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99 for me. I didn't expect to score possible, even.

Test Results: 91 Points
I'm not sure if I was answering honestly.

130 points. "High alexithymic traits" in every category except "Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest" where I apparently display no alexithymic traits whatsoever. I think that might be an exaggeration, but not completely off base.

I'm not really surprised. I've always had difficulty relating to my own emotions, especially after childhood.

Test Results: 117 Points

I think my results are simply indicative of the overlap with asperger's rather than indicating alexithymia:

115: You show high alexithymic traits

I scored 146.

I didn't realize that 'checking in' with someone else to see if they know what I'm feeling or what I'm supposed to be feeling (because I know that I should feel differently than I often feel or I can sense something is going on but I have no idea what) was symptomatic of a disorder.

My therapist keeps asking me how I know when I'm tense (the answers are when I can't move my arms properly, when I've ripped a muscle in my legs or when it feels like cold water is climbing my body)--I guess I didn't realize that this reaction is unusual. I thought everyone's emotions were expressed in their body, and less in their 'feels'.

I have a vivid imagination, but this doesn't stop me from having some of the other symptoms. I guess I think it's a little weird that imagining things is supposed to be emotional.

I do get very, very tired of being told I don't care by friends and/or lovers--if I didn't care, I wouldn't be actively pursuing a relationship with that person (and putting up with their exhausting crap, and altering the way I do things because they need me to do more of x or less of y.)

I scored 124.
Wow, it's really high. Too high for me IMO.
It's true that I can't describe my feelings well, I need a lot of time to identify some, I can't understand other people's feelings well and the sexual relationships stuff makes me uncomfortable (this last point might be just due to the fact I am 16) but I don't think I have alexithymia because I rely on my emotion/gut feelings a lot, I try to explore and identify the emotion I am feeling at a due moment very much, I have an excellent imagination and I daydream and dream a lot.

I clicked the wrong poll button >.>

Anyway, I got 113. The results seem pretty accurate, although the questions were odd to me. I found myself having some trouble answering a few of them. Ah, well.

Detailed Results

Category: Difficulty Identifying Feelings: 22 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Difficulty Describing Feelings: 15 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Vicarious Interpretation of Feelings: 12 Points <8 - 9>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Externally-Oriented Thinking: 18 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show some alexithymic traits.

Category: Restricted Imaginative Processes: 16 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

Category: Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: 21 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest: 9 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

132
I had to put undecided for a lot of them, esp the sex related ones because I have no experience with it, so that could have skewed the results somewhat.

91.

But then I have had 20 years of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, along with many years of daily twelve-step group meetings. So I am heartened by the thought that some of that may have helped.

I took the test again just to see if it would change much. It did not change too much from the first time.
Here are the results of the second time.


Result

Test Results: 139 Points


Alexithymia: You show high alexithymic traits.

Your result is broken down into various factors to give you some insight into your result.

Category: Difficulty Identifying Feelings: 26 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Difficulty Describing Feelings: 15 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Vicarious Interpretation of Feelings: 11 Points <8 - 9>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Externally-Oriented Thinking: 25 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Restricted Imaginative Processes: 17 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

Category: Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: 25 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest: 20 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.



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