DO I HAVE ALEXITHYMIA?

We can all struggle to find the words to explain ourselves, but if you regularly experience feelings that you can't identify, you might have alexithymia.

- LOCHLAN BOOTH

As well as having difficulty naming emotions, people with alexithymia may not be able to easily distinguish between feelings and bodily sensations. Imagine you're walking down the street and spot your old school crush. Your chest tightens and your heartbeat races. These physiological changes could indicate nervousness or excitement. Someone without alexithymia would be able to quickly tell which emotion they were experiencing, but a person with alexithymia might not know how they were feeling, or they'd have to look for clues within their memories,