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- noun
deficiency in understanding, processing, or describingemotions
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The word alexithymia comes from the ancient Greek language and literally means "without words for feelings."
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
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The word alexithymia comes from the ancient Greek language and literally means "without words for feelings."
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
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People who are confused about the sources of their own emotions - a condition that in the extreme is called alexithymia - also tend to report little benefit from a burst of tears, studies have found.
orrologion 2009
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The epidemic of alexithymia has spread because of two factors:
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
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We've learned a lot about alexithymia over the past several decades, first in the laboratory of our own relationship and later in working with others.
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
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Many men suffer from what researchers have labeled “normative alexithymia”—the inability to name their emotions.
The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010
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Curing alexithymia begins with how we relate to the energy centers of our bodies.
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
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The technical term for this problem is "alexithymia."
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
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We entered our own relationship 30 years ago with full-blown symptoms of alexithymia.
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
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The cure for alexithymia is body wisdom, the art of tuning in to your authentic feelings and the flow of energy within you.
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom Kathlyn 2010
vermontster commented on the word alexithymia
Can't we just describe someone as alexithymic?
June 29, 2008