What is alexithymia? Created with Sketch. From the Greek for “no words for feelings,” alexithymia is a term for difficulty with cognitively processing one’s own emotions, including paying ...

What if you were someone who could not identify or express your feelings? Now, suppose you were experiencing distressing physical symptoms. You call your medical provider and make an appointment ...

That's the challenge that people with alexithymia face everyday. Alexithymia is a pervasive inability to identify, process, ...

The term “alexithymia” was first described in research in the 1970s and there is no clinical diagnosis. It is thought to ...