Why do I feel no wants or desires even though my life is going well?

[Anonymous]

I am a 25-year-old woman, and I’ve struggled with my emotions for most of my life. One thing I always promised myself was that I would become independent from my family. Nothing was ever handed to me because my family has always relied heavily on government assistance. My parents were never really present as parents, and my grandmother was the one who raised me.

I worked hard to put myself through college, earn my degree, and build a stable career on my own. Now I have a job that pays well, so money is no longer something I constantly worry about. I’m currently renting a room from a friend and their family because, even though I make good money, I don’t think it would be wise for me to get my own place right now.

There was a period in my life when I was really struggling emotionally, and I decided to seek help. I started seeing a therapist and a psychiatrist, and I was put on medication. Things improved a lot. After about a year, I decided it was time to stop taking the medication.

Overall, life has been going well, but recently I’ve noticed something concerning. I don’t really have desires or wants anymore, and I feel emotionally disconnected from things that used to matter to me. To be clear, things in my life are objectively good right now, which is what makes this feeling so confusing. I’ve been monitoring these feelings closely to see if they get worse.

[Anonymous]

Do you think you need to go back on the medication?

Life is never as great as we want it to be. I saved like crazy because I wanted to retire early at some point. We'll retirement is not at all like I thought it would be.

Why am I bringing this up. Because the way I'm reading your question is you've accomplished a lot of what you hoped to but you're still not happy. As though happiness can be attained. I've always viewed it as a choice.

[Smart_Monk]

It is a very widely known thing to be caused by serotonin-elevating medications.

Some report success in reversing this by taking a serotonin blocker once per week for a few weeks. ㅤ

Basically because one serotonin receptor type has an opposing relationship with the autoreceptor, you get the opposite effect than what you'd think you'd get from the surface.

[strateguy632]

Just continue reading the books you enjoyed or whatever hobby.

[jshm2]

Because you are apathetic, and heading for burnout or crash soon enough.

[Dargil]

Best not to overthink this.

[jahaims]

Autism or parental emotional neglect