Losing myself

I've been treated by psychiatrists for years. Once I asked a doctor for meds, that would make me become "like others". 

Now im on meds, because of my strong desire to hurt myself. I managed to recognise on time that it's getting bad again and avoid hospital. Now the desire to hurt myself is gone, and myself is also gone. I feel not enough. I don't feel actually anything  anymore,  I lost my passion, my special interest feels not so special anymore, I don't have pleasure from my repetitive behaviours, from my pacing, I still do it because I don't know any other way to relax. But it's not relaxing anymore,  it's annoying. I feel empty, I feel that I lost myself. I don't know who I am. I wanted meds that would turn me into someone else and now, as its happening,  I don't want it anymore. I miss my real self. Even food tastes not right. My therapist mentioned sending me to assessment,  I have to call him mid February to find out if it's possible in our town, or I have to go to the capital. 

I'm partially becoming "like others" but I can't be like others. I don't know how to be like others. I would have to learn it from scratch like a little child. 

I'm sorry for rant, has anyone experienced anything like this? I don't wanna write what meds I take and please don't advise me any meds, for that I will consult my doctor. 

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  • I have experienced the effects of medications that dull the emotions so everything feels the same. They suppressed the distressing extremes but they stopped my healthy emotional ups and downs too. They also made me sleepy and affected my taste. I can’t easily describe it any other way than that but  has provided a good analogy of how I felt. 

    Do you keep a journal or diary of your daily life? Somebody suggested that journaling might help me but I have not been able to maintain the habit. 

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  • I have experienced the effects of medications that dull the emotions so everything feels the same. They suppressed the distressing extremes but they stopped my healthy emotional ups and downs too. They also made me sleepy and affected my taste. I can’t easily describe it any other way than that but  has provided a good analogy of how I felt. 

    Do you keep a journal or diary of your daily life? Somebody suggested that journaling might help me but I have not been able to maintain the habit. 

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