Having absolutely no passion for anything anymore.
this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2026
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Libido, not sure does it fall under mental health issue, but I've narrowed it down to phycology as i have gone through all the physical and many hormonal fixes for it without any changes.
Im a guy and missing one of the most stereotypical aspect guys have. That's kinda emasculating and i obviously overcompensate and of course this guarantees permanent relationship issues
Overall, It's complicated. Probably closest fit is responsive vs spontaneous desire model.
Likely spontaneous desire.
I can easily forget that sex exist, in addition it takes nearly perfect conditions and good timing just to be receptive of getting turned on.
Life is rarely perfect and it takes actual effort to set everything up for those perfect conditions. Often times there just isn't enough energy or time left to even get started to get into the mood.
Always tired, like most of the time.
Not being able to feel motivated to "get stuff done" without another person home, or some other external pressure (Im a fuckin homemaker.. or sahm?) I like homemaker, my kid is getting older, and Idk, but its work all the time to keep the house clean and running. I have to plan my own days out, and success varies. Were it be, I could just clock in and know exactly what to do.
I will make excuses to not go to events places I want to because.. there are dishes in the sink? so for some reason in those moments I convince myself I cant go to a fair or something because of house work. which is silly, because my husband does not care if its done or not, he just wants me happy. But, I struggle with this. My personal areas, like my clothes and stuff, end up neglected, because there is absolutley no extral pressure. I just lost my fav pair of warm sweat pants for three weeks. couldnt find them, yesterday saw em hanging on the back of the bathroom door on a hook. i dont remember putting them there. And im tired. so bloody tired.
I stubbornly refuse all meds. But the ADD seriously impacts me. and the depression just- ugh. I have one good day, three sleepy days, then a forced day, then two more sleepy days.
I fight nearly everyday to do the things. I gotta go clean the cat box rn. im here instead. oye. Sunny, warm, spring days help, but its cold and rainy today, the hardest kind of day.
The most issues is the insomnia my entire fucking life revolves around my sleep pattern and it's a massive PITA.
Big same.
Woah, same. I have a hard time even making it to doctor's appointments, which makes it kind of a catch22. Not that doctors have been any use for that specific issue, but I have many other issues ...
Though it's a bit difficult to say which is mental and which is physical. In general, my IBS causes me the most distress, and my doctors haven't found any physical cause. At the very least, I believe that it's a knock-on effect of my insomnia and the associated bad eating+drinking habits.
sleep is a huge one. stress about the world being on fire. stress about my own physical health issues. stress about the decline of my rapidly aging parents. but if we're not getting enough sleep, then stress about everything is worse.
i'm just profoundly thankful that my job is relatively stress-free--even if i get no sleep, i can get through most days unscathed by any drama/bureaucracy/bullshit that plagues most jobs
Not being able to regulate my emotions so if I am angry, or frustrated, or scared, or anything in the negative spectrum I either shut down or overflow into a meltdown.
That and having almost a complete lack of executive function.
Inability to regulate focus. Sure panic attacks and flashbacks are more innately dramatic, but they're rare and have never caused a kitchen fire or a car crash.
Thank you for specifying "symptom", because it makes it easier for me to grasp and to put into words.
It's the bottomless pain and sorrow that sometimes makes me apathetic or catatonic. I think they are symptoms of my depression. The issues that these symptoms cause are, except for what they are on their own - in other words painful and sorrowful - :
- they ignite and put me into a spiral of anxiety and self hate. I don't believe in the afterlife and if my time alive is limited, how then can I be so dumb as to waste my time being depressed?
- again, they cause anxiety and self hate since I cannot explain to people, mostly to colleagues and to my boss, what is wrong with me. It's not like I scraped my knee thus it hurts or 1+1=2. More like i~1~+i~2~=i~3~...
- they make me isolate myself. I was once a party person. I was social, had an active sex life, exercised, played music. I loved myself and I loved people unconditionally. Where the fuck did all that go. I'm so angry goddammit.