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Why do I feel so flat

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cavernthumb · 21/07/2022 10:18

I haven't been feeling the best recently. I am on antidepressants (for nearly 2 years) and have been seeing a counsellor for most of 1 year. We are addressing some deep-rooted issues and I get on well with him. I wouldn't say I'm depressed like I was before I started the medication; I feel much more like myself and I can enjoy things again.

However, in the last couple of months I've been feeling sort of flat. There's a heaviness that I can't seem to shift and it's hard to find joy when I'm just living my life. If I'm distracted, like at work, I can be friendly and smiley and enjoy myself, but underneath that I find it hard not to get wrapped up in the pain that's there. If I'm in a room of people I know and stop to think, I feel disconnected from them and like I don't have the energy to pretend I'm fine and to engage in normal conversation. I go to a club where we sit and listen for most of the time, and when that part is over I leave immediately as opposed to hanging around and chatting or having a coffee. It's not like anything awful has happened to make me feel like this - I just feel empty and I'm not sure why.

I'm not sure if this is just a temporary result of talking through deep issues in therapy or if I should be more concerned about it than that. I'm afraid to mention it to my counsellor because I'm scared it means I'm going backwards.

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Runaway1 · 21/07/2022 10:52

I don’t think therapy is a linear process. It might be that you’re feeling something that you haven’t been able to address before. Your counsellor can help you work through it. Do you think you might be putting pressure on yourself to be ‘good’ or ‘well’ or make ‘progress’?

CiderGlider · 21/07/2022 10:57

Might be time to review your medication. I personally got to a similar point you describe and came off the medication as it felt like they had done their job and were 'numbing' me and halting me getting better. See your GP!

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