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Which is more entertaining, Drop or The Amateur? : movies
Main Post: Which is more entertaining, Drop or The Amateur? : movies
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is absolutely ridiculous but still entertaining : movies
Main Post: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is absolutely ridiculous but still entertaining : movies
YouTubers need to stop reacting to videos. It's not entertaining at all. : unpopularopinion
Main Post: YouTubers need to stop reacting to videos. It's not entertaining at all. : unpopularopinion
How important/entertaining is the Horrific Necktie voice? : DiscoElysium
Main Post: How important/entertaining is the Horrific Necktie voice? : DiscoElysium
"Entertainment" isn't entertaining anymore. I can't enjoy anything
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For the longest time now, all the endless scrolling and novelty-seeking left me just... numb. Empty. I feel like a zombie. I have no identity; no likes, dislikes, emotions or opinions on anything. If I do have an opinion it's not mine, it's something I parroted after incessantly Googling every thought I have. I'm bored of everything almost all the time.
Even other mindless media like video games or movies don't cut it. I can't connect with other people. I don't even feel music anymore.
I guess it's just basic desensitization. The problem is, most posts I see don't really address it much. To me it's not about how the internet decreases productivity, clogs up your time, ruins your attention span or other external observations that aren't necessarily even negative; it's about the internal experience of how the internet sucks the life out of you. How it overstimulates you to the extent that even overstimulation is not enough anymore. And how you can be completely aware of this, yet still let it happen.
Lately I found some relief after completing my first month of NoFap and actually feeling tiny tidbits of emotion again (both highs and lows), but I realized my problem went much deeper than just pornographic materials. Sometimes I still average 8-12 hours of screen time a day, just browsing. I know I will beat it eventually, but I need to get this off my chest.
I feel alone in this experience, but common sense tells me I'm not. Still, I need to check, I need to verify, and would rather do this by contributing a post of my own than by spending another couple hours searching my symptoms to feed the illusion that I already achieved something, if you catch my drift.
Top Comment: I can't connect with other people. I don't even feel music anymore. I would say this goes beyond desensitization if you can't connect to people or enjoy art. Might be a good idea to talk to a doctor. One of the main symptoms of my depression was anhedonia or loss of interest/pleasure. It's a symptom in quite a few others things I believe as well. I hope things get better.