Imagine losing your sense of taste or smell … or pleasure! He got his head enough out of the weeds to realize he no longer had any sense of pleasure. Joshua learned to mitigate and finally put an end to this and other self-destructive mental chatter. First up was to address the incessant suicidal ideation. ![]() He had been depressed for decades and had tried multiple treatment approaches.Īfter getting to the right doctor for the right medication, the depression finally had a floor to it. He rarely left his couch and muddled through the chores of daily living. When I met Joshua, he was in the midst of the darkest depression I’d seen. From there, it’s just a hop, skip and a jump to pleasure. The wild paradox is that in slowing down to the pace of a single moment, however painful, we can access PRESENCE. ![]() Published on: NovemPublished in: Emptinessįor those journeying through depression or grief, anhedonia is a pleasure thief.
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