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I think a common mistake, is thinking that you need to feel a certain way around your friends and fa...
Topic > Does anybody else experience this?
13.02.2021 by Milkbad
Topic > Does anybody else experience this?
13.02.2021 by Milkbad
Alexithymia, like Autism, can be minor or worse for some. Typically Alexithymia is identified by a l...
Topic > is this possible?
13.02.2021 by Milkbad
Topic > is this possible?
13.02.2021 by Milkbad
[user:11486]
From what I've read here you seem to have been able to describe how you feel pretty ...
Topic > I have been "Diagnosed" with Alexithymia by a Specialist- I can attempt to answer questions if people have any.
10.02.2021 by Milkbad
Topic > I have been "Diagnosed" with Alexithymia by a Specialist- I can attempt to answer questions if people have any.
10.02.2021 by Milkbad
I don't cry very much either. My only really readily identifiable emotions are anger, boredom, and a...
Topic > I didn't cry at my father's or my grandmother's funeral - 157 TEST
10.02.2021 by User14503F74
Topic > I didn't cry at my father's or my grandmother's funeral - 157 TEST
10.02.2021 by User14503F74
I think it's dumb, but if someone's too much of a delicate little flower to navigate their way throu...
Topic > The concept of the "trigger warning."
10.02.2021 by User14503F74
Topic > The concept of the "trigger warning."
10.02.2021 by User14503F74
Hey, Im brazilian, female. I'm new to the forum and I'm not fluent in English, forgive me if I make ...
Topic > I have been "Diagnosed" with Alexithymia by a Specialist- I can attempt to answer questions if people have any.
09.02.2021 by User58466M89
Topic > I have been "Diagnosed" with Alexithymia by a Specialist- I can attempt to answer questions if people have any.
09.02.2021 by User58466M89
Hi,
Yes what you describe seems familiar.
I do not have an emotional connection with my childr...
Topic > Does anybody else experience this?
07.02.2021 by User39169A88
Topic > Does anybody else experience this?
07.02.2021 by User39169A88
i believe that could also be described as depressed, the emotion not the mental illness
Topic > What emotion is this?
05.02.2021 by kaelin_aether
Topic > What emotion is this?
05.02.2021 by kaelin_aether
User19029G42, I am definitely interested in the response from the OP, as he is diagnosed and working...
Topic > I have been "Diagnosed" with Alexithymia by a Specialist- I can attempt to answer questions if people have any.
05.02.2021 by User75375H92
Topic > I have been "Diagnosed" with Alexithymia by a Specialist- I can attempt to answer questions if people have any.
05.02.2021 by User75375H92
This helps me, and it helps when I explain "missing someone" to others
Data from Star Trek: Th...
Topic > What is the feeling of missing someone?
05.02.2021 by User75375H92
Topic > What is the feeling of missing someone?
05.02.2021 by User75375H92
Haha I have a nice story.
I too have very bad facial recognition.
I once met a person at work wh...
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
01.02.2021 by User61433B90
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
01.02.2021 by User61433B90
I guess you can call me an artist. I’ve been drawing since very young, due to boredom mostly. Im pre...
Topic > Alexithymia and art
01.02.2021 by User35448C33
Topic > Alexithymia and art
01.02.2021 by User35448C33
Do I have Alexithymie or do I have a different problem?
Forum > Alexithymie Questionnaire
0 31.01.2021 by xAveryx
Forum > Alexithymie Questionnaire
0 31.01.2021 by xAveryx
Due to past experiences, I think my emotional hollowness was due to shutting out bad experiences/emo...
Topic > I have been "Diagnosed" with Alexithymia by a Specialist- I can attempt to answer questions if people have any.
28.01.2021 by User19029G42
Topic > I have been "Diagnosed" with Alexithymia by a Specialist- I can attempt to answer questions if people have any.
28.01.2021 by User19029G42
Please please do not hurt yourself. Sounds easy, which it's not- but just know that I, and many othe...
Topic > Do you relate?
28.01.2021 by User19029G42
Topic > Do you relate?
28.01.2021 by User19029G42
[user:10426]
Apologies for not answering you sooner, for some reason the forum has only just now ...
Topic > I have been "Diagnosed" with Alexithymia by a Specialist- I can attempt to answer questions if people have any.
27.01.2021 by Milkbad
Topic > I have been "Diagnosed" with Alexithymia by a Specialist- I can attempt to answer questions if people have any.
27.01.2021 by Milkbad
Alexi can present in several different ways with quirks from each individual being different. For ex...
Topic > Dealing with Alexithymia in relationships?
27.01.2021 by Milkbad
Topic > Dealing with Alexithymia in relationships?
27.01.2021 by Milkbad
[user:11391]
It is possible for peoples with Alexi to have difficulty recognizing facial traits, ...
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
27.01.2021 by Milkbad
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
27.01.2021 by Milkbad
Possibly missing self-purpose or self-worth. Common during Coronavirus and is dying out as a possibi...
Topic > What emotion is this?
27.01.2021 by Milkbad
Topic > What emotion is this?
27.01.2021 by Milkbad
I draw to try to express myself, it helps me i guess, i also do it for fun but it really helps me wi...
Topic > Alexithymia and art
24.01.2021 by KintsugiRain
Topic > Alexithymia and art
24.01.2021 by KintsugiRain
A void, like there is nothing there but something (normally a person) should be, and its physically ...
Topic > What is the feeling of missing someone?
24.01.2021 by KintsugiRain
Topic > What is the feeling of missing someone?
24.01.2021 by KintsugiRain
I would say we have emotion its just... understanding which emotion or describing it is difficult, a...
Topic > I know I'm different but do I really have Alexithymia?
24.01.2021 by KintsugiRain
Topic > I know I'm different but do I really have Alexithymia?
24.01.2021 by KintsugiRain
Dealing with Alexithymia in relationships?
Forum > Questions and Answers
1 24.01.2021 by KintsugiRain
Forum > Questions and Answers
1 24.01.2021 by KintsugiRain
Imagine you have just finished a delicious meal. You are still a bit hungry and you really want more...
Topic > What is the feeling of missing someone?
17.01.2021 by User18940O41
Topic > What is the feeling of missing someone?
17.01.2021 by User18940O41
Just wanted to chime in here about the facial recognition thing! I arrived here because I scored 146...
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
30.12.2020 by User20247K79
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
30.12.2020 by User20247K79
Thanks for the exhaustive explanation!
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
16.12.2020 by CantThinkOf1
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
16.12.2020 by CantThinkOf1
[b]Well just understand that **you cant** give them a name, a specialist has to do that. It would be...
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
16.12.2020 by Milkbad
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
16.12.2020 by Milkbad
I've read someone describing how hard it is for them to recognize someone out of context, like recog...
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
16.12.2020 by CantThinkOf1
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
16.12.2020 by CantThinkOf1
[user:11343]
Be sure to see a professional instead of self-diagnosis.
Topic > For anyone studying this for a PhD or whatever....
16.12.2020 by Milkbad
Topic > For anyone studying this for a PhD or whatever....
16.12.2020 by Milkbad
What you discovered is a possibility, but is only confirmed by actually seeing a specialist and taki...
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
16.12.2020 by Milkbad
Topic > Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
16.12.2020 by Milkbad
I had the same question years ago! After a while I figured out that if I lie to people then I need t...
Topic > Is lying wrong?
16.12.2020 by CantThinkOf1
Topic > Is lying wrong?
16.12.2020 by CantThinkOf1
Wait... so you're supposed to read their face to figure out what they're talking about? ?
Forum > Questions and Answers
7 16.12.2020 by CantThinkOf1
Forum > Questions and Answers
7 16.12.2020 by CantThinkOf1
I think it's A. for my part. I could never understand or explain my own feelings ever since the time...
Topic > For anyone studying this for a PhD or whatever....
13.12.2020 by Momo83
Topic > For anyone studying this for a PhD or whatever....
13.12.2020 by Momo83
I have identified as asexual for a long time, but thinking back it might just have been a simple way...
Topic > Alexithymia and Asexuality
13.12.2020 by Momo83
Topic > Alexithymia and Asexuality
13.12.2020 by Momo83
I used to paint a lot. But I can't seem to do it anymore. It's like a blank when I try to paint thes...
Topic > Alexithymia and art
13.12.2020 by Katz
Topic > Alexithymia and art
13.12.2020 by Katz
I am kind of having similar troubles. I am thinking about trying out with a heart rate monitor. I ju...
Topic > I need help! I'm lost and feel alone
13.12.2020 by Katz
Topic > I need help! I'm lost and feel alone
13.12.2020 by Katz
HI Shonali
Welcome to the Forum
I am sorry to hear about your history. It is not for folk here...
Topic > Just found out
12.12.2020 by User39169A88
Topic > Just found out
12.12.2020 by User39169A88
As someone who is "diagnosed", I find that some of what you have mentioned here is a little out of c...
Topic > How do I prove I truly love my partner?
09.12.2020 by Milkbad
Topic > How do I prove I truly love my partner?
09.12.2020 by Milkbad
I have been "Diagnosed" with Alexithymia by a Specialist- I can attempt to answer questions if peopl...
Forum > Questions and Answers
6 09.12.2020 by Milkbad
Forum > Questions and Answers
6 09.12.2020 by Milkbad
I have read all of the comments here and many of the responses don't sound genuinely like Alexithymi...
Topic > Is it really Alexithymia?
09.12.2020 by Milkbad
Topic > Is it really Alexithymia?
09.12.2020 by Milkbad
This is a difficult task. I have met many people with this condition after I was officially diagnose...
Topic > Looking for help explaining myself to a significant other
09.12.2020 by Milkbad
Topic > Looking for help explaining myself to a significant other
09.12.2020 by Milkbad
This is an interesting point of view. I too somewhat align with your thought process and perception ...
Topic > New Person: Very Curious!
07.12.2020 by Vault
Topic > New Person: Very Curious!
07.12.2020 by Vault
I came across a card in my drawer today, which reads
I've spoken to you
so many times in my hea...
Topic > How do I prove I truly love my partner?
24.11.2020 by User39169A88
Topic > How do I prove I truly love my partner?
24.11.2020 by User39169A88
[quote]Frustrated that I can't tell my Fiancé how I feel about her.[/quote]
Are you able to identif...
Topic > How do I prove I truly love my partner?
23.11.2020 by User39169A88
Topic > How do I prove I truly love my partner?
23.11.2020 by User39169A88
I am not sure.
But you will probably get better once you throw yourself into to those situations ...
Topic > How do I prove I truly love my partner?
21.11.2020 by User61433B90
Topic > How do I prove I truly love my partner?
21.11.2020 by User61433B90
I think there is word-meaning disconnection.
Empathy means you can set yourself into that other p...
Topic > can someone with alexithymia be an empath?
19.11.2020 by User61433B90
Topic > can someone with alexithymia be an empath?
19.11.2020 by User61433B90
PS: I forgot to mention that personality traits can't simply be switched on/off depending on the sit...
Topic > Why does my behavior manifest towards my partner but not others
17.11.2020 by User21255O82
Topic > Why does my behavior manifest towards my partner but not others
17.11.2020 by User21255O82
I should be the last person to give advice!
But here goes nothing.
There is a communication ga...
Topic > Communication with/by alexithymiacs: best practices?
16.11.2020 by User61433B90
Topic > Communication with/by alexithymiacs: best practices?
16.11.2020 by User61433B90
Perhaps you are expecting an automatic understanding and even agreement by your partner on most subj...
Topic > Why does my behavior manifest towards my partner but not others
16.11.2020 by User21255O82
Topic > Why does my behavior manifest towards my partner but not others
16.11.2020 by User21255O82
Evaluating risks and fear have in common that fear is an evolutionary ingrained (pre-programmed) ver...
Topic > How well do you manage dangerous situations
16.11.2020 by User21255O82
Topic > How well do you manage dangerous situations
16.11.2020 by User21255O82
How well do you manage dangerous situations
Forum > Questions and Answers
1 16.11.2020 by User61433B90
Forum > Questions and Answers
1 16.11.2020 by User61433B90
Communication with/by alexithymiacs: best practices?
Forum > Questions and Answers
1 16.11.2020 by User21255O82
Forum > Questions and Answers
1 16.11.2020 by User21255O82
Hi -
[i]The absence of emotions is actually a great advantage in many cases.See the previous top...
Topic > What does it mean...?
12.11.2020 by User39169A88
Topic > What does it mean...?
12.11.2020 by User39169A88
You said -‘ you manipulate others through their emotional defect’ - can you further explain how, and...
Topic > What does it mean...?
11.11.2020 by India123
Topic > What does it mean...?
11.11.2020 by India123
Why does my behavior manifest towards my partner but not others
Forum > Questions and Answers
2 10.11.2020 by User18553M92
Forum > Questions and Answers
2 10.11.2020 by User18553M92
Your husband's projecting his own insecure unrealistic expectations of himself upon others. Because ...
Topic > life as a christian
07.11.2020 by User99951B68
Topic > life as a christian
07.11.2020 by User99951B68
I signed up just because that fits me to the T, even though I'm only 1/3 of your age. It is intrigui...
Topic > My 'strongest emotion' is righteous indignation....that's about it. Anyone relate?
06.11.2020 by User60629K92
Topic > My 'strongest emotion' is righteous indignation....that's about it. Anyone relate?
06.11.2020 by User60629K92
Thanks that makes sense as to what you are trying to discern.
Yes it is always possible that he ...
Topic > New and Confused
04.11.2020 by User39169A88
Topic > New and Confused
04.11.2020 by User39169A88
No worries I got what you we’re saying. With my father and son, I was just giving my background, I k...
Topic > New and Confused
02.11.2020 by India123
Topic > New and Confused
02.11.2020 by India123
HI India123
I was feeling that perhaps I was being a bit hard in my reply to you.
If that is ho...
Topic > New and Confused
01.11.2020 by User39169A88
Topic > New and Confused
01.11.2020 by User39169A88
From what you said my understanding is
- father Narcissist
- son ADHD/ODD?
...
Topic > New and Confused
01.11.2020 by User39169A88
Topic > New and Confused
01.11.2020 by User39169A88
Ah yes I know of Melanie, thank you! Do you think I am dealing with narcissistic personality disorde...
Topic > New and Confused
31.10.2020 by India123
Topic > New and Confused
31.10.2020 by India123
Have a look at https://www.melanietoniaevans.com/
It might help you on your way
Topic > New and Confused
31.10.2020 by User39169A88
Topic > New and Confused
31.10.2020 by User39169A88
Thank you very much I will look that up. There’s not much I don’t know about narcissism, my father i...
Topic > New and Confused
31.10.2020 by India123
Topic > New and Confused
31.10.2020 by India123
Hi India123
One thing you might also want to read up on is Theory of Mind.
There are some thr...
Topic > New and Confused
31.10.2020 by User39169A88
Topic > New and Confused
31.10.2020 by User39169A88
My husband has alexithymia. He has never gotten therapy for it. He has been actively working on empa...
Topic > Has anyone ever been cured of Alexithymia?
24.10.2020 by User87801K22
Topic > Has anyone ever been cured of Alexithymia?
24.10.2020 by User87801K22
I don’t have alexithymia and I sometimes have the same thing. I just need a breather. I’m not the “c...
Topic > Relationship
24.10.2020 by User87801K22
Topic > Relationship
24.10.2020 by User87801K22
It seems like everyone with alexithymia is different just like everyone who is “neurotypical” is dif...
Topic > Looking for help explaining myself to a significant other
24.10.2020 by User87801K22
Topic > Looking for help explaining myself to a significant other
24.10.2020 by User87801K22
Maybe sharing my story will help you. My husband has alexithymia. We’ve been married five years and ...
Topic > Hi I'm new here. Anyone in a relationship?
24.10.2020 by User87801K22
Topic > Hi I'm new here. Anyone in a relationship?
24.10.2020 by User87801K22
lol you're not alone dude, im 17 and i scored 170.
Topic > 142 on the Questionnaire and I'm Only 17
23.10.2020 by User26582M63
Topic > 142 on the Questionnaire and I'm Only 17
23.10.2020 by User26582M63
While it may be the case that alexithymia cant be inherited, autism does seem to have an inheritable...
Topic > Can Alex be inherited?
19.10.2020 by User39169A88
Topic > Can Alex be inherited?
19.10.2020 by User39169A88
Thank you @Elained for your reply.
I can relate to the aspect of letting go and being at peace k...
Topic > Do you love your own children
19.10.2020 by User39169A88
Topic > Do you love your own children
19.10.2020 by User39169A88
From Google:
By the age of four, 90% of children have learned the concept of lying. Based on stud...
Topic > Is lying wrong?
16.10.2020 by elained
Topic > Is lying wrong?
16.10.2020 by elained
I wanted a child (married two years) because it was the thing to do, and I was curious and probably ...
Topic > Do you love your own children
16.10.2020 by elained
Topic > Do you love your own children
16.10.2020 by elained
My 'strongest emotion' is righteous indignation....that's about it. Anyone relate?
Forum > Questions and Answers
1 16.10.2020 by elained
Forum > Questions and Answers
1 16.10.2020 by elained
I relate to the confused blurred chaotic spiral inside. The thing that has helped me most is listeni...
Topic > trapped inside my head
11.10.2020 by User91436G90
Topic > trapped inside my head
11.10.2020 by User91436G90
Alexithymia can't be inherited... Therefore someone with alexithymia will educate their children a d...
Topic > Can Alex be inherited?
02.10.2020 by Serah2707
Topic > Can Alex be inherited?
02.10.2020 by Serah2707
I have tried to explain to my wife, and she seems to get it.
How have you tried to explain?
I...
Topic > Looking for help explaining myself to a significant other
01.10.2020 by User39169A88
Topic > Looking for help explaining myself to a significant other
01.10.2020 by User39169A88
Looking for help explaining myself to a significant other
Forum > Questions and Answers
3 25.09.2020 by User79871B51
Forum > Questions and Answers
3 25.09.2020 by User79871B51
Hi! I have nothing to help you, but I can say that I totally relate with the sensations you've descr...
Topic > trapped inside my head
24.09.2020 by User70762L74
Topic > trapped inside my head
24.09.2020 by User70762L74
I probably have EDS too. I have fibromyalgia like symptoms (10 years!). I’ve recently started some T...
Topic > Alexithymia and chronic pain
13.09.2020 by User57330L14
Topic > Alexithymia and chronic pain
13.09.2020 by User57330L14
My marriage lasted 32 years. Looking back I think we were both Alexithymic so a reasonable match.
Topic > My past relationships
13.09.2020 by User57330L14
Topic > My past relationships
13.09.2020 by User57330L14