"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."

Monday, 14 April 2014

Alexithymia

  

Alexithymia is the inability to describe emotions verbally.  To put it more technically - Alexithymia is a personality construct characterized by the inability to identify and describe emotions in the self. The core characteristics of alexithymia are marked dysfunction in emotional awareness, social attachment, and interpersonal relating. Furthermore, individuals suffering from alexithymia also have difficulty in distinguishing and appreciating the emotions of others, which is thought to lead to unempathic and ineffective emotional responding. Alexithymia is prevalent in approximately 10% of the general population and is known to be comorbid with a number of psychiatric conditions.


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  1. messymimi14 April 2014 at 22:06

    So, now i know what to call it! There are a couple of people i know like that. Thank you!

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  2. GB14 April 2014 at 23:20

    I was going to make a cheap comment that it appears to me to be become more prevalent in a high percentage of people as they get behind the wheel of a car. But on second thoughts......

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  3. Librarian15 April 2014 at 05:45

    It sounds like the name of a pretty, scented herb.

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  4. DawnTreader15 April 2014 at 17:46

    I did not know there was a word for it! Thanks.

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