Hi madlou52. Welcome to Psych Central. I am just hearing of the term but I did find an interesting article on wikipedia if you care to read more
Alexithymia - Wikipedia
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Alexithymia is considered to be a personality trait that places affected individuals at risk for other medical and psychiatric disorders while reducing the likelihood that these individuals will respond to conventional treatments for the other conditions.[4] Alexithymia is not classified as a mental disorder in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It is a dimensional personality trait that varies in intensity from person to person.
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Hope you get the support you need. @
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