I did a cursory search of this site to see if there were any specific discussions of this condition, but I only found passing mentions of it. So I'll go ahead and start a new thread about it.
From Wikipedia:
Alexithymia is defined by:[9]
As a teenager, my psychiatrist suggested that it was likely that I had it. I was recently reminded of the condition's existence, and decided to learn a little bit about it. It's definitely very common among those on the autism spectrum, but what intrigued me was the third bullet point: I see many on here who certainly have very active imaginations. Me, I've never been able to fabricate a story, or imagine what a character might look like when I read a book.
The thing is, I think I've gotten a little bit better at identifying and explaining my emotions, but I wonder if that's a result of many years of intensive psychotherapy and life experiences.
Has anyone else been diagnosed? What are your experiences/thoughts on it?
wyv
From Wikipedia:
Alexithymia is defined by:[9]
- difficulty identifying feelings and distinguishing between feelings and the bodily sensations of emotional arousal
- difficulty describing feelings to other people
- constricted imaginal processes, as evidenced by a scarcity of fantasies
- a stimulus-bound, externally oriented cognitive style.
As a teenager, my psychiatrist suggested that it was likely that I had it. I was recently reminded of the condition's existence, and decided to learn a little bit about it. It's definitely very common among those on the autism spectrum, but what intrigued me was the third bullet point: I see many on here who certainly have very active imaginations. Me, I've never been able to fabricate a story, or imagine what a character might look like when I read a book.
The thing is, I think I've gotten a little bit better at identifying and explaining my emotions, but I wonder if that's a result of many years of intensive psychotherapy and life experiences.
Has anyone else been diagnosed? What are your experiences/thoughts on it?
wyv