Do you still enjoy things after traumas?

[EndJstifiesTheMeans]

Do you still enjoy things after traumas?

Personally no.. thats one of the main reason i want to ctb

 

[Meditation guide]

A trauma definitely puts a damper on previous feelings of joy, it's always there, the memory. I still enjoy music
quite a bit.

 

[diviosd]

Not a lot but there are definitely stil things that being me happiness

 

[nejtack]

Not st all. I haven't felt any sort of happiness or joy in over a year. People tell me to keep hanging on and that I'll be happy again but no one can tell me a way that actually helps and I don't feel like normal people can actually understand how horrible feeling this way is

 

[Lost Magic]

Yes, I do and I have been through a lot in life. I lost my key family members to cancer and dementia. I lost contact with my friends, I lost parts of my health. I am a mess haha. However, I still enjoy things like the meds I take, games (Hitman series is fun and I have a retro handheld with 2000 games on it). The handheld (Miyoo Mini Plus) is my new favorite toy and the seller from eBay called irw_store set it up with all the best games and functionality. I also enjoy certain kinds of food and movies. However, I am still a very deeply broken person and I know my time is running short. Sleeping is my favorite hobby haha.

 

[lamentos]

Yeah, I do. I lost my sister to a heart disease but being a med student teaches you several things about grief including how it goes and what you are going to feel at each step. When you know that you are not the only one having those feelings, this relieves you to some extent. But believing that the nature of your brain has the tendency to ease the pain lets the phases take shorter periods. But in my case, solitude makes life unbearable at all. I think I have the courage and strength to live as long as I have some people around. Maybe SaSu would help me in that way, idk.

 

[FindingHome]

No it changed my life for the worse. It made me a different person. It's a big reason why I am CTB. To live with the flashbacks is a living HELL. I believe I became "mentally ill" because of the trauma.

 

[Meditation guide]

I had a painful kidney stone for four days that was so bad I was about to attempt ctb when they finally decided to remove it.
I live every day with that memory and fear of having it happen again. I can never stop thinking it may happen at any time and therefore every waking minute has a fear attached to it.

 

[spirittheyregone]

Sometimes Im happy but never content. That sort of stuff always finds its way back, even if I dont remember it at the time.

 

[Eternal Sleep!]

No not really much, the different traumatic events in my life caused anhedonia - 'the inability to feel any joy or pleasure'

What I do is just distract myself to feel less mental pain, but I don't feel any enjoyment from these activities, nothing at all!

Everything that makes life worthwhile like feeling pure emotions like love, peace, enthusiasm etc. I don't feel them anymore.

 

[philmore444]

well not really, its really hard

Its really fucking sucks when all your favorite franchises and series are all fucking terrible now (star wars, halo, etc)

really hard enjoy media when its made by people that isn't made for you