The word alexithymia is derived from Greek and is defined as the lack of words for emotions. The term was coined by Peter Sifneos in 1973 after conducting clinical observations on psychosomatic ...

Psychopathic people have great difficulty or are even unable to show empathy and regulate their emotions. According to a new study by Matthias Burghart, a Max Planck researcher in Freiburg, this could ...

Cowritten by Charlie Huntington and Tchiki Davis. All of us sometimes find ourselves at a loss for words, unable to describe our experience in the moment. When you receive unexpected news or have to ...

Researchers at the Institute of Psychology at the Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw report associations between alexithymia and parental burnout and sex-specific differences. Parental burnout ...

What if you were someone who could not identify or express your feelings? Now, suppose you were experiencing distressing physical symptoms. You call your medical provider and make an appointment, and ...

Have you ever wanted to convey a feeling but just couldn't find the right words? Millions of people struggle with a personality trait known as alexithymia, which means "no words for feelings." ...

Imagine feeling a knot in your stomach, or your heart racing, and being unable to tell whether you are feeling anger, anxiety, or excitement. For millions of people around the globe, this is a daily ...

If she saw someone crying, or had been told they were unhappy, she would say: “Oh no, that’s no good, is it?” It often didn’t sound quite right. No one understood why Lara seemed numb to the highs and ...

There is a persistent stereotype that people with autism are individuals who lack empathy and cannot understand emotion. It’s true that many people with autism don’t show emotion in ways that people ...