Is it possible to permanently fuck your dopamine receptors? I don't really get pleasure from anything anymore and i'm kind of a husk of a person. Jerking off isn't even enjoyable it's just a chore. I don't really like food anymore. I don't watch movies or listen to music. I just exist. Working out has lost it's effect as well I don't really feel sore or anything.
How do I fix this
>>37649573
bump
>>37649573
You have depression prolly
>Wanting to fix this
U wot. I'm the same and it's the best.
Any diet you want, no problems.
No time wasted on pointless activities.
Motivation becomes irrelevant, you just go through motions.
Nothing else to do but achieve your goals.
My only weaknes is this fucking website.
>>37649573
Yeah that's pretty much the whole idea behind nofap. That's why you have dudes who swear by it and report superpowers while others say they just jizz in their sleep.
nofap
not even memeing
>>37649573
get a girlfriend,go on an adventure.you're probably just sick of the monotony and you need to do something radically different or creative.
you could even code a videogame from scratch.
>>37649573
Yes, but only with drugs, not with indirect stimuli. Unless you've been swallowing 80mg a day of amphetamines, you most likely haven't fucked up your dopamine receptors. Anahedonia is usually caused by lack of serotonin, not dopamine, though, so you should talk to a psychiatrist about it either way. Odds are, even if you took 20mg of methylphenidate (ritalin) you'd feel pleasure and realize your dopaminergic neurons aren't the problem.
>>37649621
What's the general sign you shoulf visit a psychiatrist if you don't do drugs?
>>37649639
If you have to ask
>>37649599
this anon get it's. It's why I advocate intermittent fasting.
>>37649573
Not from jerkng off, only way to perma fry them is through years of Cocaine or MDMA abuse, you might be depressed,I had the same problem 3 years ago, it feels like a grey haze, nothing feels right and your'e apathetic towards everything, changed my way of thinking and living and it went away
>>37649639
Non-logical reason behind the anahedonia. Tell the psychiatrist you workout, though, or the SSRI/SNRI will most likely interfere with your lifting because it'll make you sleepy as fuck. Not in the "I'm so sleepy I can't even lift" way, but in the "I'm so sleepy I don't really want to go to the gym" way.
>>37649573
keto + nofap for a month or 2 also lay of the porn
also take zink bc deficancy can fuck with your sex drive
>>37649621
I spent a year doing meth and 10 years later I'm still fucked up from it
>>37649695
Meth isn't indirect stimulus. Meth is directly neurotoxic to adrenergic, dopaminergic and serotoninergic neurons, simply by being there, while amphetamines simply "burn" the neurons because of oxidative stress (i.e. the dopamine hangs around for so long, it decomposes, damaging your receptor in the process).
Sounds like monopolar depression. Drink 3-5 cups of green tea a day, lots of turmeric and black pepper. Lift harder, run more frequently, stop consuming soda and fast food. Do for several months and you will see I speak the truth husk anon.
>>37649573
>>37649595
It's called depression you dingus
Preventative & non preventative treatment for depression:
> Regular exercise
> Regular sunshine
> Regular social interaction with peers
> Good sleep
> Good diet
> Limited stress
If you're depressed you're failing in one or more of those areas. Set a plan in motion to fix them and problem solved.
>>37649573
I have no idea, friend, on account of not reading your post. I am however in the market for more pictures on the same subject, if you would be so kind as to oblige?
>>37650176
>on account of not reading your post
its 3 lines you queer. that's grimes sucking a tit
>>37649573
I don't like food anymore either. Of all the things you listed the only ones Iike are working out and music. I listen to a lot of normie music, it's been pretty good lately,, give it a shot op.
>ONCE I WAS 7 YEARS OLD
doc gave me a script for vyvanse which is temp fixed the problem.
but yeah I feel you. I don't get pleasure from much anymore. doesn't help that I injured my left shoulder so working out is a drag atm. weirdly enough I have a gf :(
>>37649600
>tfw the latter
Seriously OP just go get treated for depression or switch up your lifestyle to try and find something fun. I'm living at home rn and this place is so caustic I keep getting this existential dread build-up I've never had before. I know once I get the fuck out of here back to uni I'll be fine again though
>>37650236
Breh, I kinda have the same thing but with my job. I fucking HATE it, but I can't seem to find another since the only experience I have outside of uni is with waiter/barman bullshit.
Starting my Masters in September so I can quit my job then, but lately i've been having a build up kind of thing. And the last 5 days it just all came out. Drank for 5 days, (like a bottle of vodka per day) and then yesterday I just had a bit of a breakdown and was sobbing into my best friends arms. Never had any form of depression before desu, but I don't have motivation to do anything. And especially go to work...
>>37649573
Go out into the woods for a week to reset.
>>37650147
>If you're depressed you're failing in one or more of those areas.
T. Knows nothing about depression
>>37649573
enjoyment is from serotonin, not dopamine.
make sure you're out in the sunlight as much as possible (you don't have to have your skin exposed to it, just be out in a light environment).
>>37649599
>Nothing else to do but achieve your goals.
What goals?
If you don't enjoy anything life becomes pointless and goals become unimportant, edgelord
>>37650147
>If you're depressed you're failing in one or more of those areas
What a load of fucking shit O hate you goddamn hippies
>>37649573
Who's that with grimes?
Did not one mention 5 htp or melatonin???
Looks like summer has truly begun
I'll jump in with a similar situation.
I work outdoors so sunlight isn't a problem for me.
I really don't enjoy jerking off anymore either, feels like a routine rather than I pleasure. Worth trying NoFap for a few weeks?
Could be separate issue, but for as long as I can remember, I've had almost no emotional response to other people being upset or crying, aside from a frustration for not being able to make it any better for them. Like... I've been to multiple funerals for close family of mine, and I've never once cried or felt a shred of sadness for them. But I still feel bad BECAUSE of that lack of empathy.
Don't get me wrong. I still feel happiness about stuff and love, but I really don't know what empathy is mean't to feel like. Is it an emotion as strong as humour or is it just supposed to be suble? I seriously don't know.
I care about people in my life, but if any of them died I really wouldn't be sad about it.
>>37651329
i'm in the same boat. i have to try to feel sorry/care about someone.
but when i watch sad movies i can cry. shit's weird
>>37650897
>melatonin
? explain
>>37649621
what are the bad effects of ritalin on your braind and body?
>>37649673
>tfw have felt this way for 10 years
>>37649573
That's called Depression. Take some 5-htp and D3.
>>37649621
real talk i've taken enough robitussin to kill a pack of silver back gorillas and ever since going cold turkey two years ago i noticed pot brings out latent schizophrenia in me now. I can still function and shit and have a good time but i cannot help but feel a little psycho. is this possible with dxm or am i just a weird motherfucker?
>>37650647
Not the anon you replied to, but the last time I got so depressed and let myself go completely, it changed my life's trajectory in a really bad way. Since I don't have what it takes to kill myself, I have to make the best of it for when I feel better. Lost junk food cravings and a good amount of weight, but still going to the gym
>>37650189
10 lines on my phone. And the picture is still more interesting than the post.
>>37651399
>melatonin on fleek yassss
>>37649661
on depression every day is IF. You dont have appetite trust me now i just have a name for my lack of appetite if someone asks me
>>37650001
What nonsense
>>37650001
I'm sure there are people who can use that advice. Thanks for your contribution to the thread
>>37649573
Yes, it is possible.
No, currently you cant fix it, just learn to live with it. Drugs (self medication an prescription) do more harm than they help and I doubt you could get psychiatrists to authorize sticking an electrode in your brain to stimulate your pleasure centers directly.
Write a plan of action, outline a very specific very strict routine and stick to it.
Also read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, join some organization where you can socialize often without much pressure like a church or a club from some former hobby.
Everything will feel like a chore but that's the way it is.
Eventually you'll get used to the emptiness.
If after a few years you can't bear it anymore, you can always write a new plan and try something new (although it will just be a different kind of suffering) or kys (it is always an option, but should never be the first option).
Is it possible for my brain to fix itself after years of drug abuse?
I remember I used to be happy.
>>37653429
It takes a real piece of shit to tell another human being to kill themselves.
>>37655258
Does it though? Don't be so closed minded that you think living is the best option for everybody. Maybe after living as OP described for a long time he deserves some peace
>>37650716
Some random slut
>>37651507
Well, it can give you a heart attack if you have an unhealthy heart and predisposition, or if you've had a dose too large. Other than an overdose, ritalin, like most dopaminergic drugs (e.g. aderall, bupropion, cocaine), won't damage your brain at all if you take clinical dosages (10mg max for neurotypicals, 40mg max for ADHD, 5mg max for autists). If the dose is exceeded, it may burn your receptors because of oxidative stress.
Like I said, other drugs are directly neurotoxic, like meth and MDMA. Actually, aside from amphetamines (the parent molecules, levo- and dextroamphetamine), most substituted amphetamines are neurotoxic.
>>37652834
>robitussin
Shit, just read the ingredient list. It's not only possible, it's VERY plausible. If I were you, I would've had a psychotic breakdown and may have ended up killing myself and 30 people in the process. But alas, my schizophrenia is nearly surfacing.
The problem isn't only DXM, but that it has a large coctail of anti-histamines, most of which are also anti-cholinergics too. On top of that, it also has codeine and pseudoephedrine, and opioid and an adrenergic drug, the first one increasing the chances of a psychotic breakdown after the trip and the latter increasing them during.
But I think the real issue you have is that your body grew addapted to it. Maybe a few benzodiazepines will help you control the symptoms. Valerian extract is a form of benzodiazepines, and one of the safest. I'd try it whenever you feel like any schizoid episode is about to happen.
>>37650147
Christ Anon, that's called being a sad sack of shit
Depression is a chemical imbalance in your brain and if it's bad enough, none of that shit will do anything to help (maybe temporarily, but not long-term)
>>37650289
How did you not get extremely painful withdrawal after that kind of binge?
5-HTP + St. John't Wort or light doses of psychedelics (not to be combined with other serotonergics like the aforementioned).
>>37655627
5-htp didn't do shit for me. tried that shit for months
>>37655670
5-htp won't do anything for you if you don't have a withdrawl from an SRI or if you aren't neurotypical. If you have heavy depression, congratulations, you're no longer neurotypical. Things that work for most won't work for you.
>>37649573
thats depression
>>37650897
well memed.
yeah i used to be like this. i had to find something that reactivated me.
you have something out there that will make you feel alive, i promise. you just have to find it.
my lifts are suffering from my depression
pls help
>>37651399
Checkt. Melatonin helps you sleep.
>>37653429
I fucking hate cunts like you who recommend shit like this.
Like reading marcus aurelius is going to help. Are you a scientologist or something?
>>37655581
He's a big guy
>>37649573
>tfw Grimes is a garbage """artist"""
>>37650147
Literally speaking the truth about depression and getting shit comments like these. You must feel like a real warrior man, keep up the good work.
Depression is not random or genetic you dumb cuckolds... It comes from being unhappy with your life, usually mixed with a feeling of being unable to change your situation...But you can always change your situation... Quit letting society do all the work for you please.
>>37655717
5-htp keeps me from being suicidal, I'd be dead if I had not learned about it. I have had major treatment resistant depression almost my whole life and that's the only thing that ever really helped me.
>>37658758
Then you must have some sort of synapse vesicle problem. I'm just guessing. For most people it isn't like that. Have you tried MAOIs? Just wondering.
>>37658841
>Have you tried MAOIs?
That's one of the few kinds I don't think I have tried. Honestly tho with all its side effects and risks I'd probably try psychedelics before I tried MAOIs.
>>37655308
the idea is to conserve all life for the possibility of producing something beautiful for either themselves or everybody else in the future, bruv.
That's why we avoid the kys alternative. We all know it's an alternative, but it's one that you just don't want to end up at.
