Anhedonia is a common symptom of depression and it is characterized by a loss of interest and pleasure in almost all of your usual activities. This video discusses three steps for overcoming anhedonia and what you can do to bring enjoyment and reward back into your life. The first step involves acceptance of anhedonia and not beating yourself up over because you cannot feel enjoyment or motivation to do things you used to enjoy doing. Step two is engaging in activities and behaviors you used to enjoy doing in small steps, despite the fact that you may not enjoy them. The idea is that you need to focus on doing the activities, with the recognition that you will not enjoy doing them because of the anhedonia. Finally, you need to persevere with these activities and, in doing so, the reward and enjoyment will eventually return, followed by the motivation and interest in doing the activities. It is not easy, but by focussing on behavior change, you can overcome anhedonia and bring pleasure and reward back into your life.

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