4. Lack of close friends and intimate relationships
A very troubling and common symptom of anhedonia is the fact that close friendships often become an impossibility, whilst intimate or romantic relationships are off the table altogether. Without actually getting out into the world and spending quality, ctime with the people we know and love, the relationships we form can tend to lack quality and meaning, leaving a person reliant on the online relationships they have created and bought into.
These relationships are easier to manage, as they can be cut off and turned on as quickly and as easily as a computer screen can be switched off. In terms of intimate relationships, it is highly unlikely that a person with anhedonia would be able to manage and maintain a relationship of this kind, given the fact that their physical contact and interactions are already hugely impinged by the condition. As with many of these symptoms, a vicious cycle of sorts can be facilitated and perpetuated.