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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lisa Salmon

Feeling a bit blah? It’s a real thing – but there are ways to beat it and find joy again

We all struggle to see the bright side sometimes, and even things we usually enjoy suddenly seem flat. It doesn’t necessarily mean we’re depressed – just feeling a bit ‘blah’.

There’s actually a word to describe this feeling: anhedonia, which comes from Greek, meaning ‘without pleasure’.

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