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Originally Posted by Soccer mom
Anyway, it's the inability to express emotions. She asked what I think and I said I can express anger with no problem. She said I tend to put something big out on the table and stop. I said I don't know how to keep going - what to talk about.
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Are you sure that's what it is? Because I think alexithymia is more about inability identify the emotion, not inability to express. You could be expressing a lot of intense emotions but then she would ask you what it is and you would not be able to name it.
That's my problem sometimes. I have a lot of physical symptoms and feel hot and intense but have trouble figuring out what it is, if it's anger or fear or jealousy or shame or guilt or whatever.