If you struggle to identify your feelings on a regular basis, you might just have alexithymia - here's how you can know if you do ...

Alexithymia is described as "emotional blindness" and means people can't name or recognize emotions. It often stems from childhood trauma, where disconnecting from emotions is a coping mechanism.

Co-authored by Nikita Baxi and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. “I told my wife our son was leaking for no reason. She corrected me—he was crying.” For Alex (name changed for anonymity), his 4-year-old son’s ...

Alexithymia is when a person has difficulty experiencing, identifying, and expressing emotions. It is not a mental health disorder but has links with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating ...

When most of us are stressed out we're able to intuitively name the emotion because of the way it makes us feel. But when Dr Krysia Waldock is struggling it can take a bit longer for the penny to drop ...

Some people come into therapy stating that their partners seem to have no empathy at all. They act self-centered and seem entirely unaware of their partner’s deeper feelings. When a conversation ...

Have you ever wanted to convey a feeling but just couldn't find the right words? Millions of people struggle with a personality trait known as alexithymia, which means "no words for feelings." ...

It’s a hallmark of emotional intelligence, the sign of a well-adjusted mind: the ability to notice and label our emotions. Daniel Goleman, renowned emotional intelligence researcher, called this ...

One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite Canadian rock bands, The Tragically Hip, is called “Now, the Struggle Has a Name.” There’s a lot packed into those six words. Suffering and struggle ...