Dr. Dawn Neumann discusses alexithymia intervention

Dr. Dawn Neumann talks about her work on interventions regarding alexithymia.

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[raechaotic]

Omg, this is why I had such a hard time in therapy (for the 2 months that I went lol) because I didn't know how to express my emotions or let alone recognize what exactly those emotions were. I was just kinda numb or empty but not in the way I'd feel when going through a depressive episode. Like, the question "how are you feeling today?" was and still it SO HARD because saying I'm "fine" isn't necessary a lie but it isn't entirely the truth either.

[valhalla]

I was wondering whether the reason why people with alexithymia display a lack of control over their aggressions was because rage is a secondary emotion. It usually follows a primary emotion such as fear. But someone with alexithymia wouldn't recognize their fear. There would be some delay and by that time fear would have turned into rage.

[GordonGarvey]

I really don't think alexithymia has any correlation with excessive anger.

[qwedschy]

Is alexithymia also linked to having sandwich breath?

[AmbivalentAlexthymic]

I disagree. I control my emotion TOO MUCH because of alexithymia. But i acquiesce with the therapy.

[mariac]

I worked as a behaviorist with children with autism and I always created "how I feel" and "what I can do when I feel...." charts for children with emotional dysregulation. The "how I feel' was an image of the emotion and the 'what I can do" was the result of observing what strategies worked best for each emotion-different for each child. It was a simple but powerful tool. Same with picture communication systems. It was important to not just learn how to request for material needs like food, sleep, toilet, but also to express the deeper part of their humanity -their need to communicate emotions.

[NoahTomato]

Just like discovering alexithymia. You need to be able to “diagnose” the issue, to treat it. And I’m grateful I have self awareness and a degree in psychology. Because I think I just found my problem. Watching dozens of videos on it rn

[yeslol]

I got on this video cuz of not only what happened today, when my dad pointed out i might have Alexithymia, but also the last time i went to my therapist, i couldn't describe how i felt to her, nowadays i dont think shes gonna want me to come back cause of how i couldnt express myself. There's fear, sadness, and anger that i felt these last few days, i dont even know what to do anymore honestly

[thecreativemastermin]

This video looks like it was made for me. He vocabulary is so, SO ACCURATE!

[arasharfa]

how is this different from mentalization based therapy?

[Plasmafox]

Awareness... so it's just more mindfulness "hammer therefore nail", and the main motive is stopping people from expressing emotions that are inconvenient for others, like anger and making sure first and foremost that patients maintain *docility.*

You're part of the problem.

[WarningBFG-isHiring]

I think I have it because I went to a therapist and couldn’t describe what I felt. Like at all. I didn’t know how I felt. I don’t know how to feel like at all.

[icvideos]

My husband doesn't have lack of control over his anger, but he he becomes hostile, insulting and inappropriate when he doesn't know ho to deal with my anger. It immediately becomes an attack on me because I am expressing emotions and feelings that he doesn't have. His is always reactive. I can not be the only one who is angry. If I am angry with him, he has to be angry back....he can never just be sorry and ask what he can do to improve the situation between us. It's hopeless.

[faisalbi]

Hi there is cognitive behavioral therapy helps emotions come back in the brain?