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Lorna Myers on Oct 28th, 2020 in
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Let’s first answer: What is alexithymia?
Basically, it means, not having words for emotions (a=not having, lexi=word, thymia=emotion) or in other words, having a hard time identifying and describing feelings. In psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), it is quite common to have some degree of alexithymia. By the way, alexithymia can also occur in individuals who do not suffer from PNES or functional...
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Lorna Myers on Sep 7th, 2020 in
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Spoiler alert: Important in patients who have PNES and high alexithymia
What is alexithymia?
Basically, it is, not having words for emotions (a=not having, lexi=word, thymia=emotion) or in other words, having a hard time identifying and describing feelings.
In psychology it is associated with two concepts: emotional knowledge (EK) and emotional regulation (ER).
EK has to do with: 1) Being able to identify...