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- noun
deficiency in understanding, processing, or describingemotions
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The word alexithymia comes from the ancient Greek language and literally means "without words for feelings."
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
The word alexithymia comes from the ancient Greek language and literally means "without words for feelings."
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
People who are confused about the sources of their own emotions - a condition that in the extreme is called alexithymia - also tend to report little benefit from a burst of tears, studies have found.
orrologion 2009
The epidemic of alexithymia has spread because of two factors:
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
We've learned a lot about alexithymia over the past several decades, first in the laboratory of our own relationship and later in working with others.
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
Many men suffer from what researchers have labeled “normative alexithymia”—the inability to name their emotions.
The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010
Curing alexithymia begins with how we relate to the energy centers of our bodies.
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
The technical term for this problem is "alexithymia."
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
We entered our own relationship 30 years ago with full-blown symptoms of alexithymia.
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
The cure for alexithymia is body wisdom, the art of tuning in to your authentic feelings and the flow of energy within you.
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
vermontster commented on the word alexithymia
Can't we just describe someone as alexithymic?
June 29, 2008