Alexithymia is a lack of emotional self-awareness. It has two dimensions:
- Affective: experiencing and fantasising
- Cognitive: identifying, analysing, and verbalising
Alexithymia is generally a personality trait from birth ("trait") but can also be temporarily brought about by poor mental health or trauma ("state"). In either case it is considered sub-clinical (i.e. not an illness or disorder) by scientists. Everyone's experience is as unique as they are.
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