In this (requested) episode of Us Anxious Folk, I talk all about the loss of pleasure...and how to find your way back to enjoying life again.
Dealing with anxiety and/or depressive disorders for any extended period of time can cause anhedonia: the inability to feel pleasure or joy. This can result in a feeling of numbness and separation with the world around you, and often causes motivation to even attempt to seek enjoyment to dip to an all-time low. Loss of pleasure becomes a double-edged sword, as not only does it feel pointless to try and have fun, but the failure to enjoy an activity once deemed pleasurable can cause further distress.
In this episode, I cover the biological reasons that pleasure is mostly inaccessible when we are living from survival mode, and how to find your way towards feeling joy and excitement in your life.
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I hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, if you would like to be a guest on the podcast and share your anxiety story, please get in touch with me at hello@iamlaurenrose.com.
I would love to have you!
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