If you’ve never heard of alexithymia before, you’re not the only one.
, schizophrenia, and autism spectrum disorder. It’s also associated with suicide, elevated mortality rates, and psychosomatic issues .
Even if someone is diagnosed with alexithymia, it can be difficult to treat. “There’s so little research on whether you can even get rid of it,” Richey says. But how you developed alexithymia likely matters in whether it's treatable, he says. If you’re experiencing it as a result of depression or PTSD, for example, it’s likely that therapy can help. But for others, alexithymia could just be “more an enduring trait over time,” Richey says.
Reflect on your personal beliefs about emotion and what you think will happen if you display your emotions, Moore says.
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