Does the significant lack of motivation and apathy go away after starting treatment?
Recently I was diagnosed with a rare type of leukemia. I’ve always known myself as an ambitious and proactive person. But lately, as the illness has been progressing (for about the last 9 months), I’ve noticed my mental health getting worse.
I was also taking retinoids during this period, but I’m sure the main reason for my mental destabilization was cancer. It makes sense: when your organism is exhausted by producing billions of 'bad' cells, there’s simply no energy left for motivation or happiness.
I started treatment a month ago, and while I can feel some energy slowly coming back, I’m still struggling. Has anyone else faced this kind of apathy and a complete lack of motivation to 'move mountains'? Did it eventually go away as the treatment progressed? How much time did it take to finally go away?