Do you also have alexithymia?

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I guess it's safe to say I have alexithymia. I got 136.

Detailed Results

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

Category: Difficulty Identifying Feelings: 25 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Difficulty Describing Feelings: 14 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Vicarious Interpretation of Feelings: 13 Points <8 - 9>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Externally-Oriented Thinking: 24 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Restricted Imaginative Processes: 20 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show some alexithymic traits.

Category: Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: 26 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest: 14 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

I'm super lost when it comes to understanding feelings and emotions, even though I have plenty in me.

The "funny" thing here is that I learnt about alexithymia a few months before I discovered I had Aspergers.

I was reading about brain injury (I had a very bad accident when I was 3) and the possible resulting impairments. And the part about alexithymia really resonated in me. It was a revelation. I became aware something was probably wrong with my brain, and eventually that lead to the autism diagnosis.

No, I've never had problems understanding my feelings.


Test Results: 92 Points

Non-alexithymia: You show few to no alexithymic traits.

Detailed Results

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

Category: Difficulty Identifying Feelings: 14 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

Category: Difficulty Describing Feelings: 7 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

Category: Vicarious Interpretation of Feelings: 7 Points <8 - 9>
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

Category: Externally-Oriented Thinking: 14 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

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

Category: Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: 20 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest: 14 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

106 points: some alexithymic traits

Difficulty Identifying Feelings: 18 (6 - 30)
In this category you show some alexithymic traits.

Difficulty Describing Feelings: 11 (4 - 20)
In this category you show some alexithymic traits.

Externally-Oriented Thinking: 27 (7 - 35)
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Restricted Imaginative Processes: 14 (7 - 35)
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: 19 (6 - 30)
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest: 10 (4 - 20)
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

Vicarious Interpretation of Feelings: 7 (3 - 15)
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

Uhmmm. I can be something along those lines. I am not 100% sure as some areas I get that but I could start getting shutdowns and think "What's wrong now?" and then I realize I have been stressed... My Mum would noticed that I can be stressed before I do t times! Is this something along these lines?

I have it really bad. I can't tell when I am anxious until after it has happened. Still not sure if I have experienced loneliness and would have no idea how to describe it. I pretty much just lump things into feeling good or bad.

I think I have it?

It's easy for me to tell when I'm feeling big emotions like happiness, sadness, or anger. My problem is recognizing more subtle or mixed emotions or knowing why I have such negative reactions to some things.

Next time someone asks me how I am, I might have to say "I am not sure I have alexithymia" see how they react.