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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Reclaiming Joy With Positive Affect Treatment

Difficulty experiencing pleasure drives anxiety and depression, and positive affect treatment helps reboot pleasure systems so pleasure can be cultivated.
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Are You a Nihilist or Anhedonic?

Nihilism questions inherent meaning, while anhedonia, a depression symptom, may overlap with it, posing risks if misinterpreted as a philosophy.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Psychology says the habits that signal a man has quietly lost his joy are almost always ordinary - earlier bedtimes, fewer opinions, smaller appetites, a preference for the predictable - because joy leaving doesn't look like collapse, it looks like caution - Silicon Canals

Men often withdraw from joy subtly, choosing safety and routine over novelty and excitement without obvious signs of distress.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

You know a woman has lost her joy in life when she describes her days accurately and without feeling - when the words are all correct and the tone is completely flat and the account of her own life sounds like something being reported rather than lived, and she doesn't notice the flatness because she has been inside it long enough that it just sounds like how things are - Silicon Canals

Emotional flatness can creep in, making life feel like a series of tasks rather than meaningful experiences.
Psychology
fromMail Online
5 months ago

Revealed: The key sign that indicates a woman might be a PSYCHOPATH

Higher alexithymia and anhedonia correlate with psychopathy in women but not in men.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Are little treats feeling less exciting? Here's how to harness small joys

Loss of anticipation and chronic societal stress reduce enjoyment of small pleasures, but anticipating and priming reward systems can restore motivation and pleasure.
fromPsychology Today
7 months ago

When Death Knocks at the Door

Some people seem to understand they are dying a few months or weeks before death through an intuitive sense, even without discussing it. This is particularly remarkable in patients with severe illnesses, such as cancer, or following a major myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke, as well as in older individuals. Studies in hospitals have shown that more than 80 percent of cancer patients who died were aware of their terminal condition.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
11 months ago

Why Can't I Just Be Happy?

The individual in this state is confused and, even worse, terrified. Whereas joy once felt within reach, anhedonia diminishes one's sense of agency.
Mindfulness
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