Is it normal to not feel love when anxious?

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A bit of a backstory.

I've been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and mild depression and I'm taking Prozac (an SSRI). I love my girlfriend to bits, she's my everything and I want to marry her and have children with her. I know all of this in my head and the thought of her leaving me is scary, but I can't actually FEEL the love.

Six months ago I was happily in love, feeling every pleasurable emotion there is to feel, but now I either feel OK or terrible. I'm 6 weeks into my treatment, and I do feel that my anxiety is starting to lift but I'm wondering is it normal for feelings like love and happiness to feel flattened? Will they return in time?

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  • WhiteStallion
    9 years ago

    You need to just pay a bit more attention to her. As a relationship progresses we get used to our partners and need to concentrate harder on the relationship. It's how our brains work. Love is what you make of it. It may be just your 'disorder' which makes you feel down.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    Yep, absolutely normal. Your doctor is treating the symptoms rather than the cause. Dump the quack, unless you want to spend your life as an emotionless blob. This is the biggest problem with medicine in the US today. Lazy ass doctors who'd rather dispense medication instead of seeking the root of a problem. That's not curing a problem, its covering up the symptoms.

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