build my self again in a natural way. The first week was literally very bad, and often this strange idea came to my mind that hell isn’t that place where you constantly suffer but it must be there where you start craving for suffering because otherwise it’s so numb, dull and meaningless that you can’t even realize the experience of living. But engaged in activities such as running, playing chess and reading. I started to get small amounts of enjoyment out of them and when I do -since I was numb for 5 months- it feels so valuable and gives me motivation to hang on to evety amount of dopamine and seratonin when and where I can find it. I don’t now what the future will bring, but I do want to keep trying no matter what..

Thank you. Very, very helpful!! 🙏🏼

my issue if that i feel like that i don't even want to enjoy anything anymore. like you say start painting if you used to like it. but i don't even have anything that i want to do that i used to do. I've been depressed for so long. demotivated for so long. i don't even know what i would like anyways the only thing i have lost is my enjoyment for video games but it's not like a hobby worth keeping but i never liked going out. doing sports or painting recently I've been just lying in bed sleeping and doing nothing

Now I know what's wrong with me. I used to be a well known creative Artist. I've become an around the clock caregiver for my elderly mother for the last 3 years. I have hit the wall emotionally so many times. I'm beyond Depressed. I haven't lived for years now, trapped at home.. I feel Nothing, I am Nothing anymore.. I'm interested in nothing.. At least now I know it's a real condition. I just want to go for a long road trip, for days. Anyplace. I want joy in creativity again. 😔

Really helpful. I'll try it out for sure. Thanks!

I've been anhedonic nearly all my life. And my example easily disproves this video. I've eaten food my whole life, as you can see by me not being dead from hunger, but eating food is not becoming pleasureful to me - it's a chore, that I have to keep doing in order to keep my body alive. So it doesn't work - I keep repeating the behaviour my whole life, but it never changes that I don't feel good from it.