Navigating emotions can be tricky for anyone. However, for those with alexithymia, this journey is often more challenging. Many people come to therapy when they feel as though they are disconnected ...

Cowritten by Charlie Huntington and Tchiki Davis. All of us sometimes find ourselves at a loss for words, unable to describe our experience in the moment. When you receive unexpected news or have to ...

Alexithymia is when you have trouble identifying, understanding, or naming your emotions. The word comes from the Greek language and literally means "lacking words for feelings." It's not a mental ...

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In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers evaluated the associations of childhood trauma with emotion recognition accuracy (ERA). Study: The association between childhood trauma ...

A new study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology offers a new perspective on why some individuals with elevated autistic traits struggle to recognize emotions in faces. Researchers ...

A study in Belgium found that high levels of Dark Triad traits are linked to anhedonia and alexithymia in women, but not in men. Additionally, individuals with high levels of Dark Triad traits tended ...